Natural Gas
FERC denies latest petition from Constitution Pipeline
The stalled Constitution Pipeline in New York State has once again failed to start. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has declined to overrule New York State, which has denied a needed ...
Hilcorp plans $285M Alaskan investment in 2018
Hilcorp is planning to spend roughly $285 million in Alaska during 2018, the oil and gas producer’s operations manager Chad Helgeson said earlier this month. This investment ...
FERC approves service for Rayne Xpress Pipeline
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the Rayne Xpress Pipeline to begin shipping Marcellus and Utica shale natural gas to the Gulf Coast, Kallanish Energy reports. The project required ...
Rover Pipeline gets approval for HDD drilling at four sites
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given Rover Pipeline LLC approval to conduct horizontal directional drilling (HDD) under streams and highways at four more locations along the route of the ...
Pennsylvania fines WPX $1.2M for 2012 water contamination
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced WPX Energy Appalachia has agreed to pay a $1.2 million fine for oil and gas violations that impacted groundwater and private water supplies in ...
Officials checking for small Aliso Canyon methane leak 🔓
Aliso Canyon has on two occasions since Aug. 1, released excessive methane into the atmosphere in Southern California, Kallanish Energy learns. The high levels of methane or natural ...
Shell, PDVSA to reduce flaring in northern Venezuela
Royal Dutch Shell, PDVSA and Venezuela’s oil ministry have formed a joint coordination committee to develop natural gas projects in the oilfields of Monagas state, in northern Venezuela, Kallanish Energy learns. The ...
U.S. natural gas exports to Mexico continue growing
U.S. pipeline exports of natural gas continued to grow in 2016, having doubled since 2009, the Energy Information Administration reports. Most of the growth is attributable to ...
N.Y. nuclear plants’ subsidy challenged by natgas users
Companies operating natural gas-fired power plants in New York are challenging a new state subsidy put in place to keep the state’s nuclear facilities online, Kallanish Energy learns. Earlier this ...