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11/19/2004 -- Williams places new northwest pipeline lateral in service
Williams Cos. Inc., Tulsa, has placed into service a new, 9-mile natural gas pipeline lateral near Everett, Wash.
11/19/2004 -- BP awards PGS multi-azimuth 3D survey off Egypt
BP Egypt awarded a contract to Petroleum Geo-Services ASA (PGS), Oslo, to conduct a multi-azimuth 3D seismic acquisition survey over the recent Raven-1 discovery off Egypt (OGJ Online, Mar. 26, 2004).
11/19/2004 -- FERC outlines timing for rules on proposed Alaska gas pipeline
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plans to issue a final rule in 3 months to govern open seasons for anticipated capacity on Alaska's proposed natural gas pipeline.
11/17/2004 -- Argentina, Brazil to finance $200 million pipeline expansion
After extensive negotiations, Argentina and Brazil signed a letter of intent Nov. 3 to finance a $200 million expansion of Argentina pipeline company Transportadora de Gas del Sur SA's (TGS) 3,408 km San Martín natural gas pipeline from the Austral basin in southern Argentina, according to Business News Americas.
11/15/2004 -- Higher transport costs drive demand for derivatives
Oil tanker freight rates have been driven higher this year by the same forces driving crude oil prices -- strong global demand.
11/15/2004 -- Trinidad and Tobago investing in Jamaican LNG regasification terminal
Trinidad and Tobago has agreed to take 40% interest in a Jamaican LNG regasification terminal slated for construction at Port Esquivel in Kingston by 2008.
11/12/2004 -- Sonatrach taps ABB for Algerian compressor expansion
Sonatrach TRC has awarded ABB Group, Zurich, a $90 million contract to expand and improve compressor facilities on Sonatrach's natural gas pipeline system in Algeria.
11/10/2004 -- Enterprise, Atwater Valley group to build eastern Gulf of Mexico deepwater hub
Independence Hub is planning a $665 million platform hub and pipeline system to facilitate development of six ultradeepwater natural gas discoveries in the Atwater Valley, DeSoto Canyon, and Lloyd Ridge areas of the previously untapped eastern Gulf of Mexico.
11/10/2004 -- Ziff: Alaskan gas crucial to N. American gas supply
Senior pipeline executives agree that Alaskan gas will play a key role in solving a growing natural gas supply crunch in North America.
11/10/2004 -- Kinder Morgan reports northern California pipeline fire
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP), Houston, reported that a third-party contractor struck its San Jose 10-in. products pipeline Tuesday in Walnut Creek, Calif., causing a gasoline release and fire.
11/08/2004 -- Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago reach LNG supply agreement, plan facilities
Trinidad and Tobago has reached an agreement to supply LNG to Jamaica under a special pricing arrangement based on a "competitive, predictable" base price with an agreed escalation cost, said Jamaica Prime Minister P.J. Patterson.
11/08/2004 -- Two coating systems pass tests for arctic use
Two girth-weld coating systems have been tested successfully by TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. for use in arctic construction and operating conditions.
11/05/2004 -- MMS issues notices of Gulf of Mexico OCS Sales 194, 197
The US Minerals Management Service (MMS) has scheduled two sales of Outer Continental Shelf leases in the Gulf of Mexico for Mar. 16, 2005, in New Orleans. Lease Sales 194 and 197 cover both deep shelf and deepwater areas.
11/05/2004 -- BP Shipping sets construction of four LNG carriers
BP Shipping has awarded a classification contract to Lloyd's Register Group, London, for four 155,000 cu m Technigaz Mk III membrane-type LNG carriers at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. The fourth ship, Lloyds said, will be built at Hyundai's Samho yard. The contract also includes options for four additional ships.
11/02/2004 -- Anadarko begins Bear Head LNG terminal construction
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Houston, has begun construction of a 1 bcfd LNG terminal at Bear Head, on Cape Breton Island, along the Strait of Canso in Nova Scotia.
11/01/2004 -- Valero buying Kaneb Services, Kaneb Pipe Line
Valero LP, San Antonio, agreed to buy Kaneb Services LLC and Kaneb Pipe Line Partners LP, Dallas, in a $2.3 billion cash-stock deal that will create the largest US terminal operator and the second-largest petroleum liquids pipeline operator.
11/01/2004 -- Vector, Guardian pipelines interconnection in service
A new 100 MMcfd interconnection has begun service on Vector Pipeline LP's 42-in. natural gas pipeline near Joliet, Ill., and Guardian Pipeline LLC's pipeline from the Joliet hub to the Dawn, Ont., hub.
10/29/2004 -- Woodside to back Crystal Energy's US LNG terminal
In what is seen as a bid to wedge open the US LNG market for Australian suppliers, Perth-based Woodside Petroleum Ltd's US subsidiary Woodside (USA) Inc. has signed a heads of agreement with Crystal Energy LLC, Houston, to develop the proposed Clearwater LNG import terminal 12.6 miles off Ventura County, Calif. (OGJ Online, Feb. 16, 2004).
10/27/2004 -- Japan, China in stalemate over East China Sea boundaries
Japan and China have emerged with widely differing views of the results of talks held Monday that aimed at resolving a maritime boundary dispute affecting potential natural gas rights in the East China Sea.
10/26/2004 -- Reliance Industries plans $3.26 billion KG block development off India
Reliance Industries Ltd. E&P (Petroleum), Mumbai, and Niko Resources Ltd., Calgary, plan to invest $3.26 billion for development, production, and transportation of natural gas from deepwater KG-D6 block in the Krishna Godavari basin off eastern India.

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