Winning

With nearly 600 deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) blocks possibly up for bid in the next two U.S. Interior Department’s Minerals Management Services (MMS) lease sales, the winning bids could fetch a total of $1 billion, more than the region has attracted in a decade, according to an analysis by energy consultant Wood Mackenzie.

With nearly 600 deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) blocks possibly up for bid in the next two U.S. Interior Department’s Minerals Management Services (MMS) lease sales, the winning bids could fetch a total of $1 billion, more than the region attracted in a decade, according to an analysis by energy consultant Wood Mackenzie.

Winning a key approval that will allow construction of the first new liquefied natural gas (LNG) importation facility to serve the East Coast in more than 25 years, Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge LLC, a subsidiary of The Woodlands, TX-based Excelerate Energy LLC, said last week that it has received its deepwater port license from the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) for the company’s proposed facility to be located 18 miles east of Boston.

Winning a key approval that will allow construction of the first new liquefied natural gas (LNG) importation facility to serve the East Coast in more than 25 years, Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge LLC, a subsidiary of The Woodlands, TX-based Excelerate Energy LLC, said late Monday it has received its deepwater port license from the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) for the company’s proposed facility to be located 18 miles east of Boston.

As his own state creeps toward allowing drilling off its shores, Sen. Frank Wagner (R-VA) called the nation’s energy woes a “winning issue” for politicians seeking to curry favor with voters.

As his own state creeps toward allowing drilling off its shores, Sen. Frank Wagner (R-VA) called the nation’s energy woes a “winning issue” for politicians seeking to curry favor with voters.

Chevron Natural Gas, Sequent Energy Management LP and BP Energy Co. were the winning bidders in the Minerals Management Service’s most recent Gulf of Mexico royalty gas auction. More than 195,000 MMBtu/d of royalty gas was sold under five and 12-month terms starting Nov. 1.

After winning by the barest of margins in an election that was disputed for weeks, Washington state’s new Gov. Christine Gregoire earlier this month shook up the three-member state Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) by appointing two new commissioners, including a new chairperson, to six-year terms. The move pushes the current UTC chairperson, Marilyn Showalter, out of the job she has held for the past four years.

The city of Detroit is seeking bids for delivery of 6 Bcf of natural gas on an annual basis to the citygate of MichCon Gas Co., one of the nation’s largest distributors and subsidiary of DTE Energy Co.