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Tallgrass Lays Out Succession Plan For Outgoing CFO Gary Brauchle
Tallgrass Energy, which agreed to a sweetened take-private offer from a Blackstone-led group last month, said the resignation of Gary Brauchle as CFO is not the result of any disagreement with the company.
Infrastructure
TC Energy To Resume Keystone XL Pipeline Work In February
TC Energy said in a filing it would start mobilizing heavy construction equipment in order to begin building a 1.2-mile (1.93 km) segment of the Keystone XL pipeline spanning the U.S.-Canada border.
Construction
Fourth Unit At Kinder Morgan’s Elba LNG Plant Ready For Service
Facility will be ready by Jan. 16, says filing with FERC.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
States Oppose Trump Proposal To Ship LNG By Rail, Citing Safety Risk
Attorneys general urge PHMSA to withdraw the proposal pending safety studies.
Field Development
Israel Starts Exporting Natural Gas To Egypt Under Landmark Deal
Israel will initially export 200 million cubic feet of gas per day to Egypt, two Egyptian industry sources said.
People
Vaquero Midstream Adds Clayton J. Hewett As Engineering EVP
As Vaquero Midstream’s new executive vice president of engineering, Clayton J. Hewett will be primarily based out of the company’s Dallas office.
Crude Oil
Crude Exports Boom On Gulf Coast, Allaying Bottleneck Fears
In recent weeks, oil shipments have often surpassed Houston and Beaumont, Texas.
International
Putin: Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Will Be Finished By Around Year-end
Nord Stream 2, which will carry Russian gas to Europe avoiding transit across Ukraine, requires some 160 km of pipes to be laid and was initially expected to be in operation in the first half of 2020.
Midstream
Enterprise Begins Service At Isobutane Dehydrogenation Plant
Enterprise Products Partners LP said that its isobutane dehydrogenation (iBDH) plant in the Mont Belvieu, Texas area recently began service, with volumes expected to continue ramping up during the next two weeks.
Public Capital
Kinder Morgan Sells Entire Pembina Pipeline Stake
The $764 million of net proceeds from the Pembina equity sale will be used by Kinder Morgan to pay down debt, the Houston-based company said Jan. 9.