As ERCOT has become more dependent on wind and solar and load has hit new records, pricing volatility has been on the rise. In a previous blog, we discussed the strain on pricing and natural gas generation resources that...
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New PHMSA Pipeline Rule Puts Aging Gas Pipes on Notice
October 8, 2019 |
On October 1st the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) finalized new rules for natural gas pipelines that have been in the works since 2011. The new PHMSA pipeline rule has expanded the segments of pipes that require...
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Watch Out for the Big One: Hurricanes Target LNG Exports
September 5, 2019 |
The Gulf Coast dodged a bullet with Hurricane Dorian’s northward track. However, it’s only a matter of time until the Gulf Coast is in nature’s cross hairs again. Historically, storms have created the possibility of a supply disruption as...
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LNG Export Delays Strangling Natural Gas Prices
June 27, 2019 |
Once again US LNG exports have reached new highs. At this point all Wave 1 facilities have seen some amount of natural gas deliveries to their terminals, pushing total US LNG gas demand to just over 6 Bcf/d. That’s...
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Competition Ramps Up for Natural Gas Power Plants
June 6, 2019 |
Over the past few years, Marcellus and Utica production has not only spurred a spate of pipeline projects (and pipeline problems), but has also pushed growth in natural gas demand within the region. The poster child of this demand...
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The US Shifts Smaller with Elba Island LNG
April 16, 2019 |
The LNG export revolution continues with the start of feed gas deliveries to Kinder Morgan’s Elba Island LNG, the smallest facility expected to begin operations in 2019. Elba Island LNG will only have capacity of about 350 MMcf/d following...
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Snowed In: 2019 Hydro Outlook
March 19, 2019 |
Understandably, many of the headlines this winter have reported on the historic cold temperatures seen in the Upper Midwest and blizzard-like conditions from the recent bomb cyclone. If you’re not an avid skier or snowboarder, something that might have...
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