Shortages

In a rare display of bipartisanship, a trio of senators from states in the Midwest have introduced a bill designed to prevent propane shortages similar to the one that befell farmers, homeowners and businesses across the nation last winter.

Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Mexico’s state-owned oil company, plans to import more natural gas from the United States to avoid shortages and possible price spikes following a deadly fire last week at a natural gas compression station in Reynosa, which as of Friday had claimed 30 lives.

Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Mexico’s state-owned oil company, plans to import more natural gas from the United States to avoid shortages and possible price spikes following a deadly fire Tuesday at a natural gas compression station in Reynosa, which is south of McAllen, TX.

North Dakota continued setting new oil and natural gas production records in April, but drilling equipment shortages grew, increasing the estimated number of idle wells by 76 in April.

The Natural Gas Supply Association’s (NGSA) latest winter outlook predicts that there will be no gas “shortages” for firm customers this winter despite supply concerns given the damage from two major hurricanes.

Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham on Friday called for a special June meeting of his advisory oil and gas group, the National Petroleum Council (NPC), to focus on natural gas storage and the “looming challenges” facing the United States.

Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham on Friday called for a special June meeting of his advisory oil and gas group, the National Petroleum Council (NPC), to focus on natural gas storage and the “looming challenges” facing the United States.

With several pipeline companies well into addressing the pipeline capacity shortages that persist as natural gas production grows throughout the Rocky Mountain region, Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC (KMIGT) announced two major projects Wednesday, and several other companies detailed expansions planned or in the works during the closing session at the 13th Annual Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Strategy Conference.

With several pipeline companies well into addressing the pipeline capacity shortages that persist as natural gas production grows throughout the Rocky Mountain region, Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC (KMIGT) announced two major projects Wednesday, and several other companies detailed expansions planned or in the works during the closing session at the 13th Annual Rocky Mountain Natural Gas Strategy Conference.