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EIA releases annual natural gas analysis

The Natural Gas Annual 2009 provides information on the supply and disposition of natural gas in the US. Production, transmission, storage, deliveries and price data are published by state for 2009.

Targa Resources Partners to provide NGL transportation for Eagle Ford Shale

Targa Resources Partners has announced that an exclusive non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed with TexStar Midstream Services and TEAK Midstream for the development of a new pipeline to transport natural gas liquids (y-grade) from processing facilities in the Eagle Ford shale to Mont Belvieu, Texas, and a new fractionation train at the Targa Resources Partners operated Cedar Bayou fractionation facility (CBF).

NTSB updates investigation into fatal pipeline rupture

This is an update on the continuing investigation of the natural gas pipeline rupture and explosion that killed eight people in San Bruno, Calif., on September 9, 2010.

SulphCo’s successful commercial technology evaluations

SulphCo, Inc. has provided an update on the progress of the commercial technology evaluations with a wholly-owned subsidiary of a domestic mid-stream energy company.

GE Oil & Gas has $32 million contract in Peru

GE Oil & Gas has been awarded a $32 million contract by PlusPetrol Peru Corporation S.A. to supply compression and reinjection upgrade equipment to boost the output of the Malvinas Natural Gas Liquid (NGL) processing plant, located 400 kilometers from Lima at the southern section of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.

Petrofac to manage Sajaa gas plant in UAE

Petrofac has a contract with the government of Sharjah, UAE, to take over operational responsibility and facilities management of the Sajaa gas plant and related assets, located approximately 30km from the commercial centre of Sharjah, UAE.

Gulf Coast Fractionators expanding its natural gas liquids fractionation facility

Gulf Coast Fractionators, a partnership among ConocoPhillips, Devon Energy Corp. and Targa Resources Partners LP announced plans to expand the capacity of its natural gas liquids fractionation facility located in Mont Belvieu, Texas.

Altra Energy offers gas processing expertise in Algeria

Altra Energy has won an open tender for a capacity trial of the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria.

Bixby Energy Systems’ new liquefaction technology

Bixby Energy Systems, Inc. has added carbon liquefaction technology to its energy portfolio, which when commercialized, will allow the company to produce both synthetic natural gas and light sweet crude oil from coal without the need to burn the coal and significantly reducing greenhouse gases.

Pall brought on board for UAE natural gas plant

Pall Corp. has been contracted to supply critical enabling technologies for the Habshan 5 natural gas treatment plant being constructed by Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd. (GASCO) in the UAE. A joint venture of Tecnimont S.p.A. and JGC Corp has ordered Pall SepraSolTM liquid/gas coalescer systems, filters, porous metal high flow elements and activated carbon units for the approximately $5 billion processing plant.