Valero Energy Corp. reported plans to double the capacity of its existing North Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle area crude oil gathering system in order to accommodate increased crude production.

Energy ministers from the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, along with representatives of the International Energy Agency, will meet in Japan later this week to discuss ways of ensuring a stable supply of energy for the region.

CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co. (CEGT), an indirect, wholly owned interstate natural gas pipeline subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy Inc., started a nonbinding, 3-week open season June 14 to gauge market interest in an additional expansion of its nearly 1.9 bcfd, 42-in. OD Carthage-to-Perryville (Line CP) pipeline.

Spectra Energy announced June 10 it is building a 200 MMcfd natural gas processing plant west of Dawson Creek to service the Montney shale in northeast British Columbia.

Cheniere Energy Inc. unit Cheniere Partners LP let a contract to Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals for the design and construction of liquefaction facilities at Cheniere’s 4 bcfd Sabine Pass LNG receiving terminal in Cameron Parish, La.

Borouge, a joint venture of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. and Borealis, Vienna, has let three major contracts in the expansion of its petrochemicals complex at Ruwais, Abu Dhabi.

Enterprise Products Partners LP and Duncan Energy Partners LP announced June 1 that Acadian Gas LLC had entered into an additional long-term contract with a shipper to transport natural gas on Acadian's Haynesville Extension pipeline, now under construction, increasing total capacity commitments by 200 MMcfd.

Enterprise Products Partners LP reported an expansion of its network of oil and natural gas assets in South Texas as part of a letter of intent with a major Eagle Ford shale producer.

Occidental of Elk Hills Inc. has awarded CB&I, Houston, a $280 million contract for a natural gas processing plant at the Elk Hills oil and gas field in central California.

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co., the wholly owned natural gas transmission pipeline subsidiary of MDU Resources Group Inc., announced plans May 19 to expand its existing gas pipeline capacity by about 33% in the Bakken production area in northwestern North Dakota.

Tenaska Capital Management LLC announced Apr. 28 the start of construction of its TPF II East Texas Gathering LLC natural gas gathering system serving the Haynesville shale formation in East Texas.