- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2019
U.S. Oil & Natural Gas Industry Has Caused a “Tectonic Change” in Energy Markets
Following a “tectonic change” in global energy markets over the past decade from the shale revolution, “there is a bright future for natural gas,” according to American Gas Association President and CEO Karen Harbert.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2019
Trudeau government again approves Trans Mountain line
As expected, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s federal government has approved the long-delayed expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline in western Canada, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 18, 2019
Maryland AG asks federal judge to dismiss Columbia suit
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by TransCanada’s Columbia Gas Transmission unit that wants to build a natural gas pipeline through three miles of the Maryland countryside state officials have rejected.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 13, 2019
Appalachian storage hub loan guarantee perhaps in trouble
An amendment to a major government appropriations bill (H.R. 2740) could mean trouble for a $1.9 billion Energy Department loan guarantee for the proposed natural gas liquids storage facility planned for Appalachia, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 13, 2019
Southwestern states have better solar resources: EIA
Utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants in the U.S. operated on average at roughly 25% of their electricity generating capacity, based on an average of annual values, from 2014 through 2017, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 11, 2019
Meritage launches open season for Thunder Creek extension
Meritage Midstream Services II said Monday its Thunder Creek NGL Pipeline subsidiary launched a binding open season to support construction of a 140-mile extension to its existing natural gas liquids pipeline, Kallanish Energy reports.US line pipe prices sink again
U.S. line pipe prices sunk in May, Kallanish Energy’s sister publication, Kallanish, learns from analyst Pipe Logix. Average U.S. line pipe prices fell by 1.5% from April to May, reaching a combined $1,757/short ton at the distribution level.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 10, 2019
Martin Midstream sells storage assets in $215M deal
Martin Midstream Partners said Monday it’s selling to Hartree Cardinal Gas its membership interests in Arcadia Gas Storage, Cadeville Gas Storage Monroe Gas Storage, and Perryville Gas Storage for $215 million in cash.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 5, 2019
Flaring hits record high in Q1 in Permian
Natural gas flaring in the Permian Basin reached an all-time high in 2019’s first quarter due to the lack of pipelines, according to data from Rystad Energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 31, 2019
PG&E plan to use blackouts to prevent wildfires OKed
California regulators Thursday approved PG&E Corp.’s plan to impose blackouts this summer across large swaths of its territory to prevent major wildfires — and told customers don’t count on reliable electric service as the fire season gets underway.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 28, 2019
Permian crude production may finally have met its match
HOUSTON – It may be hard to believe, but there could be a big transportation change coming to the Permian Basin of West Texas/southeast New Mexico.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 23, 2019
U.S. asks Supreme Court for more time on Acp appeal
The U.S. Solicitor General asked the Supreme Court Wednesday to extend the time the government has to file a petition in an appeal of a circuit court decision preventing Dominion Energy from building the Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline (Acp) across the Appalachian Trail in Virginia.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 22, 2019
Nrg buying Stream Energy’s retail energy business
Nrg Energy has agreed to acquire Stream Energy’s retail electricity and natural gas business for $300 million plus working capital in an all-cash deal, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 16, 2019
PG&E power lines caused California’s ‘deadliest wildfire’: officials
California authorities said Wednesday power lines owned and operated by Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. (PG&E) caused the state’s most destructive wildfire ever – which killed 85 and nearly destroyed an entire city, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 16, 2019
Pipeline explosion forces producer into bankruptcy
A natural gas explosion last September in a pipeline not yet in service has led to an independent producer backed by Goldman Sachs’s private equity arm and the Ontario Teachers Pension Fund filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 14, 2019
NextDecade founder Eisbrenner dies at 58
Kathleen M. Eisbrenner, 58, founder and chairman of liquefied natural gas development company NextDecade Corp. died last week, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 13, 2019
Columbia reaches settlement concerning gas explosions
The three municipalities affected by last September’s gas explosions have reached an $80 million settlement with local gas distribution company Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 8, 2019
Howard Energy will build gathering system in Stack
Howard Energy Partners (Hep) Tuesday announced its signed a deal with an unnamed producer to construct, own and operate a new natural gas gathering system in Oklahoma’s Stack play, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 7, 2019
Columbia Gas to announce settlement for explosion costs
Three Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts, communities impacted by the series of gas explosions and fires on Sept. 13 have reached a settlement with the company responsible for the disaster, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 3, 2019
North Dakota regulator approves 77-mile line
The North Dakota Public Service Commission this week approved a siting permit for a $125 million, 77-mile natural gas liquids pipeline in northwest North Dakota, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 2, 2019
Thousands of miles of O&G wells to be drilled over next 5 years
More than 1 million kilometers (621,371.192 miles) of new oil and gas wells will be drilled over the next five years, analytics/consulting firm Rystad Energy projects.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 1, 2019
Rangeland Midstream Canada announces pipeline project
Rangeland Energy III’s Rangeland Midstream Canada unit Tuesday announced plans to design, construct and operate new crude oil and condensate pipelines in the Marten Hills region of north central Alberta, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 30, 2019
Tellurian holding open seasons for lines costing $2.4B
Liquefied natural gas export company Tellurian announced Monday separate binding open seasons for two proposed pipelines it says will connect areas of constrained shale production and debottleneck natural gas-line infrastructure, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 30, 2019
Panama Canal expansion allows more NGL cargoes
Nearly three years ago, the new, larger Panama Canal opened for business, the first expansion since the canal opened 105 years ago, allowing the transit of larger cargo ships.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 29, 2019
Con Ed’s deal may end natgas moratorium — in 2023
Electric/natural gas/steam utility Con Edison said last week it has a deal to end the gas hookup moratorium in Westchester County, New York, a stoppage to new development many fear will greatly slow growth in the county.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 29, 2019
Midcoast secures anchor shipper for CJ Express expansion
Midstreamer Midcoast Energy, through its East Texas operating unit, has agreements with an undisclosed anchor shipper and a Haynesville Shale producer for its CJ Express pipeline expansion project.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 26, 2019
Pbfx buys 50% interest in Calif. pipeline firm
PBF Logistics (Pbfx) said it’s acquiring the 50% interest it doesn’t already own in the Torrance Valley Pipeline Co. (Tvpc) from an affiliate of its sponsor, refiner PBF Energy, for roughly $200 million in cash, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 23, 2019
Southern Power selling wood-fired plant for $460M
Southern Co.’s Southern Power wholesale energy provider unit is selling the Nacogdoches Generating Facility to community utility Austin (Texas) Energy for $460 million, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 23, 2019
Mariner East 1 slated to restart today
The developer of the Mariner East 1 natural gas liquids pipeline told the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission’s Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement it intends to restart the pipeline today, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 18, 2019
Oryx Delaware launches open season for transportation system
Oryx Midstream Services II said Thursday its Oryx Delaware Oil Transport unit has launched a binding open season to support its regional crude oil transportation system serving the Delaware Basin in Texas/New Mexico, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 17, 2019
Golar secures $700M for LNG project
Bermuda-based company Golar announced Tuesday its subsidiary, Gimi MS, received $700 million in financing for a floating liquified natural gas (Flng) project, Kallanish Energy understands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 16, 2019
Tellurian looking to partner with Middle East investors
U.S. liquefied natural gas exporter Tellurian is looking for Middle East investors for its planned $30 billion Driftwood LNG project, and looks to finalize its investment decision by July 1, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 15, 2019
Medallion Delaware, Medallion line announce open season
Medallion Delaware Express and Medallion Pipeline said Friday they are conducting a binding open season to support an expansion of the Delaware Express and Medallion pipeline systems for an expanded joint tariff service.Voters Agree: Expediting Energy Infrastructure Will Make America Cleaner, Stronger
More than three-quarters of Americans want to see critical energy infrastructure developed more quickly – a goal of President Trump’s recent executive orders – and just one in five voter supports the so-called Green New Deal, a new report found.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 11, 2019
Trump signs orders making it tougher to block pipelines
President Trump Wednesday signed two executive orders designed to eliminate hurdles to new and existing natural gas pipeline construction nationwide, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 10, 2019
Executive order aims to prevent states from blocking pipelines
President Trump today will sign an executive order designed to prevent states from blocking pipelines and other energy infrastructure by using authority they feel is afforded them under the federal Clean Water Act, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 8, 2019
Engie, Caisse to buy Petrobras pipe unit for $8.6B
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) agreed to sell its 90% stake in a Brazilian natural gas pipeline company to France’s Engie SA and Canadian pension fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec for $8.6 billion.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 8, 2019
Venezuela oil output is said to have dropped by 50%
Power failures that kept Venezuela in darkness for much of March also briefly slashed the country’s crude production by 50%, people familiar with the situation told Bloomberg.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 5, 2019
Governor approves review of Mass. natgas lines
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed legislation funding an examination of the state’s natural gas distribution system, a move prompted by recent gas pipeline explosions, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 4, 2019
Federal judge places new probation terms on PG&E
A federal judge in San Francisco is barring utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric from re-issuing dividends in favor of using the funds for reducing the risk of wildfires in the company’s service area.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 1, 2019
Bankruptcy judge approves Dip loan for PG&E
Bankrupt California power provider PG&E Corp. won court approval last week for a $5.5 billion loan to help maintain electricity and natural gas delivery and for investments to reduce the risk of wildfires as it reorganizes.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 28, 2019
Another State, Another Opportunity to Support the NESE Pipeline Project
Connie MellinNatural Gas NOW“PAShaleAdvocate” There is still time to support the very important NESE pipeline project by submitting your comments to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 26, 2019
Kinder Morgan backs out of offshore crude terminal
Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan has sold its stake in a proposed offshore crude oil export terminal in the Gulf of Mexico known as Texas COLT, the company confirmed Monday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 20, 2019
U.S. grants Iraq new sanctions waiver to buy Iranian energy: source
The Trump administration is granting Iraq a renewed 90-day waiver, exempting it from U.S. sanctions on Iran, a State Department official told CNBC Tuesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 18, 2019
ArcLight affiliate acquiring American Midstream
American Midstream Partners announced this morning an affiliate of private equity firm ArcLight Energy Partners is acquiring the midstreamer in an all-cash deal valued at $5.25 per share.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 18, 2019
Ex-transportation czar to oversee safety efforts of NiSource
The utility company blamed for last September’s natural gas explosions and fires in Massachusetts has tapped former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to oversee its safety efforts.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 14, 2019
Antero Resources receives $297M from Antero Midstream melding
Colorado-based Antero Resources said Wednesday it’s received $297 million in cash related to the melding of Antero Midstream Partners (AM) and its general partner entity, Antero Midstream GP (Amgp).- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 14, 2019
Inter Pipeline plans $600M petchem plant
Calgary-based Inter Pipeline has plans to build a $600 million petrochemical project near Edmonton, Alberta, Kallanish Energy reports. The province of Alberta has agreed to provide $70 million in royalty credits under Premier Rachel Notley’s Made-in-Alberta energy diversification strategy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 12, 2019
Antero Midstream, Amgp announce simplification approval
Antero Midstream Partners (AM) and the partnership’s general partner, Antero Midstream GP (Amgp), said Monday AM’s unitholders and Amgp’s shareholders voted to approve the previously announced “simplification” transaction between the companies.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 8, 2019
Hess Infrastructure closes buy of Hess Corp.’s Bakken water business
Hess Infrastructure Partners, a midstream joint venture between Hess Corp. and Global Infrastructure Partners, has closed the $225 million cash deal for Hess’ Bakken water services business.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 8, 2019
Rio Grande LNG leases acreage at Port of Brownsville
The proposed $15 billion Rio Grande LNG export terminal and pipeline at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, took a big step forward this week when the Brownsville Navigation District awarded Rio Grande LNG a 30-year lease for 984 acres of land along the Brownsville Ship Channel.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 7, 2019
GOP senators introduce bill to speed up Ferc process
A group of Republican senators has reintroduced a bill to reduce wait times for federal approval of energy infrastructure projects, including liquefied natural gas projects and pipelines.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 6, 2019
Blm approves Wyoming pipelines for enhanced oil recovery
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved construction of two 243-mile twin pipelines across Wyoming, Kallanish Energy reports. The project would transport carbon dioxide from southwest Wyoming for use in enhanced oil recovery in Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 6, 2019
FPL plans to build 4 solar power plants in 2019
Florida Power & Light Co. (Fpl) announced plans to build four new solar power plants in Florida this year for an undisclosed price, with all expected to begin providing power in early 2020.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 4, 2019
Hedge fund nominates 13 candidates for PG&E board
Hedge fund BlueMountain Capital, which owned roughly 1.55% of outstanding shares in bankrupt utility Pacific Gas & Electric at Dec. 31, 2018, announced Friday it’s nominated 13 candidates for election to the company’s board.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 1, 2019
Jupiter extends open season for Permian to Brownsville line
Privately-held midstreamer Jupiter Energy Group announced Thursday it’s doubled the length of time for the binding open season for its intrastate Texas crude oil project, the Jupiter Pipeline.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 27, 2019
Judge OKs settlement from nation’s largest natural gas leak
A $120 million court settlement from one of the largest-ever U.S. natural gas leak was approved by a California judge Monday despite objections from local residents and criticism from environmentalists.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 26, 2019
Sempra to begin sales process for Peru, Chile operations
Sempra Energy on Monday announced it will initiate the formal process to sell its 83.6% stake in Luz del Sur S.A.A.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- February 26, 2019