North American

Fayetteville Express Begins Construction

The Fayetteville Express Pipeline (FEP), a 50/50 joint venture between Energy Transfer Partners and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, began construction on March 8.

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FERC Approves Pipeline And LNG Terminal

The FERC has authorized construction of the Jordan Cove terminal for LNG imports and a related pipeline project in Oregon.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

Pipeline To Handle Haynesville Shale Production Planned

An indirect wholly owned pipeline subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy Inc. and NextEra US Gas Assets LLC, an affiliate of FPL Group, Inc., signed a joint development agreement to explore construction of a pipeline in north Louisiana to transport natural gas from the Haynesville Shale.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

ENSTOR Announces Non-Binding Open Season for Houston Hub

ENSTOR is conducting a non-binding open season for Phase I of its Houston Hub Project, located 30 miles northeast of Houston, Texas. The season will last from March 1 to March 12, 2010.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

Spectra Energy Finalizes Agreements For Gas Deliveries Into New York And New Jersey

Spectra Energy Corp. has signed binding precedent agreements with Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Consolidated Edison and Statoil Natural Gas for an expansion of its existing Texas Eastern Transmission and Algonquin Gas Transmission pipeline systems to deliver natural gas supplies to the New Jersey and New York area.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

Buckeye Partners and Nova Chemicals Form Marcellus Gas Partnership

Buckeye Partners and Nova Chemicals Corp. have signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the development of a pipeline to carry Marcellus Shale gas from the Pittsburgh region to a Nova pertrochemical complex in western Ontario.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

TransCanada Settles Crossings Challenges On Keystone-Cushing Pipeline Route

County officials and representatives from TransCanada signed an agreement outlining the terms for the crossing of 12 county roads during construction of the Keystone Pipeline Cushing Extension in Dickinson County, KS.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

FERC Finds Bison Pipeline Environmentally Acceptable

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has prepared a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the natural gas pipeline facilities proposed by Bison Pipeline, L.L.C.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

Rezoning Opens Route For Ruby Pipeline Project

The Cache County Council has approved rezoning of land from agricultural and forest/recreation to the utility corridor overlay zone to make way for El Paso’s $3 billion Ruby Natural Gas Pipeline in southern Utah.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

Dawn Gateway Pipeline Seeks Ontario Jurisdiction To Advance Project

The Dawn Gateway Pipeline Limited Partnership withdrew its applications with Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) and will work to advance its Dawn Gateway Pipeline project under the jurisdiction of the Ontario Energy Board (OEB).

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2