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FERC has approved the sale of a section of Columbia Gas Transmission pipeline and associated facilities in West Virginia and Kentucky to unaffiliated producer Columbia Natural Resources LLC (CNR) for an estimated $4.4 million. The agency also accepted a request to declare the facilities gathering in nature and exempt from FERC jurisdiction.

FERC on Tuesday approved the sale of a section of Columbia Gas Transmission pipeline and associated facilities in West Virginia and Kentucky to unaffiliated producer Columbia Natural Resources LLC (CNR) for an estimated $4.4 million. The agency also accepted a request to declare the facilities gathering in nature and exempt from FERC jurisdiction.

Mississippi Hub LLC is seeking an exemption from Section 7 certificate requirements to conduct certain temporary activities to determine the operational feasibility of developing a natural gas storage facility in southern Mississippi.

The United Kingdom’s National Grid will make major strides in its near-dominance of major utilities in the New York-New England section of the United States with its plan to acquire KeySpan Corp., rumored last week and announced early Monday. National Grid will pay $42 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $7.3 billion, with an enterprise value of $11.8 billion. The boards of both companies unanimously approved the acquisition.

Apache Corp. and Amerada Hess Corp. have agreed to a land swap, with Apache selling its 55% interest in a deepwater section off of Egypt’s coast for $413 million and Hess selling eight fields in the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico for $404 million.

Troubleshooting a 268-mile stretch of pipeline in the state of Washington that has been susceptible to ruptures, the Williams Companies’ Northwest Pipeline filed an application with FERC last week requesting authorization to construct and operate an estimated $333 million pipeline replacement project.

Troubleshooting a 268-mile stretch of pipeline that has been susceptible to ruptures, a unit of Williams on Monday filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requesting authorization to construct and operate an estimated $333 million project to replace natural gas capacity on its Northwest Pipeline in western Washington.

Troubleshooting a 268-mile stretch of pipeline that has been susceptible to ruptures, a unit of Williams on Monday filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requesting authorization to construct and operate an estimated $333 million project to replace natural gas capacity on its Northwest Pipeline in western Washington.

FERC on Friday awarded Freeport LNG Development LP authorization under Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act to site, construct and operate a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and natural gas pipelines facilities on Quintana Island in Brazoria County, TX.