Infrastructure

Conversion Firm Packages Super Long-Haul Truck Fueling

Trying to write a new definition for long-haul capability, a California-based alternative fuel conversion specialist has put together a compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel system package that would provide a range of 700-900 miles for a modified Peterbilt 348 truck.

June 16, 2015

ETP Pipeline Ruptures, Catches Fire in South Texas

An Energy Transfer Partners LP natural gas pipeline in South Texas ruptured and caught fire late Sunday, prompting the evacuation of seven homes about 86 miles southeast of San Antonio.

June 15, 2015

ETP Pipeline Ruptures, Catches Fire in South Texas

An Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) LP natural gas pipeline in South Texas ruptured and caught fire late Sunday, prompting the evacuation of seven homes about 86 miles southeast of San Antonio.

June 15, 2015

House Panel Passes Bill Authorizing Pipeline Corridors in National Parks

In a move lawmakers hope will streamline the pipeline permitting process and provide additional natural gas to the East Coast, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed a bill Thursday granting the secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI) the power to negotiate rights-of-way for gas pipelines through national park lands.

June 12, 2015

Survey Says Public Supports Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Other Energy Projects

Voters in three Mid-Atlantic states support energy development, which includes constructing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project, a 1.5 Bcf/d, 550-mile natural gas system that would move Appalachian Basin supplies from West Virginia to North Carolina, according to polling data released Thursday by Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA).

June 12, 2015
Canada’s NEB OKs Short Pipeline to Increase Imports of U.S. Gas

Canada’s NEB OKs Short Pipeline to Increase Imports of U.S. Gas

TransCanada Corp. obtained approval Thursday for a step toward expanding the busy northbound natural gas freeway for imports into…

June 12, 2015

House Panel Passes Bill Authorizing Pipeline Corridors in National Parks

In a move lawmakers hope will streamline the pipeline permitting process and provide additional natural gas to the East Coast, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed a bill Thursday granting the secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI) the power to negotiate rights-of-way for gas pipelines through national park lands.

June 12, 2015

Survey Says Public Supports Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Other Energy Project

Voters in three Mid-Atlantic states support energy development, which includes constructing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project, a 1.5 Bcf/d, 550-mile natural gas system that would move Appalachian Basin supplies from West Virginia to North Carolina, according to polling data released Thursday by Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA).

June 12, 2015
Canada’s NEB OKs Short Pipeline to Increase Imports of U.S. Gas

Canada’s NEB OKs Short Pipeline to Increase Imports of U.S. Gas

TransCanada Corp. obtained approval Thursday for a step toward expanding the busy northbound natural gas freeway for imports into Ontario and Quebec from the United States.

June 12, 2015

FERC Approves PJM Grid Changes Recognizing More Gas-Fired Generation

As it marked the milestone this month of the majority of its power supply coming from natural gas-fired plants for the first time, PJM Interconnection, the grid operator in 13 states and the District of Columbia, won FERC approval Tuesday for a program to boost reliability in terms of weather-related emergencies and peak loads.

June 11, 2015