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07/10/2007 -- Holly, Sinclair to build products pipeline in Utah
Holly Corp. and Sinclair Transportation Co. announced plans to jointly build a products pipeline, which will extend from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas.
07/10/2007 -- ESPO pipeline project on track, energy minister says
Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko said there will be enough oil for the first phase of his country's East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline project.
07/09/2007 -- TransCanada to expand Keystone oil pipeline system
TransCanada has secured 155,000 b/d of additional long-term, firm capacity contracts on its planned 1,845-mile Keystone oil pipeline.
07/09/2007 -- BP takes delivery of 'world's largest' LNG carrier
BP Shipping has taken delivery in early July of the British Emerald LNG carrier, which the company called the "world's largest" with a capacity of 155,000 cu m.
07/09/2007 -- Pemex pipeline explodes; leak investigated
Mexico's Pemex said its 36-in. Guanajuato-Guadalajara gas pipeline in central Mexico suffered two explosions and related fires on July 5, while a nearby 24-in. gasoline line sprang a leak.
07/06/2007 -- RWE, Excelerate plan German GasPort LNG delivery
RWE Gas Midstream plans to develop an LNG import terminal called German GasPort at Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany using Excelerate Energy's ship regasification technology.
07/06/2007 -- Inpex, KLC negotiate over Maret Islands LNG plant
Japanese company Inpex Corp. has agreed to negotiate with the Kimberley Land Council (KLC) over the company's plans to build a $10 billion (Aus.) LNG gasification plant on the remote, uninhabited Maret Islands off northwestern Western Australia.
07/03/2007 -- Arab Gas Pipeline's first Syria section completing
The first Syrian section (Phase III) of the Arab Gas Pipeline is expected to be completed within the next 2-3 months, Syria's oil minister, Sufian Al Alao told OGJ in London.
06/29/2007 -- Chevron to increase Keystone storage capacity
Chevron Pipe Line Co. plans to expand the working gas capacity of its Keystone Gas Storage facility to 7 bcf from 5 bcf.
06/29/2007 -- Gaz de France plans major expansions to meet demand growth
With the full opening of the European Union's gas and electricity markets July 1, Gaz de France is increasing investments by as much as €5.7 billion to expand its natural gas transmission network and gas storage capacity in France to accommodate growing gas demand and the requirements of new suppliers.
06/28/2007 -- Quebec approves Cacouna Energy LNG project
The Quebec government approved a proposal to construct the Cacouna Energy LNG project, a joint project of Petro-Canada and TransCanada Corp.
06/27/2007 -- Expansions planned for China's Zhoushan oil port
China's National Development and Reform Commission has approved an oil port and storage expansion project at Zhoushan port, Ningbo, in eastern China's Zhejiang province.
06/25/2007 -- Millennium gas pipeline project under way
Millennium Pipeline Co. LLC has begun construction of its 182-mile, 30-in. natural gas pipeline across the Southern Tier and lower Hudson Valley areas of New York.
06/22/2007 -- Thailand's new gas pipeline starts deliveries
Thailand has completed the first phase of its $1 billion, third gas transmission line, and the pipeline has begun commercial operations.
06/18/2007 -- Japan, Brunei sign free trade, gas agreement
Brunei has signed a free trade agreement with Japan, which had sought assurances of a stable supply of natural gas from the Southeast Asian producer.
06/18/2007 -- Hungary seeks LNG from Indonesia
The Hungarian government, as part of a wider effort to diversify the country's energy sources away from Russia, has approached Indonesia seeking LNG supply purchases.
06/18/2007 -- BG challenges reopening Brindisi LNG permits
BG Group PLC has filed suit against Italian authorities to prevent their challenging BG's Brindisi LNG regasification terminal permits that the national government authorized in 2003.
06/18/2007 -- Indonesia reneges on part of Sempra LNG supplies
Indonesia is reallocating supplies of Tangguh LNG originally earmarked for Sempra Energy LNG in order to boost the amounts available to state-owned utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara.
06/18/2007 -- Enbridge again to expand North Dakota pipeline
Enbridge Energy Partners LP, Houston, will conduct a binding open season June 18-Aug. 3 for capacity on the Phase 6 expansion of its North Dakota pipeline system.
06/15/2007 -- EU sets auto mileage, emissions limits
The European Union Transport Ministers have unanimously adopted the conclusions on a "European Energy Strategy for Transport" that were laid down at a March Council meeting.

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