Oil and Natural Gas

Oklahoma Gas & Electric to reduce monthly fuel cost recovery

Published on September 26, 2017 by Kevin Randolph

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company (OG&E) recently announced that it would reduce its monthly fuel cost recovery because of improved technology and mild summer temperatures. The average residential customer would see a reduction of $2.70 on their monthly bills, effective with the first customer bil... Read More »

American Midstream starts crude deliveries into Dakota Access Pipeline

Published on September 26, 2017 by Kevin Randolph

American Midstream Partners, LP (AMID) announced today that it began deliveries from its 40,000 barrel per day Bakken crude oil gathering system near Watford City, North Dakota into the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). “We are excited to have initial deliveries into DAPL, an integral connection ... Read More »

FERC approves Energy Transfer’s request to resume horizontal directional drilling operations on Rover Pipeline Project

Published on September 25, 2017 by Kevin Randolph

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently approved a request from Energy Transfer Partners to resume Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) operations along the Rover Pipeline Project. Energy Transfer expects to begin the approved operations this week on nine HDD locations and will... Read More »

Sens. Inhofe, King seek to streamline FERC permitting for interstate natural gas projects

Published on September 22, 2017 by Kevin Randolph

U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Sen. Angus King (I-ME) introduced Wednesday a bill that aims to streamline the permitting process for interstate natural gas infrastructure projects at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). “For too long, the natural gas pipeline permitting process h... Read More »

Construction underway on Pennsylvania section of Atlantic Sunrise pipeline project

Published on September 21, 2017 by Kevin Randolph

Williams Partners L.P. announced this week that construction began in Pennsylvania on the greenfield portion of the Atlantic Sunrise project, which expands the existing Transco natural gas pipeline. The project will connect Marcellus gas supplies with Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern U.S. markets. ... Read More »

DOE approves domestic export of liquefied natural gas by Eagle Maxville

Published on September 19, 2017 by Chris Galford

With authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville II LLC, better known as Eagle Maxville, can now export small-scale liquefied natural gas anywhere not prohibited by law. The amount of LNG shipments can come to no more than 0.01 billion cubic feet per day ... Read More »

American Petroleum Institute New York responds to FERC’s decision on Valley Lateral pipeline project

Published on September 19, 2017 by Kevin Randolph

American Petroleum Institute New York (API New York) commented recently on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) decision to allow the Valley Lateral pipeline project to move forward. “New York is one of the largest consumers of natural gas in the country, and the decision by FER... Read More »

Energy industry joins forces in sending letter on grid reliability to Congress

Published on September 14, 2017 by Kevin Randolph

Trade groups representing a wide range of energy sectors penned a joint letter to Congress on Thursday that largely expressed agreement with the findings of a recent U.S. Department of Energy report on electricity markets, which highlighted the need for a diverse energy mix in order to provide relia... Read More »

EIA reports Hurricane Harvey aftereffects cause nationwide increase in gasoline prices, supply disruptions

Published on September 14, 2017 by Alex Murtha

Hurricane Harvey caused substantial disruptions to crude oil and petroleum product supply chains and increased petroleum product prices, according to a recently published report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Gross inputs to refineries in the U.S. Gulf Coast region fell b... Read More »