PNM Resources has shuttered two of four coal-fired units at its San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico in order to comply with federal visibility regulations, Kallanish Energy reports. The company’s Public Service Co. of New Mexico, New Mexico’s largest utility, made the announcement Wednesday. The retirement of two of four units at the plant near … Read more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given Rover Pipeline LLC approval to conduct horizontal directional drilling (HDD) under streams and highways at four more locations along the route of the 711-mile natural gas pipeline across northern Ohio. The action came after Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), the company developing the $4.2 billion pipeline, adopted specific … Read more
The so-called shale gale, aka, shale wave, which has positively impacted natural gas production, consumption and prices across the U.S., is a comfortable topic of discussion for Robert F. Powelson. With the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays major contributors to the gale/wave, the native Pennsylvania likes to point out what he calls the “Pennsylvania Experience,” how … Read more
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the Rayne Xpress Pipeline to begin shipping Marcellus and Utica shale natural gas to the Gulf Coast, Kallanish Energy reports. The project required adding compressor stations in three Kentucky counties to boost capacity by 1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). The pipeline runs from Rayne, La., north … Read more
Aliso Canyon has on two occasions since Aug. 1, released excessive methane into the atmosphere in Southern California, Kallanish Energy learns. The high levels of methane or natural gas were detected by methane-measuring aircraft flying over the underground storage facility in Los Angeles. Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) had started refilling Aliso Canyon on … Read more
Royal Dutch Shell said Wednesday it completed the $9.45 billion sale via three Canadian units and two deals of all its Canadian in-situ (in-ground) and undeveloped oil sands assets interests, and reducing its share in the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP) from 60% to 10%. Under the first agreement, Shell completed the … Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced WPX Energy Appalachia has agreed to pay a $1.2 million fine for oil and gas violations that impacted groundwater and private water supplies in Westmoreland County, Kallanish Energy reports. “When leaks and other impacts do occur, the responsible party must remediate the damage and restore the resource,” said acting … Read more
Investment manager Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) said Wednesday it invested over $400 million for its clients in the Grande Prairie Wind project (GPW), Kallanish Energy finds. GPW is a 400-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Holt County, Nebraska – the largest wind energy project in the state’s history – owned by BHE Renewables, a Berkshire Hathaway … Read more
Thirty-nine months after it occurred, a 20,000-barrel (Bbl) oil spill in North Dakota still isn’t fully cleaned up – and the company responsible for the accident has yet to set a date for completion. Though crews have been working 24/7 to deal with the Tesoro pipeline break, which happened in in September 2013, less than … Read more
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