A manufacturing defect, a degraded coating and an ineffective corrosion prevention system contributed to a fatal explosion and fire on Enbridge Inc.’s Texas Eastern Transmission (Tetco) natural gas pipeline near Danville, KY, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said last week. The August 2019 Tetco Line 15 rupture and subsequent fire caused one death and…
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Fatal Tetco Incident in 2019 Said Combination of Pipeline Defect, Degraded System
A manufacturing defect, a degraded coating and an ineffective corrosion prevention system contributed to a fatal explosion and fire on Enbridge Inc.’s Texas Eastern Transmission (Tetco) natural gas pipeline near Danville, KY, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Wednesday. The August 2019 Tetco Line 15 rupture and subsequent fire caused one death and sent…

Natural Gas Futures Reverse Lower as Weather Trends Cooler, Tetco Restrictions Lifted
Cooler forecast trends for next week and the prospect of restored pipeline capacity uncorking additional supply helped send natural gas futures sharply lower in early trading Friday. The September Nymex contract was down 11.4 cents to $3.945/MMBtu at around 8:55 a.m. ET. The latest 15-day forecast from Bespoke Weather Services shifted somewhat cooler day/day, including…

July Natural Gas Adds to Gains Early as ‘Bears Need to Stage an Immediate Intervention’
Natural gas futures were virtually unchanged in early trading Monday, holding onto recent gains as updated forecasts eased off somewhat on expected heat over the next two weeks. The July Nymex contract was up 0.8 cents to $3.304/MMBtu at around 8:45 a.m. ET. The July contract is coming off a roaring 14.7-cent rally in Friday’s…

Summer Heat, Appalachian Supply Concerns Fuel Natural Gas Forward Price Rally
Big basis moves in Appalachia and on the West Coast highlighted natural gas forwards trading during the June 3-9 period, while a sufficiently hot forecast helped propel a broader move higher for the Lower 48 overall, according to NGI’s Forward Look. Fixed prices for July delivery were higher week/week by around 10-15 cents at numerous…

Tetco Warns Restrictions to Stretch into 3Q2021 as Natural Gas Futures Surge
A pipeline notice raising the prospect of prolonged supply disruptions out of the Northeast had natural gas futures surging in early trading Friday. The July Nymex contract was trading 10.3 cents higher to $3.252/MMBtu at around 8:50 a.m. ET. In a posting to its bulletin board shortly before 6 p.m. ET Thursday, Texas Eastern Transmission…

Natural Gas Futures Slip on Rebounding Supply, Weather Model Shifts; Cash Still Rocking
After a double-digit gain to start the week, natural gas futures retreated a bit Wednesday as a majority of the previously reported production decline recovered midweek. With traders eyeing another potential bearish storage injection, the July Nymex gas futures contract settled 2.9 cents lower at $3.075. August fell 3.2 cents to $3.094. Spot gas prices…
Tetco’s Stratton Ridge Expansion to Feed Freeport LNG Project
Federal regulators on Monday approved the start-up of Texas Eastern Transmission’s (Tetco) portion of the Stratton Ridge Expansion project, which is designed to provide natural gas to the Freeport LNG Development LP export project on the upper Texas coast.
Tetco Sees Partial Service Return A Week After Ohio Explosion
Enbridge Inc. on Sunday restored partial capacity on a section of the Texas Eastern Transmission (Tetco) system in southeast Ohio, about a week after part of the pipeline was damaged in an explosion.
Tetco Aiming to Bring 1 Bcf/d Back Online After Explosion
Enbridge Inc. was continuing to work Friday on a plan with federal and state regulators to restore some service as early as Monday on a segment of the Texas Eastern Transmission (Tetco) system in southeast Ohio that exploded on Jan. 21.