SM Energy said Thursday it closed the previously announced sales of its remaining assets in the Williston Basin in North Dakota, and third-party-operated assets known as Halff East in Upton County, Texas, for $292.3 million. The properties acquired by privately-held, independent producer Petro-Hunt include roughly 246 operated and 51 non-operated wells and 119,000 net acres of … Read more
Construction on the Mariner East 2 liquids pipelines in Pennsylvania has been halted again, Kallanish Energy reports. The Mariner East 1 liquids pipeline that has been in operation was also shut down. Administrative law Judge Elizabeth Barnes stopped construction in Chester County’s West Whiteland Township until the state’s Public Utility Commission (PUC) determines the twin pipelines … Read more
Roughly 38% of additional natural gas pipeline capacity is slated to come online in the U.S. Northeast just in 2018, according to the Energy Information Administration. By the end of this year, if all projects come online by their scheduled service dates, more than 23 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of … Read more
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has unveiled plans to phase out coal entirely at New York state power plants by 2020, Kallanish Energy reports. Last week, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation released proposed regulations to require all power plants in New York to meet new emissions limits for carbon … Read more
The Haynesville Shale is back. Natural gas production in the dry gas shale play jumped in both 2017 and 2018. The U.S. Energy Information Administration is projecting Haynesville gas production in May 2018 to reach 8.54 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), up from April’s 8.33 Bcf/d. Production was roughly 6.00 Bcf/d in January 2017. Quiet … Read more
TransCanada may begin preliminary work on its $8 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline project in Montana this coming autumn, with full construction in 2019, Kallanish Energy reports. That possibility emerged last week in a letter from the U.S. State Department to Native American tribes in Montana. The April 10 letter states the Assiniboine … Read more
New York State regulators have denied a permit for a pipeline expansion designed to increase natural gas deliveries to New York City, The Associated Press reports. The Northeast Supply Enhancement project proposes to expand the Transco pipeline system, which extends from Texas to the Northeast coast. It would include installation of 17 … Read more
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said last week it will issue a license to utility Florida Power & Light for two new nuclear reactors at Turkey Point, south of Miami, doubling the number of reactors onsite. Juno Beach, Fla.-based FPL has sought an operating license from the NRC since 2009 for the … Read more
EDP Renewables and four other companies have partnered with a Northern California power provider to develop the first U.S. offshore wind farm to feature advanced floating turbines, the group said, in a statement. The Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA), a local government authority that provides electricity to most of California’s Humboldt County, solicited bids for … Read more
U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports quadrupled in 2017, with shipments to 25 different countries, says the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The volume of shipments increased from 0.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2016, to 1.94 Bcf/d in 2017, it said. All the shipments originated from Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass … Read more
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