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07/30/2001 -- Mirant and CLECO to develop power plants in the South
Atlanta's Mirant Corp. and a unit of CLECO Corp., Pineville, La, said they would jointly develop and own additional power plants in the South building on the success of their first joint project in Perryville, La. The development agreement involves up to 2,000 Mw of new generation capacity across the South. New units to be jointly owned and operated will come on line before 2006.
07/30/2001 -- East Tennessee Natural Gas to double capacity of Patriot line extension
East Tennessee Natural Gas will more than double the planned capacity on its proposed Patriot gas pipeline extension to 510 MMcfd, due to customer interest, said parent company Duke Energy Gas Transmission, itself a unit of Duke Energy Corp., Charlotte, NC.
07/30/2001 -- EDC awards Horizon letter of intent for offshore pipeline
EDC Ecuador Ltd. has awarded Houston-based Horizon Offshore Inc. a letter of intent to install 42 miles of 12-in. gas pipeline as part of the Amistad development project in the Gulf of Guayaquil, Ecuador. EDC is a unit of Noble Affiliates Inc., Ardmore, Okla.
07/27/2001 -- El Paso customers complain to FERC of insufficient capacity
Natural gas and electric utilities in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas have filed a complaint with federal regulators alleging El Paso Natural Gas Co.'s interstate pipeline system has insufficient capacity to serve its captive customers. The parties claimed the shortfall is so "significant" the pipeline will be unable to comply with the contracts of firm transportation customers.
07/27/2001 -- IPAMS says House bills have critical tax, leasing reforms for independents
The US House of Representatives is due to consider legislation next week that includes tax provisions the oil industry has sought for years. A four-bill energy tax package contains a mix of tax changes, energy studies, and leasing provisions. Most were in President George W. Bush's energy strategy.
07/27/2001 -- UK government group to study gas and electricity supply issues
UK Energy Minister Brian Wilson has created a working group to monitor risks to Britain's future gas and electricity supplies. The Energy Security of Supply Working Group will meet for the first time in September and will issue semiannual reports to Department of Trade and Industry and Ofgem.
07/27/2001 -- SCANA plans pipeline to move gas from Elba, Ga., LNG terminal
SCANA Corp., Columbia, SC, has formed a subsidiary, SCG Pipeline Inc., to transport natural gas in Georgia and South Carolina. It plans to build a line to move gas from the Elba Island liquefied natural gas import terminal near Savannah, Ga., to Jasper County, SC.
07/26/2001 -- Southern Natural Gas considers another mainline expansion
Southern Natural Gas Co., a subsidiary of El Paso Corp., has begun a nonbinding open season for a pipeline expansion project to provide additional transportation service in the southeastern US. The open season will close Aug. 1.
07/26/2001 -- UK to assess vulnerability to energy imports
The UK government has set up an organization to assess the country's vulnerability to rising imports, especially natural gas. The Energy Security of Supply Working Group is expected meet for the first time in September.
07/25/2001 -- Irving Oil plans LNG facility at refinery terminal in New Brunswick
Irving Oil Ltd. Wednesday said it plans to build a $500 million (Can.) liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification facility at its deepwater oil terminal near Saint John. The terminal, near Saint John, NB, is 60 miles from the US border and 5 miles from the company's 250,000-b/d refinery.
07/25/2001 -- PetroChina signs MOUs with foreign consortiums on gas pipeline
PetroChina Co. Ltd. signed memorandums of understanding with four foreign consortiums July 24 on investment in construction of a major gas pipeline. Seven consortiums had originally applied (OGJ Online, June 6, 2001).
07/25/2001 -- Electric Power news briefs, July 25
American Electric Power Inc. ... Bay Gas Storage Co. Ltd. ... Puget Sound Energy ... Black Hills Energy Capital Inc. ... Enron Corp. ... PSEG Global ... Empresa de Electricidad de los Andes SA ... Excelergy Corp. ... Royal Dutch/Shell ... SeaWest WindPower Inc. ... PacifiCorp ... Electricit�u Laos ... ABB Group
07/24/2001 -- Partners plan $7.5 billion expansion of Nigerian LNG project
Partners in the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Ltd. project plan to invest another $7.5 billion to add three production trains to that facility on Bonny Island, about 40 km south of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in southeastern Nigeria, officials said Tuesday.
07/24/2001 -- Shell gives Stolt group contract for largest trunkline off West Africa
Shell Petroleum Development Co. Nigeria has awarded a consortium led by Stolt Offshore, part of the Stolt Group, a contract for pipelay of a gas gathering system off Nigeria. Contractor Stolt Offshore's partner is DSNL, a subsidiary of the Nigerian Adamac Group.
07/23/2001 -- US House bill would ban Prudhoe Bay gas pipeline off northern Alaska
A US House of Representatives bill that bans a gas pipeline off northern Alaska will be challenged in the Senate. The line would extend from Prudhoe Bay field to the Mackenzie Delta and then to Alberta gas pipeline interconnections. Alaskan officials favor a route along the trans-Alaska oil pipeline and Alaska Highway.
07/23/2001 -- Statoil, Norway unable to agree on Snøhvit development in Barents Sea
Operator Statoil and its partners in Snøhvit and associated fields off Norway have decided not to submit their 40 billion kroner [$4.3 billion] development plans to the government. Snøhvit would have been the first petroleum development in the Barents Sea.
07/20/2001 -- Abraham says lower prices don't signal end to energy problems
Energy Sec. Spencer Abraham said despite easing concerns about prices and supplies, the US still faces a significant energy crisis. Abraham, who spoke Thursday at the San Francisco Bay Area Council, promoted the Bush administration's energy policy proposals pending before Congress.
07/20/2001 -- Abraham says lower prices don't signal an end to energy problems
Energy Sec. Spencer Abraham said despite easing concerns about prices and supplies, the US still faces a significant energy crisis. Abraham, who spoke Thursday at the San Francisco Bay Area Council, promoted the Bush administration's energy policy proposals pending before Congress.
07/19/2001 -- Alaska to review right-of-way application for gas pipeline
Alaska has agreed to complete its review of the right-of-way application for the companies planning to build a gas pipeline from the North Slope to Alberta. Foothills Pipe Lines Alaska Inc., on behalf of the Alaskan Northwest Natural Gas Transportation Co. partnership, signed an agreement that requires ANNGTC to reimburse the state for the cost of processing the right-of-way application.
07/19/2001 -- El Paso Energy Partners installs TLP in Gulf of Mexico field
El Paso Energy Partners LP said Thursday it has installed the Prince tension leg platform in 1,450 ft of water on Ewing Bank Block 1003 in the US Gulf of Mexico. Oil output will begin later this quarter via the Poseidon pipeline, of which El Paso owns 36%.

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