North American

Oneok Won’t Proceed With 1,300-Mile Crude Line

ONEOK Partners did not receive sufficient long-term transportation commitments during its recently concluded open season for the Bakken Crude Express Pipeline. As a result, the partnership will not to proceed with plans to build the pipeline.

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GE Engines Powering First LNG-Fueled Drilling Rigs In Marcellus Shale

To reduce the environmental impacts and improve the economic performance of their U.S. unconventional gas production activities, energy developer Seneca Resources Corp. and drilling partner Ensign Drilling have installed two of GE’s Jenbacher gas engines to power the first LNG-fueled drilling rigs of their kind in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania.

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Enbridge To Undertake $1.8 Billion Hardisty Expansion

Enbridge Pipelines Inc. has reached agreement with shippers on the terms of a $1.8 billion expansion of its mainline system between Edmonton and Hardisty, Alberta.

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Nova Scotia May Get LNG Export Plant

Pieridae Energy Canada wants to develop an LNG export facility in Goldboro, Nova Scotia.

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Mark West Energy Partners Add Processing Infrastructure In West Virginia

MarkWest Energy Partners is developing additional processing infrastructure at its Mobley complex in Wetzel County, WV. MarkWest will construct Mobley III, a 200 MMcf/d gas processing facility, to support development of rich-gas acreage in the Marcellus Shale by EQT Corp. and other producers. The additional Mobley plant is supported by long-term, fee-based contracts.

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Pembina To Expand NGL And Crude/Condensate Pipeline Capacity

Pembina Pipeline Corp. plans to significantly expand its NGL and crude oil and condensate throughput capacity on its Peace and Northern Pipeline systems by an additional 108,000 bpd.

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SemGroup And Gavilon Increase Ownership Of Glass Mountain Pipeline

SemGroup Corp. and Gavilon LLC have completed acquisition of a 25% share of Glass Mountain Pipeline LLC, previously owned by an affiliate of Chesapeake Energy Corp. SemGroup now owns 50% percent of Glass Mountain Pipeline; the remaining 50% is owned by Gavilon. Chesapeake will maintain its long-term transportation agreement with Glass Mountain Pipeline, providing the economic incentive for its construction.

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Spectra Energy, Phillips 66 Acquire Pipeline Interests

Spectra Energy has reached an agreement in principle to acquire a one-third interest in the Sand Hills and Southern Hills pipelines, both of which are under construction by DCP Midstream, LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Spectra Energy and Phillips 66.

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Sempra To Build $1 Billion Pipeline For Mexico’s Electric Utility

Sempra International’s Mexican business unit Sempra Mexico was awarded two contracts by Comision Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Mexico's state-owned electric utility, to construct, own and operate a 500-mile, $1 billion pipeline network connecting the northwestern states of Sonora and Sinaloa.

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Eagle Rock Acquires BP's Texas Panhandle Midstream System

Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. has closed on the acquisition of BP America Production Company's Sunray and Hemphill processing plants and associated 2,500 mile gathering system serving the liquids-rich Texas Panhandle for $227.5 million.

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