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• 07/01/2011 -- Alyeska releases TAPS low-flow impact study
  Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.’s ‘Low Flow Impact Study’ of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System warns of potential operations and safety issues if flow rate on the line drops below 350,000 b/d.
• 06/30/2011 -- MEPS launches binding open season
  Marcellus Ethane Pipeline System (MEPS) is holding a 30-day open season to secure binding commitments from potential shippers for ethane transportation service from fractionation plants in the Marcellus shale to interconnect points with third party ethane pipelines or storage facilities along the Gulf Coast.
• 06/29/2011 -- Valero unit acquires Kentucky terminals
  Valero Terminaling & Distribution Co. acquired product terminals in Louisville and Lexington, Ky., from Chevron USA Inc.
• 06/29/2011 -- Sunoco Logistics acquiring storage facilities
  Sunoco Logistics Partners LP has agreed to acquire oil storage facilities in New Jersey and Massachusetts.
• 06/28/2011 -- Study projects $205.2 billion in midstream gas outlays by 2035
  An average $8.2 billion/year will have to be spent by 2035 for the US and Canada to accommodate new natural gas supplies, particularly from prolific shale plays, and meet growing demand, a study commissioned by the INGAA Foundation concluded.
• 06/28/2011 -- Ichthys LNG project gets environmental nod
  Australia’s Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke gave government approval for the proposed Ichthys LNG project provided strict conditions are met.
• 06/27/2011 -- NuStar, Velocity partner to ship Eagle Ford condensate
  NuStar Logistics LP and Velocity Midstream Partners have signed a letter of intent to develop a pipeline system transporting west Eagle Ford shale condensate from Velocity's Gardendale hub to NuStar's North Beach Corpus Christi, Tex., terminal facility.
• 06/24/2011 -- Woodside again delays Pluto LNG project start-up
  Woodside Petroleum Ltd. has reported another project development cost overrun as well as an added delay to the start-up of its Pluto LNG project in Western Australia.
• 06/24/2011 -- US House committee approves Keystone XL project permit bill
  The US House Energy and Commerce Committee on June 23 passed legislation aimed at pressuring the Obama administration to reach a decision on the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline project’s cross-border permit application.
• 06/24/2011 -- Lone Star NGL to build 530-mile Permian basin pipeline
  Lone Star NGL LLC, a joint venture of Energy Transfer Partners LP and Regency Energy Partners LP, will build a 530-mile NGL pipeline from Winkler County in West Texas to the Jackson County processing plant in Jackson County, Tex., moving Permian basin production eastward.