Infrastructure

Minimum federal standards for underground natural gas storage are in development, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Administrator Marie Therese Dominguez said Tuesday.

Southern California Edison Co. (SCE) is keeping a close eye on summer power requirements in the aftermath of the Aliso Canyon underground natural gas storage field closure and the prospects, albeit small, of gas prices spiking.

Northeast power generation demand provides more than enough support to advance the Access Northeast project of the Algonquin Gas Transmission and Maritimes & Northeast (M&NE) pipelines, Spectra Energy Corp. CEO Greg Ebel said Wednesday.

Comanche Trail Pipeline LLC has asked FERC to expedite an order authorizing construction of an international crossing at the Texas-Mexico border for a natural gas pipeline, after concerns that the project is already behind schedule.

Federal regulators said the preliminary investigation of what caused a massive explosion and fire on the Texas Eastern (Tetco) pipeline in Southwest Pennsylvania shows evidence of corrosion at two areas on the affected pipe, one of which was at the point of failure.

Physical natural gas traded Wednesday for Thursday delivery added to Tuesday’s gains as healthy increases in the Gulf and Texas lifted soft pricing seen in the Midwest and Midcontinent. Only a few points slipped into the loss column, and most locations added either side of a nickel. The NGI National Spot Gas Average rose 6 cents to $1.96.

Southern California Edison Co. (SCE) is keeping a close eye on summer power requirements in the aftermath of the Aliso Canyon underground natural gas storage field closure and the prospects, albeit small, of gas prices spiking.

Northeast power generation demand provides more than enough support to advance the Access Northeast project of the Algonquin Gas Transmission and Maritimes & Northeast (M&NE) pipelines, Spectra Energy Corp. CEO Greg Ebel said Wednesday.

Comanche Trail Pipeline LLC has asked FERC to expedite an order authorizing construction of an international crossing at the Texas-Mexico border for a natural gas pipeline, after concerns that the project is already behind schedule.