Westernmost

Maryland’s fledgling Marcellus Shale industry — which would be based solely in two of the state’s westernmost counties — has ended even before it began, according to Robert Summers, secretary of the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).

Maryland’s portion of the Marcellus Shale may be limited to only the two westernmost counties, but development would benefit the entire state, the executive director of the Maryland Petroleum Council (MPC) told an audience in Hagerstown, MD.

Maryland’s portion of the Marcellus Shale may be limited to only the two westernmost counties, but its development would benefit the entire state, Drew Cobbs, executive director of the Maryland Petroleum Council, told an audience in Hagerstown, MD, on Wednesday.

With one Commissioner referring to it as a “king-like” endeavor, FERC Thursday issued certificates for three projects that will make up the westernmost end of Rockies Express Pipeline LLC’s proposed $4 billion 1,663-mile pipeline that would transport Rocky Mountain natural gas to Midwest and eastern markets.

FERC Friday issued a favorable final environmental review of the three projects that make up the westernmost end of Rockies Express Pipeline LLC’s proposed $4 billion 1,663-mile pipeline project that would transport Rocky Mountain natural gas to Midwest and eastern markets. This puts the mega-project one step away from receiving a FERC certificate.

FERC Friday issued a favorable final environmental review of the three projects that make up the westernmost end of Rockies Express Pipeline LLC’s proposed $4 billion 1,663-mile pipeline project that would transport Rocky Mountain natural gas to Midwest and eastern markets. This puts the mega-project one step away from receiving a FERC certificate.

CenterPoint issued an Operational Alert, saying it was experiencing capacity constraints on the far west end of Line AD in Oklahoma’s Hemphill and Roger Mills Counties (westernmost portion of the West 1 Pooling Area). It listed 15 receipt points as being constrained (see the bulletin board for details). Effective with the start of Wednesday’s gas day CenterPoint limited capacity on the affected section of Line AD to 70,000 Dth/d until further notice, but said it anticipates no impact on its ability to meet primary firm receipt obligations or overall receipt entitlements in the West 1 Pooling Area.