Spectra Energy Corp. is holding a transportation services binding open season for up to 200 MMcf/d of firm transportation service from its Fort Nelson Gas Plant in British Columbia (BC) to existing and proposed delivery points into the NOVA Gas Transmission system. The planned expansion has a targeted in-service date of January 2012. Spectra is also seeking nonbinding expressions of interest for incremental transportation capacity required in 2012 or later between receipt and delivery points on the Transportation North system. Interested parties must submit a service request by 3 p.m. MDT on May 7. Details and nomination forms are available at www.wei-pipeline.com. For information contact Mel Thorp, director of marketing and business development, at (403) 699-1578 or at melthorp@spectraenergy.com. Spectra is also seeking nonbinding expressions of interest for the expansion of raw gas transmission service and processing service at its Fort Nelson Gas Plant and its Fort Nelson North Processing Facility. The expansion would handle new production from BC’s budding Horn River shale gas field. Interested parties must submit a nomination form by 3 p.m. MDT on May 7. For information and nomination forms contact Brian Tanaka, director of marketing, field services, at (403) 699-1810 or at btanaka@spectraenergy.com.
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Paso Norte Pipeline Group Inc. (PNP) has launched an open season for shippers interested in accessing markets in western Chihuahua, Mexico, on a proposed international gas pipeline from New Mexico to Chihuahua that would serve demand for gas among power generators. Originating from El Paso Corp.’s Southern System near Deming, NM, the pipeline would enter Chihuahua near the Columbus, NM-Palomas, Chihuahua International Port of Entry. The 440-mile high-pressure pipeline is estimated to cost US$600 million, including compressor stations and storage facilities in the United States and Mexico, PNP said. The initial design capacity is 450 MMcf/d with provisions to increase capacity to support future development needs of Mexico’s Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and those of western Chihuahua. PNP President Peter Momsen told NGI that the consortium of U.S. and Mexican investors behind PNP should be ready to file paperwork at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in June. Once ground is broken, which is expected to be in October, Momsen said the project should take two years to construct. PNP held two earlier open seasons for the proposed project (see NGI, May 5, 2008; Oct. 9, 2006). More information is available at www.pasonortepipeline.com.
Prices Fall at All Points Due to Weak Weather Load
With the official start of spring only three days away, lack of heating demand softens market.
Prices Fall at All Points Due to Weak Weather Load
With the official start of spring only three days away, lack of heating demand softens market.
Houston-Area Storage Capacity Available
ENSTOR is holding a nonbinding open season through March 12 for firm storage service at its Houston Hub Storage Project under development 30 miles northeast of Houston.
Houston-Area Storage Capacity Available
ENSTOR is holding a nonbinding open season through March 12 for firm storage service at its Houston Hub Storage Project under development 30 miles northeast of Houston.
Industry Briefs
Falcon Gas Storage Co. Inc. is holding an open season for capacity at its Worsham-Steed and Hill-Lake Gas Storage Facilities in North Texas trough Feb. 18. Up to 6 Bcf of high-deliverability, multi-cycle (HDMC) firm capacity will be available for service starting April 1. The facilities have 35 Bcf of HDMC capacity with approximately 750,000 Dth/d of maximum withdrawal and injection capacity. Worsham-Steed and Hill-Lake connect directly to five pipelines with a total metered capacity of approximately 2 Bcf, including North Texas Pipeline, Atmos Energy’s Line-X Pipeline, Energy Transfer’s Cleburne Extension, Enbridge Weatherford Plant and Energy Transfer’s Old Ocean Pipeline. For information contact John Holcomb at jholcomb@falcongasstorage.com or Johnny Ulrich at julrich@falcongasstorage.com.
Industry Briefs
Falcon Gas Storage Co. Inc. is holding an open season for capacity at its Worsham-Steed and Hill-Lake Gas Storage Facilities in North Texas trough Feb. 18. Up to 6 Bcf of high-deliverability, multi-cycle (HDMC) firm capacity will be available for service starting April 1. The facilities have 35 Bcf of HDMC capacity with approximately 750,000 Dth/d of maximum withdrawal and injection capacity. Worsham-Steed and Hill-Lake connect directly to five pipelines with a total metered capacity of approximately 2 Bcf, including North Texas Pipeline, Atmos Energy’s Line-X Pipeline, Energy Transfer’s Cleburne Extension, Enbridge Weatherford Plant and Energy Transfer’s Old Ocean Pipeline. For information contact John Holcomb at jholcomb@falcongasstorage.com or Johnny Ulrich at julrich@falcongasstorage.com.
Eastern ‘Snowmageddon’ Fails to Spike Futures
Despite the fact that much of the midwestern and eastern parts of the country are plunging into the season’s second cold freeze, natural gas futures traders appeared unmoved Friday as the March contract bounced back and forth before closing the regular session at $5.515, up 9.9 cents from Thursday’s finish and 38.4 cents from the previous week’s close.
Eastern ‘Snowmageddon’ Fails to Spike Futures
Despite the fact that much of the midwestern and eastern parts of the country are plunging into the season’s second cold freeze, natural gas futures traders appeared unmoved Friday as the March contract bounced back and forth before closing the regular session at $5.515, up 9.9 cents from Thursday’s finish and 38.4 cents from the previous week’s close.
