Articles by Charlie Passut

Panhandle Proved Reserves Up 36%, Thanks to Eagle Ford

Panhandle Oil & Gas Inc. said its total proved reserves had increased 36% at the end of the third quarter, thanks in part to its acquisition of producing properties and drilling locations in the Eagle Ford Shale last June. Read More

Senate Republican Committee Leaders Expected to Push for Energy Exports

One day after Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate in the 2014 midterm elections, with analysts and officials from various industries and environmental groups making a wide spectrum of predictions for the next two years, there was one area of agreement -- the battles over the nation's energy policies are going to fundamentally change. Read More

Dominion Submits Pre-Filing Request to FERC for $500M Supply Header Project

Dominion submitted a pre-filing request to FERC on Tuesday, asking regulators to begin an environmental review of its proposed... Read More

Greyrock to Build Small-Scale GTL Plant in Houston Area

Greyrock Energy Inc. has received investor support for a small-scale gas-to-liquids facility in the Houston area and expects to have the plant operational by the end of 2015, the company said Tuesday. Read More

EIA Says U.S. Produced, Consumed Record Levels of NatGas in 2013

The United States produced, consumed and delivered for consumption record levels of natural gas in 2013, and imports fell for the sixth consecutive year, according to an annual report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Read More

Williams Eyes Permian, Ethane Projects

With the merger of two master limited partnerships at Williams lurching forward, and an olefins plant in Louisiana coming back online after an explosion last year, CEO Alan Armstrong provided industry analysts with some insight into the company's plans for the future -- giving credence to some rumors, but maybe not others. Read More

Maine PUC Moves Forward to Consider Pipeline Expansions

The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted 2-1 to move forward with a plan to consider natural gas pipeline expansions in the state, and for regulators to pay up to $75 million a year for the expansion costs. Read More

Capline to Study Future Operations, Possible Diamond Interconnection

The three owners of the Capline crude oil pipeline system said they will conduct a study to determine potential future operations, as well as a possible connection to the proposed Diamond Pipeline. Read More

Noble Hits Record Sales Volumes in 3Q, Brings More Wells Online Early

Noble Energy Inc. achieved record sales volumes during the third quarter, due in large part to the company continuing to develop its assets in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin and Marcellus Shale, but also thanks to an increase in natural gas demand in Israel. Read More

Seven Utah Counties Form Coalition to Advance Uinta Basin Railroad

A coalition of seven counties in eastern Utah has secured $55 million in state funding toward the possible construction of a 100-mile freight railroad into the Uinta Basin, a line that could also be used for oil and natural gas producers in the region. Read More