Infrastructure

The oil and natural gas industry is failing to adequately report methane leaks from the U.S. oil/gas supply chain, according to a report aimed at investors released Monday by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).

Westlake Chemical Partners LP said it is proceeding with plans to expand ethylene production capacity at its Calvert City, KY, facility.

Natural gas shippers will save C$506 million (US$364 million) as a result of TransCanada Corp.’s proposed partial conversion of its natural gas Mainline to oil service, the pipeline company predicted.

Buyers weren’t taking any chances Friday in acquiring supplies of weekend and Monday gas. Weather forecasts called for a frosty start to the week, and in major eastern markets restrictions helped boost prices by close to $1.

FERC on Thursday approved Las Vegas, NV-based Southwest Gas Corp.’s Paiute Pipeline Co. to put in service its new 35.2-mile, eight-inch diameter natural gas pipeline lateral in Elko, NV, with new interconnections to the interstate Ruby Pipeline LLC, running from Wyoming to the Oregon-California border. Paiute asked the federal regulators on Tuesday for approval and it was granted based on a Dec. 15 inspection and supplemental photo documentation regarding right-of-way restoration. Paiute built and will operate the line as part of it $35.2 million Elko Area Expansion Project for which the U.S. Bureau of Land Management approved the pipeline right-of-way earlier this year (see Daily GPI, Dec. 15, 2015).

Compressed natural gas (CNG) interests have made recent advancements in fueling as well as engine technology.

FERC has approved construction of Columbia Gas Transmission LLC’s Utica Access Project for in-service during the fourth quarter. And separately, Columbia Gas has applied at the Commission to construct its WB XPress Project in West Virginia and Virginia.

The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) on Tuesday approved Florida Power & Light Co.’s (FPL) proposed Okeechobee Clean Energy Center (OCEC) Unit 1, a 1,600 MW natural gas-fired, combined cycle power plant.

One month after a community ceremony broke ground for site preparations, the formal construction permit has been given to an international group led by Shell Canada Ltd. for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal on the northern Pacific coast of British Columbia (BC).