Upending the natural gas day will not solve the regional problems of lack of pipeline capacity and, in fact, will undermine the reliability of deliveries, the Natural Gas Supply Association (NGSA) said, responding to FERC’s proposed changes in gas scheduling aimed at serving electric power load (see Daily GPI, March 20).
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Marcellus/Utica De-Bottlenecking on the Horizon, Barclays Says
The opening of the Mariner West I ethane pipeline and new processing plants should provide some relief to current wet gas constraints in the Marcellus and Utica shales, and the plays should be largely de-bottlenecked by the end of next year, according to analysts at Barclays.
Wyden Calls for Review of FracFocus Website
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has called on the Department of Energy to start the ball rolling on an “independent, unbiased” review of the FracFocus website to determine if it provides sufficient information to state and federal regulators on hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
Transco Northeast Expansion Flows on First Loop
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco) was to start up service over the weekend on the first pipeline loop of its major Northeast Supply Link expansion, one of the key links in sending new gas out of the Marcellus Shale.
Transco Starts Up Northeast Expansion Loop
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco) was to start up service over the weekend on the first pipeline loop of its major Northeast Supply Link expansion, one of the key links in sending new gas out of the Marcellus Shale.
Northeast Ohio Group Devises Midstream Development Plan
A group of elected officials, economic development and real estate experts in northeastern Ohio have developed a proposal to create a network of wet gas gathering lines and other infrastructure in the Utica Shale, using the region’s steel industry, abandoned or partially used rail lines and existing highways.
Petrochemical Investors Banking on U.S. Natural Gas
There’s hardly a place in the world more attractive today to petrochemical investment dollars than North America, an IHS Chemical executive said Tuesday.

GMX Resources Seeks Protection Through Chapter 11 Filing
GMX Resources Inc. (GMXR) announced Monday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and is looking to finalize an asset purchase agreement with holders of the company’s senior secured notes to acquire all of GMXR’s operating assets and undeveloped acreage.

North American E&Ps See Natural Gas Output Falling
A group of North American exploration and production (E&P) companies, which traditionally have mirrored the overall U.S. natural gas output trajectory directionally, is guiding toward an output decline this year, with the large caps forecasting the biggest drop, according to a review by Barclays Capital.
Chevron Likes Odds for LNG, Deepwater
Chevron Corp. is targeting a production goal of 3.3 million boe in 2017, fueled by the start-up of massive natural gas projects in Australia and new wells in the ultra-deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, executives said last week.