Infrastructure

Southwestern Energy Joins IOCs to Reduce Methane Emissions

Houston-based independent Southwestern Energy Co., which only develops natural gas in North America, is one of the initial partners in a multinational coalition of producers that Tuesday committed to slash methane emissions as part of a strategy to tackle climate change by the United Nations (UN). Read More

GAO: Oil, Gas Boom Brings Increased Transport Risks

Based on a recently completed year-long study for Congress, the U.S. Department of Transportation plans a rulemaking on the safety of transporting shale oil and natural gas. Read More

Nation’s Gas System Beat the Polar Vortex, AGA Says

Despite utilities taking a wide array of strategies defined by local geography and market conditions, the U.S. natural gas delivery system met the challenges posed by last winter's polar vortex and appears ready to handle similar tests in the future, the American Gas Association (AGA) said. Read More

Maine’s Summit Natural Gas Overcoming Obstacles to Add Customers

A natural gas utility's plans to convert 3,000 homes and businesses in Maine to natural gas ran into a snag because many heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) contractors are unfamiliar with the options available to new natural gas customers. Read More

TGP Offers Maine Expansion Capacity; Massachusetts Has Questions

Tennessee Gas Pipeline LLC (TGP) is offering the state of Maine a 20-year capacity deal on its proposed Northeast Energy Direct (NED) expansion that it says... Read More

DOE Expands Initiatives to Support U.S. Manufacturing, Energy Productivity

In its continuing effort to support President Obama’s goal of doubling energy productivity by 2030, the Department of Energy said... Read More

Summit Utilities Subsidiary to Connect Mainers to NatGas Service

The Maine Public Utilities Commission has approved the creation of Natural Gas Conversion Co. (NGC), which is to provide "an affordable and timely process" for residents and businesses converting to natural gas, according to Summit Utilities. The new company will begin operations immediately, Summit said. Read More

FERC Grants Rehearing for Issues Related to Midla Abandonment

FERC issued an order granting rehearing for further consideration to American Midstream Partners LP in a matter related to the company's desire to abandon its 88-year-old Midla pipeline system in Louisiana and Mississippi. Read More

Nova Scotia Eyeing First CNG Shipments for Residential Use

The compressed natural gas (CNG) "pipeline on wheels" is about to get rolling in the hard-to-serve hamlets of Nova Scotia, and a place called Antigonish is bidding to become the first community in the province to use CNG to serve its homes and small businesses. Read More

Spectra, Northeast Utilities Propose $3B Fix for New England Gas Supply Woes

Spectra Energy Corp. and Spectra Energy Partners along with Northeast Utilities on Tuesday launched their Access Northeast project, a $3 billion expansion... Read More