Storage
Boardwalk To Buy Storage Companies From Enterprise Products For $550M
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners announced Oct. 17 that it has agreed to acquire Petal Gas Storage, L.L.C. and Hattiesburg Gas Storage Company and related entities from Enterprise Products Partners L.P. for $550 million in cash (subject to customary adjustments).
Laser-guided System Helps Complete Three Intricate Bores
Plains Midstream Canada selected Specialized Services Company (SSC) to install sleeves at three locations to accommodate a new line being added to the underground infrastructure used to load and unload LPG from tankers and railcars at the Bumstead facility, an underground LPG storage cavern located along the Interstate 10 corridor between Phoenix and Los Angeles.
Construction Begins On $235 Million Red Bluff Project
Southern Union has approved construction of the $235 million Red Bluff Project, a 200 MMcf/d natural gas processing plant and associated gathering, compression and treating facilities, through its midstream segment, Southern Union Gas Services (SUGS).
Carib Energy Wins DOE Authorization To Export LNG
Carib Energy (USA) LLC received authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy to export LNG to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) countries in Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
Impact Of Japan's Nuclear Disaster On New And Planned Facilities
Japan’s March 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident dealt a tremendous blow to nuclear facilities, both planned and operating, around the globe. It also ignited fresh interest in natural gas and added to the pressure on countries to replace coal power plants to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Argentina Opens Second LNG Import Facility
Argentina's second LNG import facility, a joint development between YPF S.A., ENARSA, Excelerate Energy and GNL Escobar (GNLE), was officially opened for business on June 8.
Shale Gas Measurement And Associated Issues
Widespread exploitation of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques has made it possible to extract vast amounts of natural gas previously locked in shale formations throughout the United States. This relatively recent development has likely changed the domestic energy landscape for decades to come.
DOE Allows Wider Exports Of Domestic Gas As LNG; Fracking Initiatives Begin To Gel
With domestic supplies of natural gas overwhelming domestic demand, LNG terminals – in a dramatic reversal from just a few years ago – are looking to build liquefaction facilities and export, not import.
INPEX to construct new Itoigawa Toyama pipeline
INPEX has announced plans to build a 63-mile, 20-inch diameter natural gas trunkline extending from Itoigawa city, Niigata Prefecture, to Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
New Technology Produces New Opportunities And Pipeline Challenges
The Bakken, one of the best-known oil producing shale plays in North America, is responsible for a renaissance on the Northern Great Plains as oil prices stay above $100 per barrel and significantly increased oil and gas production brings record-breaking levels of wealth and investment into the region.
UGI Storage Reports Successful Open Season For Pennsylvania Storage
UGI Energy Service’s affiliate, UGI Storage Company, commenced service on April 1 for winning bidders of its initial open season to sell firm storage service from its natural gas storage assets located in north-central Pennsylvania.
Encana To Acquire Interest In Kitimat LNG Terminal
This proposed Kitimat LNG export development is intended to open new market opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region for abundant supplies of Canadian natural gas.
Greenes Energy Group Expands Into Bakken Region
Greene’s Energy Group has bought the assets of Specialized Oilfield Services, which is based in Minot, ND and services the Bakken region.
BENTEK: Libyan Conflict Continues to Shut Down Gas Pipeline Deliveries to Europe
As internal violence continues to destabilize Libya, deliveries of pipeline gas to European markets from that North African nation have ceased altogether.
Golden Pass LNG Terminal Begins Commercial Operations
The Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC and Golden Pass Pipeline LLC has been granted in service authority by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and has commenced commercial operations.
Kitimat LNG Project Moves Ahead
Kitimat LNG partners, Apache Canada Ltd. and EOG Resources Canada Inc., have awarded KBR the FEED contract for a liquefaction and export facility on British Columbia’s west coast.
Petroleum Liquids Pipelines Continue To Increase Transported Volumes
Pipelines are continuing to boost their share of the hydrocarbon liquids transportation market, according to the latest annual report released by The Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL).
Port Dolphin Energy Gets Key Florida Permits For Deepwater LNG Port
Port Dolphin Energy, LLC received key environmental permits from the State of Florida to allow construction of onsite components for its offshore LNG terminal.
Natural Gas Production To Test Limits Of Infrastructure In 2011
U.S. natural gas production growth is expected to cap at 5% as oversupply volumes test the limits of storage and pipeline capacity later this year, according to a new market alert from BENTEK Energy. <em>The Sky Is the Limit? U.S. Shale Gas Soars!™</em> says that until mid-2011, improvements in drilling efficiency, vestiges of $5-6/MMBtu hedging programs, held-by-production (HBP) drilling and the attractive economics of rich (high-Btu) gas, among a host of other factors will drive further production increases.
Capano To Increase NGL Handling Capacity
Copano Energy, L.L.C. has executed agreements increasing the company’s capability to handle natural gas liquids (NGLs) associated with growing natural gas volumes from the Eagle Ford Shale.
Studies To Test Viability Of Barents Sea Pipeline
Partners in the Snøhvit license, located in the Barents Sea, off Norway, will undertake studies of possible concepts for building a new LNG plant at Melkøya in Hammerfest.
Plains All American Announces Expansions
Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (PAA) has announced two planned expansion projects.
Cheniere Hires Financial Advisor To Move LNG Project Forward
Cheniere Energy Partners, has engaged SG Americas Securities, LLC, as financial advisor to Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC in connection with the development and financing of liquefaction facilities at the Sabine Pass LNG terminal.
Contract Awards For Bonaparte LNG Project
GDF Suez Bonaparte, operator of the Bonaparte LNG project, has awarded the contracts for pre?front end engineering and design to Granherne, a wholly owned subsidiary of KBR, (upstream) and DORIS Engineering (midstream).
$16 Billion Gladstone LNG Project Approved
Santos announced that the Gladstone LNG (GLNB) partners approved development of the US$16 billion, 7.8 million ton per annum (mtpa) project in Queensland, Australia.
NGL Transport and Fractionation Services For Eagle Ford Shale
Targa Resources Partners LP has finalized an agreement with TexStar Midstream Services, LP and TEAK Midstream, LLC for development of a new y-grade natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline in the Eagle Ford shale.
ONEOK Partners To Invest $240 Million In NGL Projects
ONEOK Partners, L.P. plans to invest $180-240 million over the next 18 months for natural gas liquids (NGL) projects.
European Leaders Back AGRI Energy Project
Romanian, Azerbaijani Georgian and Hungarian leaders signed the Baku Declaration on the implementation of the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania Interconnector (AGRI) energy project.
Texas-Based LNG Facility Commissioned
At the time of P&GJ’s deadline, the Golden Pass LNG terminal in Port Arthur, TX was awaiting the delivery of its first cargo to be used for commissioning. The cargo is scheduled to arrive from the Port of Ras Laffan in Qatar aboard a Q-Flex LNG tanker, one of the largest LNG carriers in the world.
Simulation Of An Oil Leaks Path To The Gulf Of Bohai Sea In China
PetroChina Pipeline R&D Center has developed an environmental impact assessment model called the 3F Model for oil and gas pipelines. The name is an abbreviation for Flood-Flow-Forecast (3F). The Flow sub-model, as a part of 3F Model, is used to identify the oil leak paths and evaluate their impact on rivers or seas. The Flow sub-model is based on DEM, and some factors, such as soil absorption and evaporation, are also considered.
- Keystone Oil Pipeline Resumes Operations After Temporary Shutdown
- Freeport LNG Plant Runs Near Zero Consumption for Fifth Day
- Biden Administration Buys Oil for Emergency Reserve Above Target Price
- Mexico Seizes Air Liquide's Hydrogen Plant at Pemex Refinery
- Enbridge to Invest $500 Million in Pipeline Assets, Including Expansion of 850-Mile Gray Oak Pipeline
