Infrastructure

Enbridge Inc. is moving forward with a pair of pipeline expansion projects that would deliver 1.5 Bcf/d of natural gas to the Plaquemines liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal recently sanctioned by Venture Global Inc. The Gator Express Meter (GEM) and Venice Extension projects would involve 36-inch diameter pipeline, metering and compressor station additions and…

Texas environmental regulators may decide to require more stringent emissions controls for a second phase of Sempra Infrastructure’s proposed Port Arthur liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Southeast Texas after an administrative ruling. Judges with Texas’ State Office of Administrative Hearings released a decision May 20 on a challenge brought by local group Port Arthur…

After a 19-month regulatory case that generated a 293-page decision, approval has been recommended for the first Canadian pipeline project reviewed under rules enacted by the federal government in its 2019 Impact Assessment Act. The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) tacked 34 conditions and two national policy suggestions onto the recommended permit for TC Energy Corp.…

Crestwood Equity Partners LP announced a trio of transactions to more than double its natural gas processing capacity in the Permian Basin’s Delaware formation, and to divest its position in the Barnett Shale. The largest of the three deals would see Crestwood acquire Sendero Midstream Partners LP for $600 million. Located entirely in Eddy County,…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow podcast. NGI’s Jamison Cocklin, senior editor of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and Patrick Rau, director of strategy and research, discuss their takeaways from a trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, for the Canada Gas & LNG Exhibition and Conference. They discuss Canada’s prospects…

The global energy crisis sparked by Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine was near the top of the agenda this week as high-ranking officials and corporate titans met at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. During a panel discussion on Tuesday, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), Fatih Birol, called this “the first…

Higher commodity prices are driving double-digit natural gas volume growth in the Permian Basin for EnLink Midstream LLC, but the turnaround in Oklahoma production is “perhaps the most impressive,” according to management. “The volume story out of Oklahoma continues to brighten as producers have responded to the improved pricing environment,” said EnLink COO Ben Lamb…

Russia’s largest independent gas producer, PAO Novatek, is struggling with its two liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in the country’s Far North under the latest European sanctions imposed against Russia.   Novatek’s first operating export facility, Yamal LNG, is finding it difficult to secure European buyers. And the delay in the construction of its second project,…

Venture Global LNG Inc. on Wednesday reached a positive final investment decision (FID) on its Plaquemines liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Louisiana. It also completed $13.2 billion of financing for the first phase. The FID is the first time a U.S. project has been sanctioned since August 2019. At that time, Venture Global…