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Dominion suit challenges Sierra Club claim about LNG exports

May 24, 2012

Dominion Resources Inc. sued to confirm its right to construct a natural gas liquefaction plant at its Cove Point LNG terminal in Lusby, Md.

GAIL, TurkmenGaz sign TAPI gas sale-purchase agreement

May 23, 2012

GAIL and TurkmenGaz have signed a natural gas sale and purchase agreement for Turkmen gas shipped via the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline.

Penn Virginia to expand Marcellus gas gathering system

May 23, 2012

Penn Virginia Resource Partners will begin building natural gas pipeline extensions in the Marcellus shale in Pennsylvania, providing an outlet for producers to link to El Paso Corp.'s Tennessee Gas Pipeline and Williams Cos.’ Transcontinental pipeline for shipment to markets in the US Northeast.

Kinder Morgan launches Pony Express oil pipeline open season

May 22, 2012

Kinder Morgan Pony Express Pipeline LLC, a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission LLC, and Belle Fourche Pipeline Co. have launched an open season to solicit shipper interest for crude oil transportation service on the Pony Express pipeline from a point near Baker, Mont., to Ponca City and Cushing, Okla.

Penn Virginia Resources to expand Marcellus services by 2018

May 21, 2012

Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP said it plans to spend $380 million for pipeline projects and midstream services in the Marcellus shale by 2018.

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May 21, 2012

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CBO study examines policy options to reduce oil price volatility

May 21, 2012

Policies that reduce the US transportation system's heavy reliance on petroleum products would more effectively shield consumers from volatile prices and supply interruptions in the long term than simply increasing US production, a new Congressional Budget Office study concluded.

API outlines main issues for GOP, Democrats' 2012 platforms

May 21, 2012

The American Petroleum Institute announced it will try to make more access to federally controlled energy resources, commonsense regulations, quicker permit decisions, and market-based renewable and alternative energy research and development provisions in the 2012 Democratic and Republican party platforms.

SemGroup to build DJ basin crude gathering system

May 18, 2012

SemGroup Corp. plans to build an oil gathering system in the Denver-Julesburg basin in Colorado. The 37-mile, 12-in. OD Wattenberg Oil Trunkline, will transport oil within the DJ basin.

Atchafalaya Bay gas-condensate field due larger pipeline

May 18, 2012

Operations have begun to install a pipeline that will enable a large increase in production from Marathon gas-condensate field in Atchafalaya Bay off Louisiana, said Petsec Energy Ltd., Sydney.

Enbridge to expand Canada-US crude pipeline capacities

May 17, 2012

Enbridge Energy Partners LP will expand its crude oil mainline pipeline system to increase deliveries to markets in the Upper Midwest, eastern Canada and—through connecting Enbridge pipelines—the US Gulf Coast.

Shell, partners detail LNG export project in British Columbia

May 16, 2012

Partners in one of British Columbia’s planned LNG export projects have announced details of the project. Shell, Korea Gas Corp., Mitsubishi Corp., and PetroChina Co. Ltd. said they are developing the proposed LNG export plant near Kitimat, BC.

Gulf of Mexico site chosen for first US floating LNG plant

May 16, 2012

Excelerate Energy LP, Houston, will develop the first US floating natural gas liquefaction plant for Port Lavaca, between Galveston and Corpus Christi, Tex. The Lavaca Bay LNG project will be designed to export LNG by 2017.

Abundant oil doesn't mean energy independence, SAFE report warns

May 14, 2012

Abundant US oil resources made possible by new technology potentially will provide significant economic benefits to the nation, but won't make the country energy independent by itself, a new report from Securing America's Future Energy's Energy Security Leadership Council concluded.

Alaska okays gas line switch to exports, in-state use

May 14, 2012

TransCanada Alaska (TCA), the state's licensee to build a natural gas pipeline from Alaska's North Slope, received state clearance on May 2 to change the project's focus to a large-diameter pipeline to an Alaska tidewater site for in-state use and for liquefaction and export.

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