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BC’s OK of Huge Dam Could Impact LNG Projects

The Canadian government has confirmed that large-scale industrial development still tops the national agenda by authorizing construction of a hotly contested 1,100 MW dam project on the Peace River in northern British Columbia (BC). Read More

Marcellus Shale Projects Boosting Building Trades

While construction projects and jobs in non-shale gas related industries declined sharply from 2008 to 2014, tradesman in five states within or near to the Marcellus Shale worked more hours and benefited heavily from investments in the formation's development, according to a new study. Read More

S&P Lowers Southwest Gas Ratings on Recent Purchase

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) gave a thumbs-down Thursday to Las Vegas, NV-based Southwest Gas Corp.'s ratings based on the natural gas-only utility's purchase of some Canadian pipeline construction companies for more than $200 million. Read More

FERC OKs Cameron LNG Export Terminal

FERC on Thursday gave its nod to Sempra Energy's Cameron LNG export project in Louisiana. Cameron now joins Cheniere Energy Inc.'s Sabine Pass in the two-member club of projects to have received Commission and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) non-free trade agreement (FTA) export approvals; however, Cameron’s is conditional, for now. Read More

Japanese Customers Taking Equity Stake in Freeport LNG

Major Japanese liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyers Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. and Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. have agreed to put up $1.2 billion... Read More

Millennium Gets Approval For Northeast System Expansion

Millennium Pipeline Co. LLC said Monday it has received approval from FERC to construct the proposed Hancock Compressor project in the town of Hancock in Delaware County, NY. The addition of the compressor station will allow for more Marcellus Shale gas to be pumped north to demand centers in the Northeast. Read More

CPChem OKs Gulf Coast Ethane Cracker, Polyethylene Units

The cracker will be built at CPChem's Cedar Bayou plant in Baytown, TX, and two polyethylene units will be built at a site in Old Ocean, TX. Read More

Court Overturns Maryland Order Subsidizing Gas-Fueled Power Plant

State regulators stepped into Federal Energy Regulatory Commission territory when they issued their order, a U.S. District Court judge said. Read More

Industry Briefs

Sparrows Point LNG Imports Not to Be

Maryland officials and residents fought the project tooth and nail while the North American natural gas market did a flip-flop. Read More