Infrastructure

Canadian NatGas Exports Lag U.S. Counterparts in 1H2017

Canadian NatGas Exports Lag U.S. Counterparts in 1H2017

Canadian natural gas merchants lost their decades-old stature as North America’s champion exporters last spring, according to the latest continental market scorecard compiled by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

November 8, 2017

Panama Canal Expansion, Mexico Reforms Rewriting LPG Trade

Mexico’s energy reforms, in combination with the expansion of the Panama Canal, have reconfigured the fortunes for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), according to an analysis by IHS Markit.

November 8, 2017
DC Circuit Refuses to Lift Stay on Atlantic Sunrise Construction

DC Circuit Refuses to Lift Stay on Atlantic Sunrise Construction

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District Columbia on Wednesday partially granted a motion for clarification filed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC (Transco), limiting the three-judge panel’s order to stay the Atlantic Sunrise project’s FERC certificate only to construction in Pennsylvania and not other state operations.

November 8, 2017

SoCal Ports Eye NGVs to Reduce Air Pollution from Trucks

Commissions overseeing the Long Beach and Los Angeles Ports, the nation’s busiest handling 40% of U.S. imports, on Thursday jointly approved sweeping air pollution plans calling for the eventual electrification of equipment and operations, including trucking.

November 7, 2017

Atlantic Sunrise Construction Halted by DC Appeals Court

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ordered a temporary stay of construction on the Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC (Transco) Atlantic Sunrise project in the latest setback for the Northeast infrastructure build-out.

November 7, 2017

Rover Taken to Court by Ohio AG Over Water Quality Violations

The state of Ohio is suing Rover Pipeline LLC over numerous alleged water quality violations occurring during the 713-mile greenfield project’s construction in the state, Ohio Attorney General (AG) Mike DeWine announced Friday.

November 6, 2017

Renewable NatGas, Storage Expanded by NW Natural

Expanded use of renewable natural gas (RNG) and underground gas storage will characterize 2018 for Portland, OR-based NW Natural, as its utility rates decrease to levels not seen in more than a decade, according to CEO David Anderson.

November 6, 2017
Mexican Shippers Clamor for More Pipeline Capacity, NatGas Storage

Mexican Shippers Clamor for More Pipeline Capacity, NatGas Storage

A survey of Mexican natural gas shippershas revealed 4.62 Bcf/d of mostly new demand for firm transport capacity on the country’s main pipeline system, the Sistrangas.

November 6, 2017

NFG Seeking More Takeaway Capacity in Absence of Northern Access

National Fuel Gas Co. (NFG) is forecasting a decrease in earnings for fiscal year (FY) 2018, which began last month, primarily as a result of lower anticipated commodity prices for its upstream business segment.

November 6, 2017

Tetco’s Appalachia-Focused Adair Southwest, Access South Get FERC OK For Start-Up

FERC on Tuesday gave Texas Eastern Transmission LP (Tetco) the go-ahead to begin partial service on Access South and Adair Southwest projects, two pipeline reversals targeting Marcellus and Utica shale production.

November 3, 2017