Cutbank Ridge Partnership (CRP), a venture of Encana Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp. subsidiary Cutbank Dawson Gas Resources Ltd., has approved Veresen Midstream LP’s plan to expand natural gas processing capacity in the Dawson Creek area of northeastern British Columbia’s Montney resource play. Source: News
Methane crackdown part of attempt to hobble oil and gas
Expansion of plans to regulate methane from oil and gas facilities should be viewed in the context of other initiatives by the administration of Barack Obama. Source: News
Construction nears for Hillabee expansion project
Williams Partners LP expects to begin construction in May on its Hillabee natural gas pipeline expansion project, recently approved by the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The first phase of the project is expected to go into service in May 2017. Source: News
AOC says Hangingstone 1 SAGD project production hits 8,000 b/d
Athabasca Oil Corp. (AOC), Calgary, said bitumen production from its Hangingstone 1 steam-assisted gravity drainage oil sands project in Alberta has reached 8,000 b/d and is on track to reach design capacity of 12,000 b/d in this year’s fourth quarter. Source: News
Cabot to appeal Dimock water-well award
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. said it will appeal a federal court award of $4.24 million to two families who said hydraulic fracturing of two wells by the company in Dimock Township, Pa., contaminated their well water. Source: News
LBC Tank Terminals expands storage capacity at Port of Rotterdam
LBC Rotterdam BV, a division of LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands BV, has let a contract to Engicon nv (Geldof), Harelbeke, Belgium, to provide engineering and construction services for all mechanical aspects of a project to expand storage capacity for petroleum products and chemicals at LBC’s terminal in the Port of Rotterdam. Source: News
Japan mulls strategic moves in changing energy landscape, forum told
Mounting Middle East instability has further complicated Japan’s efforts to move ahead on an ambitious energy supply diversification strategy, speakers said at a Mar. 10 discussion at the Atlantic Council. Lower crude oil and natural gas prices are making the government’s development of economic and strategic policies more difficult, they said. Source: News
MARKET WATCH: Crude prices rise on IEA report forecasting lower supply, static demand growth
Crude oil prices on the New York and London markets appeared to be rising on Mar. 11 following a report from the International Energy Agency stating “there are signs that prices may have bottomed out.” Source: News
Mariner East 1 ships first ethane for export
Sunoco Logistics Partners LP said its Mariner East 1 pipeline between the Pittsburgh area and Mark Hook, Pa., on the Delaware River has begun carrying ethane along with propane and has delivered its first ethane for export. Source: News
US, Canadian leaders jointly commit to aggressive methane controls
The US and Canadian governments will work together to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industries in their countries 40-45% from 2012 levels by 2025, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a joint statement during Trudeau’s visit to Washington. Source: News