Service has begun on a 30,000-ton refrigerated ethylene storage tank at an export facility in Morgan’s Point, TX, owned through a 50-50 joint venture between affiliates of Enterprise Products Partners LP and Navigator Holdings Ltd., the companies announced Tuesday. The first vessel to utilize the service, a 21,000 cubic meter ethylene gas carrier, was loaded…
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Transco Seeks FERC OK to Start Up New Jersey Rivervale Project
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC (Transco) is ready to place the remainder of its 190,000 Dth/d Rivervale South to Market Project into service as early as Sept. 1, the company said in a filing with FERC Wednesday.
OFS Consolidation Said Increasing Market Share, Pricing Power
Prices for oilfield products and services have begun to increase following a multi-year slump, said to be lifted in part on more market power as consolidation in the industry continues.

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MVP Start-Up This Year ‘Unlikely,’ but Challenges Show Pipe’s Value, Says NextEra Exec
After an unfavorable federal court decision earlier this year, the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) probably won’t meet its target in-service date in late 2019, but the regulatory setbacks and rising costs could serve to further demonstrate the project’s value.

FERC OKs Valley Crossing Marine Hookup to Move Texas Natural Gas into Mexico
Enbridge Inc.’s underwater border crossing in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), which will connect Texas natural gas to Mexico markets, has been given the green light by FERC to begin service.
Thousands Without Natural Gas Service in Rhode Island
National Grid said more than 7,000 customers in Rhode Island could be without natural gas service for several days because of a transmission supply issue, prompting Gov. Gina Raimondo to declare a state of emergency.

Limited Service Starts on Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 Pipeline
After roughly two years of delays, Energy Transfer LP (ET) said partial service started Saturday on the Mariner East (ME) 2 pipeline.

Texas Energy Growth Oil-Driven for Now
The Texas Petro Index (TPI), an indicator of upstream oil and gas activity in Texas, increased modestly but steadily during the first half of the year, beginning July a scant 1.2% from matching the peak index achieved nearly five years ago, according to data released Monday. As has been the case for a while, oil production is the big story, but casinghead gas is lending support to natural gas output.
Goodrich Growing TMS, Cutting Costs
Goodrich Petroleum Corp. is buying a 66.7% working interest in producing assets and about 277,000 gross acres in the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) for $26.7 million as it continues to build scale in the play and improve its drilling performance.

XTO Brings NGL Recovery Facility Online in Pennsylvania
XTO Energy Inc.’s natural gas liquids (NGL) recovery facility in Butler County, PA, has entered service processing wet gas from Marcellus and Utica shale drilling in southwestern Pennsylvania.