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Hundreds Join Sempra Energy for Cameron LNG Groundbreaking

Sempra Energy officially broke ground on the company’s Cameron liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on Thursday, just weeks after receiving final authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that cleared the way for it to export up to 1.7 Bcf/d of domestically produced LNG to non-free trade agreement (FTA) countries (see Daily GPI, Sept. 10). Read More

Colorado Niobrara Player to Build Crude Rail Terminal

Denver-based ARB Midstream LLC plans to build and operate a crude oil transloading terminal in the heart of the Denver-Julesburg Basin, it said Wednesday... Read More

Former Ohio Steel Mill to Serve Oil, Gas Development

A Pittsburgh-based holding company plans to convert a shuttered cold rolling steel mill in Yorkville, OH, into an industrial services terminal to support oil and gas companies in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. Read More

Sasol Secures Permits for Louisiana GTL Plant, Ethane Cracker

Sasol Ltd. said it plans to make a decision in the next two years on whether to construct a gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in Louisiana, after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) awarded the South African company a wetlands permit to build the plant and an ethane cracker. Read More

Kentucky Utilities Reverse Course on Proposed Gas-Fired Plant

Eight months after filing a request with the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) to build a $700 million natural gas-fired baseload combined-cycle (NGCC) and solar generation facility, Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities Co. (KU) have withdrawn the NGCC application, saying they will instead pursue a solar-only option. Read More

Shell Chemical Details Plans for PA Cracker in First Permit Application

A recent air quality permit application filed with Pennsylvania regulators by Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC for a multi-billion dollar ethane cracker gives an early glimpse of the project after years of speculation about the company's plans. Read More

NGL, Condensate Transloading Facility Opens in West Virginia

A new truck-to-rail transloading facility has opened in Parkersburg, WV, that is capable of handling more than 150,000 bbl of crude oil condensate and natural gas liquids from the Marcellus and Utica shales. Read More

U.S. Silica to Build Northern White Sand Facility in Wisconsin

U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. has received approval from the town of Fairchild, WI, to begin development of a 3 million ton/year hydraulic fracturing (fracking) sand mine and plant, which would deliver product to operators via Union Pacific Railroad. Read More

GE, Notre Dame Collaborate on Natural Gas Turbine Research

General Electric Co. (GE) continues to make inroads into the U.S. energy industry, announcing Thursday a partnership with the University of Notre Dame and four public entities to build a research and test facility in Indiana for natural gas turbine engines used by commercial and military aircraft, power plants, and the oil and gas industry. Read More

New York Approves Plan to Repower Dunkirk Power Plant With Natural Gas

The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) late last week gave regulatory approval to repower the coal-fired Dunkirk power plant with natural gas, a move that saves the plant from its scheduled mothballing while improving the reliability of the electric system and providing economic benefits to Western New York. Read More