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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

The road to energy independence has two lanes: produce more and consume less. Thanks to growing output from shale plays and increasing energy efficiency, the United States is driving in both lanes and is estimated to reach energy independence by 2025, according to consultancy Wood Mackenzie. Read More

Natural gas vehicle (NGV) start-up GSD Systems is working on compressed natural gas (CNG) architecture for pressure vessels that would allow 20% more fuel to be stored in a back-of-the-cab structure on heavy-duty truck cabs. Read More

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has fined a Regency Energy Partners LP unit $306,570 for multiple violations related to the construction of two natural gas pipelines by an affiliate of PVR Energy Partners LP. Read More

The University of Texas at Austin (UT) is leading a research consortium that is getting $58 million to study methane hydrate under the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Read More

Two recognized names in the natural gas vehicle fueling industry -- Nebraska-based Hexagon Lincoln and California-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp. -- made moves... Read More

Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) and Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., which has a base in Colombia and claims to be the largest independent oil and gas producer in Latin America, have entered into a three-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) to analyze potential oil and natural gas cooperation in Mexico. This will include exploration, deep-water projects, revitalization of mature fields, heavy and extra-heavy oil onshore and offshore fields, high water production fields and other upstream activities. Read More

Newport Beach, CA-based natural gas transportation fuel provider Clean Energy Fuels Corp. on Tuesday closed its acquisition of a controlling interest in privately-held NG Advantage, and delivered, for the first time, more than 50 million compressed natural gas (CNG) gallons in the last quarter. Read More

Florida Southeast Connection LLC (FSC), a unit of NextEra Energy Inc. -- which is a partner with Spectra Energy Partners LLC in the Sabal Trail Transmission LLC project -- is proposing a 126-mile pipeline from Sabal Trail to serve Florida Power & Light Co.'s (FPL) Martin Clean Energy Center near Indiantown, FL. Read More

Stagnant natural gas prices led exploration and production companies to move their drillbits to more lucrative liquids. Now, declining crude prices... Read More