Posts Tagged ‘natural gas’

MPC keeps natural gas projections ‘confidential’ and away from the public

by Amy McCullough Published: December 15,2009

Tags: british petroleum, clean coal, economy, exxon, natural gas

After an attempt to keep updated natural gas price forecasts out of the upcoming Public Service Commission hearings regarding the proposed Kemper County coal plant, Mississippi Power Company filed the data confidentially with the Commission. In a November motion MPC said that the Commission’s request for additional natural gas price forecasts for the [...] [...]

Miss. Power says PSC request for natural gas forecasts unnecessary

by Amy McCullough Published: November 25,2009

Tags: coal plant, energy, Mississippi Power, natural gas

Mississippi Power Company said it believes the Public Service Commission’s request for additional natural gas price forecasts for an upcoming power plant hearing is vague and unnecessary. The second round of hearings regarding Mississippi Power’s proposed Kemper County lignite coal plant will begin in February. The Public Utilities Staff filed [...] [...]

BP discovery in Gulf may be one of largest in U.S.

by Associated Press Published: September 3,2009

Tags: economy, gulf of mexico, natural gas, Oil

NEW YORK — Nearly seven miles below the Gulf of Mexico, oil company BP has tapped into a vast pool of crude after digging the deepest oil well in the world. The Tiber Prospect is expected to rank among the largest petroleum discoveries in the United States, potentially producing half as much crude in a [...] [...]

PHMSA approves pipeline’s operation

by Wally Northway Published: July 28,2009

Tags: energy, natural gas

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP’s, Gulf South Pipeline Company, LP, has completed remediation of the pipe anomalies on its East Texas and Southeast pipeline projects and has received authorization from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to operate these pipelines at standard operating pressures. Rolf Gafvert, CEO of Boardwalk, said, “We have [...] [...]

OSHA looking into pipeline explosion (access required)

by Wally Northway Published: July 17,2009

Tags: accident, fatality, investigation, natural gas

SMITH COUNTY — Smith County emergency management director Kevin Butler announced that the investigation into the cause of the deadly July 15 pipeline explosion has begun. Butler said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration were expected to be on the scene yesterday afternoon. The explosion occurred just south of Sylvarena in rural Smith County around 3:30 [...] [...]

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