Infrastructure

The Mexican Energy Ministry (Sener) is dusting off a defunct natural gas storage project in the expectation that a new sponsor will take over its development.

American Midstream Partners LP (AMID) on Wednesday announced an estimated $3 billion merger with Southcross Holdings LP entities, a transformational tie-up that when completed would create an enterprise with 8,000 miles of onshore and offshore natural gas, crude and liquids pipelines, and substantial gas and liquids processing.

For a third consecutive month, U.S. dry natural gas production increased year/year (y/y) in August to 2.28 Tcf, a 1.6% increase from August 2016, but production through the first eight months of 2017 still trails last year, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Committed to expand the natural gas vehicle (NGV) sector statewide, Pennsylvania opened a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station last Friday as part of its public-private initiative to eventually create a network of 29 stations.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) said Wednesday it will waive its Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 401 water quality certification permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), an apparent about-face that comes less than two months after the agency said it would withdraw and reevaluate its review.

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.

UGI Energy Services LLC has acquired a 60-mile-plus natural gas gathering system that spans three counties of Pennsylvania in the Marcellus Shale northern tier from upstart Rockdale Marcellus LLC for an undisclosed amount.

The proposed Atlantic Coast (ACP) and Mountain Valley (MVP) pipelines have secured FERC certificates but continue to encounter pushback at the state level, with opposition groups looking to regulators in West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina to put a halt to the projects.

The pending $9.45 billion acquisition of the parent for Texas-based Oncor Electric Delivery Co. would help natural gas-focused Sempra Energy double down on its efforts to become a major player on the Gulf Coast, adding to liquefied natural gas (LNG) and Mexico opportunities, CEO Debra Reed said Monday.