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Arizona Eyes Robust Winter Gas Supplies, Warmer Weather

Arizona regulators said Tuesday in an annual conference with major suppliers and distributors in Phoenix that the state has robust natural gas supplies for this winter, which is expected to be warmer and wetter than normal. Read More

Virtual Pipelines Growing in Importance to Get LNG, CNG to Customers

As midstream companies scramble to build and expand large pipeline systems across the country, their counterparts in the energy logistics sector are working quietly to provide complementary services that can't compete with those kind of volumes, but can instead help get natural gas to a growing list of end-users. Read More

Xcel Colorado Utility Completes $110M Gas Pipeline

Driven by Colorado's Clean Air/Clean Jobs Act (see Daily GPI, April 20, 2010) prompting the closing of older coal-fired power plants, Xcel Energy Inc. said Thursday it has completed a $110 million 34-mile, 24-inch diameter natural gas pipeline to serve a still-to-be-completed gas-fired generation plant. Read More

NGPL Offering Capacity on Expansion to Serve Chicago Area

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC (NGPL) is holding a binding open season through Nov. 17 for the potential expansion of its Gulf Coast mainline system from the Rockies Express Pipeline (REX) interconnection in Moultrie County, IL, to points north on NGPL's system. Read More

Undaunted by Commodity Prices, Kinder Morgan More Bullish on Midstream

When commodity prices are in decline, executives at Kinder Morgan Inc. get even more bullish about opportunities in the midstream sector. Read More

Virginia's Energy Vision Supports Pipelines, Offshore Drilling, Vehicle Conversions

Virginia will pursue offshore oil and natural gas drilling; support the improvement and expansion of intrastate and interstate gas pipelines; and expand... Read More

Appalachian Infrastructure Projects Face Growing List of Challenges, Panelists Say

Industrial and residential customers that are relying more heavily on natural gas-fired power continue to drive demand for new pipelines to serve the Mid-Atlantic, New England and Southeast states, a group of panelists said on Tuesday. Read More

PG&E Claims Success in Reducing Minor Pipe Leaks

Beleaguered by fallout from the fatal San Bruno natural gas transmission pipeline failure, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) now contends that its stepped-up pipeline maintenance and safety programs are beginning to pay dividends. It is citing a 99% reduction in what it called minor pipeline leaks last year as a positive indicator. Read More

Prairie State Pipeline Would Give Chicago, Midwest Multi-Basin Access

Tallgrass Development LP and AGL Resources Inc. are proposing the 140-mile, 1.2-1.5 Bcf/d Prairie State Pipeline to connect the Illinois... Read More

Connecticut Heating Oil Group Sues Over NatGas Expansion

The Connecticut Energy Marketers Association (CEMA), which represents heating oil and gasoline dealers, filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) on Friday, accusing regulators of failing to assess environmental impacts from a plan to expand natural gas infrastructure in Connecticut. Read More