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Kinder Morgan to Convert Louisiana Facility for Renewable Fuels
As part of its plans to retrofit the Louisiana terminal assets, Kinder Morgan formed a partnership with Neste, one of the leading providers of renewable and circular solutions.
Chevron Forms JV to Advance Carbon Capture from Midcon, Gulf Coast Operations
Chevron’s partnership with Enterprise Products Partners has the potential to advance the U.S. oil major’s ongoing work to grow its lower carbon businesses with commercial scale, says Jeff Gustavson, president of Chevron New Energies.
Enbridge Acquires EnCap Flatrock-backed Moda Midstream in $3 Billion Cash Deal
The acquisition of Moda Midstream, which includes 100% operating interest in the Ingleside Energy Center—North America’s largest crude export terminal—significantly advance Enbridge’s U.S. Gulf Coast export strategy.
US Pipeline Groups Seek Reinvention with Carbon Capture Plans
However, the “anti-pipe movement” in the U.S., which has derailed a number of oil and gas projects, could pose similar threats to new, large-scale CO₂ pipelines.
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Acquisitions & Divestitures
Suncor Partners with Indigenous Communities to Buy Pipeline Stake from TC Energy
Suncor, three First Nations and five Métis communities will own a 15% stake in this pipeline asset with a value of about CA$1.3 billion. (US$1.03 billion).
September 16, 2021
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Berkshire Hathaway LNG Export Plant to Shut for Maintenance
Officials at Berkshire Hathaway Energy on Sept. 15 confirmed the pipeline and compressor station maintenance at its Cove Point LNG export plant in Maryland would start but did not confirm the shutdown of the liquefaction plant.
September 16, 2021
Natural Gas
Record Gas Prices Could Speed Up Launch of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which would help Moscow to bypass political foe Ukraine in transiting gas to European markets, doubles Russia’s annual gas export capacity.
September 16, 2021
Infrastructure
Canadian First Nation Demands Enbridge Reroute Natural Gas Pipeline
Inspired by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Canadian First Nation in northern British Columbia is trying to force Enbridge to reroute a natural gas pipeline off its reserve lands.
September 15, 2021
Business
Kinder Morgan to Convert Louisiana Facility for Renewable Fuels
As part of its plans to retrofit the Louisiana terminal assets, Kinder Morgan formed a partnership with Neste, one of the leading providers of renewable and circular solutions.
September 15, 2021
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Freeport Texas LNG Export Plant Starts to Exit Outage
Energy traders said that likely means the plant was returning to service. LNG facilities liquefy natural gas into super-chilled LNG and also use the gas to fuel operations.
September 15, 2021
Exploration & Production
Gulf Coast Oil Companies Return to Recovery as Nicholas Recedes
About 720,000 bbl/d of crude oil production and 1.075 Bcf/d of gas were offline, while 39 production platforms continued to be evacuated after Tropical Storm Nicholas passed through.
September 15, 2021
People
Former Magellan Midstream VP Trent Bridges Joins Sidley as Partner in Houston
Trent Bridges’ near-decade of experience at Magellan Midstream will help grow Sidley Austin’s midstream transactional and regulatory practices, says Cliff Vrielink, global leader of the energy and infrastructure practice at the firm.
September 14, 2021
Exploration & Production
Power Outages from Nicholas Disrupt Energy Production, Vessel Activity
Nicholas made landfall as Category 1 hurricane on Sept. 13, the second storm in two weeks to hit major oil and refining hubs at the U.S. Gulf Coast which were just starting to recover.
September 14, 2021
Shale Plays
Colgate Flips Occidental Petroleum Water Asset in Sale to WaterBridge
Colgate Energy agreed to sell the produced water infrastructure associated with its recent $508 million asset acquisition from Occidental Petroleum in the Permian Basin.
September 14, 2021