State permits clear the way for Mountain Valley, Atlantic Coast projects
With the Virginia Water Control Board's water quality certification for the EQT Corp.-led Mountain Valley pipeline and hearings scheduled for the Dominion Energy Inc.-led Atlantic Coast pipeline, the natural gas transportation projects draw close to construction authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Canadian regulator overrules city to allow Trans Mountain construction to start
The National Energy Board ruled that Kinder Morgan Inc.'s Canadian unit does not have to comply with a local government's permitting process, clearing the way for the start of construction on the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion.
Bureau of Land Management finalizes suspension of methane rule
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Dec. 8 will suspend or delay key parts of the agency's 2016 methane waste prevention rule, according to a notice slated for publication in the Federal Register.
Court denies New York's attempt to block construction of Valley Lateral gas line
A federal appeals court rejected a New York agency's latest attempt to stop development of Millennium Pipeline Co. LLC's Valley Lateral natural gas transportation project, which would feed CPV Valley's 720-MW CPV Valley Energy Center in Orange County, N.Y.
Saskatchewan defies Canada's feds with climate change plan that omits carbon tax
Saskatchewan defied a Canadian government edict to impose a levy on greenhouse gas emissions, opting instead to introduce a plan that would encourage pollution reduction through the purchase of offset credits and other mitigation measures.
Liberty Utilities presents $340M pipeline and LNG storage project
Liberty Utilities Co. has proposed a $340 million natural gas pipeline and storage project in New Hampshire to shore up the utility service territory's access to gas.
