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09/07/2001 -- Phillips considers siting LNG plant off Niger Delta in Nigeria
Phillips Oil Co. (Nigeria) Ltd., said Friday it signed a memorandum of understanding with coventurers, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. and Nigerian Agip Oil Co., to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Nigeria.
09/07/2001 -- Algeria, Nigeria confer on trans-Saharan gas pipeline project
Algeria and Nigeria Thursday established a steering committee to supervise the proposed trans-Sahara gas pipeline project between the two nations. The 4,000-km line would cost $5-7 billion. It would move Nigerian gas from Abuja fields to the Algerian port of Beni Saf, in the northwestern part of the country.
09/07/2001 -- Gas boom's demise in the cards; worries about a collapse mount
Is the natural gas boom officially over now? Will a mild winter see the US gas market testing a $2/Mcf floor?
09/05/2001 -- Model process could speed up pipeline permitting, working group says
States should consider developing a model process for siting natural gas pipelines, a working group of state utility regulators and elected officials said. It said only a few states effectively coordinate the natural gas pipeline permitting process, while often overlapping federal, state, and local regulatory requirements can add many months -- and sometimes years -- to building a pipeline.
09/05/2001 -- Model process could speed pipeline permitting, working group says
States should consider developing a model process for siting natural gas pipelines, a working group of state utility regulators and elected officials said. It said only a few states effectively coordinate the pipeline permitting process, while often overlapping federal, state, and local regulatory requirements can add many months -- and sometimes years -- to building a pipeline.
09/05/2001 -- TransCanada, National Fuel plan Northwinds gas line to US Northeast
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. and National Fuel Gas Co. plan to develop the Northwinds natural gas pipeline from Kirkwall, Ont., to the Ellisburg-Leidy area of Pennsylvania. The 215-mile, 30-in., 500 MMcfd line would cost up to $400 million.
09/05/2001 -- Piedmont joins Dominion in Greenbrier gas pipeline project
Piedmont Natural Gas Co. has joined Dominion Resources Inc. in Greenbrier Pipeline Co. LLC, which is proposing a 263-mile interstate pipeline linking multiple gas supply basins and storage to growing markets in the Southeast.
09/04/2001 -- Electric Power news briefs, Sept. 4
Black Hills Corp. ... Reliant Resources Inc. ... Williams ... Questar Pipeline ... American Electric Power Co. Inc. ... Piedmont Natural Gas Co. ... Dominion Resources Inc. ... Alliant Energy Corp. ... CMS Energy Corp. ... Florida Power & Light Co. ... Constellation Energy Group. Inc.
08/30/2001 -- PG&E wholesale unit closes $1.25 billion credit transaction
The wholesale unit of San Francisco's PG&E Corp. Thursday said a $1.25 billion credit line was oversubscribed. PG&E National Energy Group (NEG) closed on the $1.25 billion revolving credit facility, a senior, unsecured facility consists of a $500 million, 2-year tranche and a $750 million, 1-year tranche.
08/30/2001 -- Value of offshore pipelines market to hit $13.1 billion/year in 2005
The annual value of the world offshore pipelines market is expected to grow to $13.1 billion in 2005 from $8.1 billion this year, said UK analysts Douglas-Westwood Ltd. and offshore industry data specialists Infield Systems Ltd., London, in a new report.
08/29/2001 -- BG gets more of Indian LNG project, eyes Enron's share of three fields
BG Group PLC has bought Sea King Infrastructure group's 25% share of its Pipavav LNG port venture on the Gujarat coast for 3.75 billion rupees ($79.8 million).
08/29/2001 -- New ethanol production capacity will supply California, officials claim
Based on proposed plant construction and expansions, annual US production of ethanol should double to 4.4 billion gal by the end of 2005, staff members of the California Energy Commission reported.
08/29/2001 -- Williams to expand Tulsa-area product transportation capacity
Williams Cos. Inc., Tulsa, plans a $2.2 million project to increase refined product transportation capacity in the Tulsa area.
08/28/2001 -- Transportation news briefs, Aug. 28
Reliance Petroleum ... Jacobs H&G ... Petro-Canada ... Saipem ... Smit Transport & Heavy Lift ... Blue Stream Pipeline ... Petrobras ... DSND Subsea
08/28/2001 -- El Paso defends actions during FERC inquiry on California gas prices
Energy merchant El Paso Corp., concluding its defense of an affiliate abuse complaint pending at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, claimed its units El Paso Natural Gas and El Paso Merchant Energy Co. didn't withhold pipeline capacity from the California market and complied with all commission regulations.
08/28/2001 -- El Paso issues final defense in affiliate abuse case
Energy merchant El Paso Corp., concluding its defense of an affiliate abuse complaint pending at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, claimed its units El Paso Natural Gas and El Paso Merchant Energy Co. didn't withhold pipeline capacity from the California market and complied with all FERC regulations.
08/28/2001 -- PetroChina plans pipeline to move Dagang gas to Shandong
PetroChina Co. plans to build a natural gas pipeline linking the northern city of Cangzhou and Zibo City in Shandong province in the east. The 209-km, 508-mm pipeline will move gas produced from PetroChina's Dagang field in the north to industrial users in Shandong province.
08/27/2001 -- Kinder Morgan to expand Texas liquids terminals
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP plans a $16.3 million expansion project at its Houston-area liquids terminals. The project will expand tank storage capacity at Kinder Morgan Liquids Terminals LLC's Pasadena, Tex., and Galena Park, Tex., facilities by 830,000 bbl.
08/24/2001 -- PDVSA, Ecopetrol, Texaco to study Colombia-Venezuela gas pipeline
PDVSA Gas, a subsidiary of Venezuelan state oil corporation Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Ecopetrol, the national oil company of Colombia, and Texaco Inc. Friday announced the signing of a non-binding memorandum of understanding for a feasibility study a for a 200 km-long natural gas pipeline to interconnect Colombia and Venezuela.
08/23/2001 -- Aquila, partner to buy California gas storage field
Energy merchant Aquila Inc. and ArcLight Energy Partners Fund I LP Thursday said they will jointly purchase for $220 million a company that is building a natural gas storage facility in energy-short northern California. The Lodi project, scheduled to be completed in December, will store 12 bcf of natural gas.

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