Infrastructure

FERC OE Testifies Against Proposed Legislation to Rein in Commission Investigations

Proposed amendments designed to afford defendants more rights in investigations and adjudications by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission were strongly opposed by Office of Enforcement Director Larry R. Parkinson in a hearing last week before a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.

June 8, 2015

U.S. to Assume Leadership of International Gas Union

The United States will assume the presidency of the International Gas Union (IGU) on Friday at the 26th World Gas Conference in Paris and will lead the worldwide non-profit organization for the next three years.

June 5, 2015
NatGas Value as Transportation Fuel to Grow, IHS Report Says

NatGas Value as Transportation Fuel to Grow, IHS Report Says

The value of natural gas — compressed and liquefied — as a transportation fuel is likely to grow, displacing future oil demand, according to…

June 5, 2015

British Columbia Changes GHG Regs to Push NatGas Transportation

The British Columbia provincial government on Wednesday made changes to its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction regulations to encourage increased use of natural gas vehicles (NGV) and marine vessels. Canadian utilities operating in BC now will be able to offer more incentives to fleet operators to switch to NGVs.

June 5, 2015

U.S. to Assume Leadership of International Gas Union

The United States will assume the presidency of the International Gas Union (IGU) on Friday at the 26th World Gas Conference in Paris and will lead the worldwide non-profit organization for the next three years.

June 5, 2015
NatGas Value as Transportation Fuel to Grow, IHS Report Says

NatGas Value as Transportation Fuel to Grow, IHS Report Says

The value of natural gas — compressed (CNG) and liquefied (LNG) — as a transportation fuel is likely to grow, displacing future oil demand, according to a study released Wednesday by consultancy IHS Inc.

June 5, 2015

British Columbia Changes GHG Regs to Push NatGas Transportation

The British Columbia provincial government on Wednesday made changes to its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction regulations to encourage increased use of natural gas vehicles (NGV) and marine vessels. Canadian utilities operating in BC now will be able to offer more incentives to fleet operators to switch to NGVs.

June 5, 2015

Tennessee’s NED Loses Two Legs as Laterals Dropped

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC (TGP) has downsized its Northeast Energy Direct (NED) Project to serve New England, striking from the project two pipeline laterals as well as previously planned modifications at three meter stations.

June 4, 2015

Natural Gas Pipeline Rupture Under Arkansas River Investigated

Investigators with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and Spectra Energy are trying to determine how part of the company’s Texas Eastern natural gas pipeline under the Arkansas River near Little Rock ruptured, leaving a two-mile stretch of the river closed to commercial traffic.

June 4, 2015
Granite State Should Grit It Out Alone For Pipeline Capacity, TGP Says

Granite State Should Grit It Out Alone For Pipeline Capacity, TGP Says

If necessary, New Hampshire should go it alone to secure natural gas pipeline capacity to feed power generators and combat high costs for heat and electricity, rather than wait for other New England states to act in concert, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC (TGP) told the state’s Public Utilities Commission.

June 4, 2015