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Industry Briefs

The LaSalle Pipeline — DCP Midstream LP’s project to transport natural gas from the Niobrara Shale in the Denver-Julesburg Basin to markets in Colorado and neighboring areas — has been issued a favorable environmental assessment by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. DCP proposes to construct and operate 11.3 miles of 12-inch diameter gas pipeline from its newly constructed LaSalle Gas Plant in Weld County to a proposed interconnect with the Colorado Interstate pipeline. The line would carry up to 230 MMcf/d. The company expects to begin construction on the project by November for completion by March 2013.

January 31, 2012

Northern Natural Ordered to Change Outage Crediting Tariff

FERC Thursday approved Industrial Shippers’ request for Northern Natural Gas to revise its tariff to allow for partial crediting of reservation charges during force majeure or unplanned outages.

December 16, 2011

Pennsylvania Marcellus Permits Pass 3,000 Mark

Pennsylvania issued its 3,000th Marcellus Shale drilling permit of the year in November, but the final well count for 2011 is likely to fall just shy of 2,000, if drilling remains at its current pace.

December 15, 2011

Alberta Prices, Royalties Down; Leasing Fees Up

Despite lower natural gas prices and therefore royalties, the Alberta government isn’t worried. Besides its rainy day fund, the province is doing a booming business in the sale of mineral rights to prospective drillers.

November 28, 2011

Alberta Prices, Royalties Down; Leasing Fees Up

Despite lower natural gas prices and therefore royalties, the Alberta government isn’t worried. Besides its rainy day fund, the province is doing a booming business in the sale of mineral rights to prospective drillers.

November 28, 2011

EQT Interested in Midstream Partnership

EQT Corp. plans to stay in the midstream business, but not on its own.

November 1, 2011

Cabot Barred from Drilling in New York Subdivision

In a case pitting a Sullivan County, NY, homeowner against his property owners association (POA), a Sullivan Civil Supreme Court judge has permanently barred Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. from drilling in the residential subdivision, which is located in the Marcellus Shale.

August 30, 2011

Pennsylvania PUC Kicks Laser Gathering Project Back to ALJ

Laser Northeast Gathering Co. LLC’s wait to learn whether it can construct a gas gathering pipeline with “public utility” status in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale country was extended Thursday when the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted to remand the case to an administrative law judge (ALJ).

May 20, 2011

Eagle Ford Drilling Sparks Broadband Buildout

By the middle of this year most of the Eagle Ford Shale region in South Texas will be blanketed with high-speed terrestrial wireless broadband provided by ERF Wireless unit Energy Broadband Inc., the company said.

January 13, 2011

Industry, Enviro Groups Forming Fracking Coalition

Oil and natural gas producers and environmental groups routinely have been at odds with each other over the practice of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), but they are now working together to draft a framework for regulation.

November 3, 2010