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UIL Abandons Deal to Buy Philadelphia Gas Works

UIL Holdings Corp. has terminated its $1.86 billion agreement to purchase Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW), the nation's largest municipally-owned gas utility, after the city council’s decision in October to rule out what it deemed a risky sale. Read More

Two Transco Projects Expand Service to Eastern Points

Williams' Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC (Transco) recently began service on two expansions along the eastern seaboard: the Northeast Connector Project and partially on the Virginia Southside Expansion Project. Read More

$150B-Plus of Upstream Projects Face Wipeout on Low Oil Prices, Says Analyst

Final investment decisions for $150 billion worth of projects, including in Canada, Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico... Read More

Marcellus Masala: Supply Deal to Send Gas to India Via Cove Point

WGL Midstream has struck a deal to sell up to 430,000 Dth/d of natural gas to GAIL Global (USA) LNG LLC (GGULL) for 20 years. The gas is to be liquefied and exported from the Dominion Cove Point LNG terminal, where GAIL holds capacity, to supply markets in India. Read More

FERC Approves Texas Eastern OPEN Project

FERC has approved Texas Eastern Transmission LP's request to construct and operate the Ohio Pipeline Energy Network (OPEN) project, which would carry Marcellus/Utica shale gas to Gulf Coast markets and other markets using interconnections with downstream pipelines. Read More

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Switches to Specific NGI Price Points for Cashouts

FERC has approved Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s request to use price indexes taken from Natural Gas Intelligence’s (NGI) Daily Gas Price Index for calculating cash-outs on its system, replacing indexes from Natural Gas Week. Also, instead of the six points currently referenced in its Rate Schedules LMS-MA and LMS-PA, the new form will include 12 receipt points. Read More

Texas to Require Pipelines 'Swear' to Common Carrier Status

Pipeline companies operating in Texas will soon have to swear that they are common carriers and provide supporting documents in order to obtain the "common carrier" classification, which confers condemnation authority, according to a rule change at the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC). Read More

Spending by Independents Drops in 2013 on Depressed NatGas Prices

Exploration and development (E&D) spending by independents worldwide dropped by 14% in 2013 from 2012 as depressed natural gas prices in North America took a toll on cash flows and spending ability, an annual survey by EY found. Read More

Marcellus/Utica Pipeline Project Expected to Generate Millions For State Economies

Construction and operation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline is expected to have a significant economic impact in West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, according to a study commissioned by the four utility companies behind the project. Read More

TransCanada Seeks Speedy Verdict on Pipeline Plan

TransCanada Corp. has set out to obtain a speedy verdict on plans to overhaul and enlarge its pipeline network by brushing aside objections from natural gas distribution companies in Ontario, Quebec and the northeastern United States. Read More