Infrastructure

Negotiations between Russia and China over the Power of Siberia 2 (POS 2) pipeline, which would further link the countries, have shown no signs of gaining traction.  Although Moscow is eager to close the deal, disagreements over pricing, tariffs, taxes, financing and the pipeline route may make it difficult for the project to meet its…

With a portfolio of North American projects from which to pick and choose, Enbridge Inc. is zeroing in on the Gulf Coast to advance a plethora of natural gas and oil projects to move more supply overseas. The Enbridge executive team during the annual investor day conference on Wednesday laid out the near-term strategy in…

The last few months have seen the European natural gas market enter a new phase of its post-Ukraine invasion existence.

A final investment decision (FID) for Commonwealth LNG will have to wait until next year, or even later, as Gulf Coast export project developers continue to adapt to the fallout of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) indefinite authorization pause. Commonwealth LNG LLC, currently developing a self-named export facility near Cameron, LA, was previously expected to…

Spot natural gas prices for Wednesday flow at Waha and nearby delivery hubs in West Texas fell into negative territory as pipeline maintenance prevented some gas from leaving the basin and mild, spring-like weather reduced demand. Waha Hub spot prices for next-day delivery tumbled 72.0 cents day/day to minus 54.5 cents. The last time Waha’s…

Editor’s Note: NGI’s Mexico Gas Price Index, a leader tracking Mexico natural gas market reform, is offering the following column by Eduardo Prud’homme as part of a regular series on understanding this process. CFE International (CFEi), based in Houston, operates as a natural gas marketer and is an affiliated company of the Mexican state-owned electric…

TC Energy Corp. has inked a $1.14 billion agreement to sell the Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS) to BlackRock Inc. and Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners as it pares debt and streamlines its North American pipeline business.  The Calgary-based pipeline giant holds 61.7% ownership of PNGTS, a 295-mile, 290 million Dth/d line. Énergir LP subsidiary…

More than a decade after its last large build-out, natural gas salt dome storage is undergoing a revival along the Gulf Coast as LNG exports and renewables raise demand and prices for the flexible storage option. In February, Gulf Coast Midstream Partners LLC (GCM) filed with Texas regulators to build the region’s first greenfield salt…

Oneok Inc. is aiming to take a final investment decision (FID) by the middle of this year on the 2.8 Bcf/d Saguaro Connector natural gas pipeline.  The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved the project’s Presidential Permit in February. Saguaro Connector would transport Permian Basin natural gas to the U.S.-Mexico border. From there, it…