Mississippi Business Journal » natural gas http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 LNG facility hoping to begin exporting natural gas http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/21/lng-facility-hoping-to-begin-exporting-natural-gas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lng-facility-hoping-to-begin-exporting-natural-gas http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/21/lng-facility-hoping-to-begin-exporting-natural-gas/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:02:57 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=75246 PASCAGOULA — Big changes may be coming for Gulf LNG, the liquefied natural gas terminal that has two huge storage tanks on the horizon south of Pascagoula. The owners want to begin exporting natural gas. It would be quite the turnaround for the $1.1-billion terminal built more than two years ago to import the super-chilled [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/21/lng-facility-hoping-to-begin-exporting-natural-gas/feed/ 0 State leaders ask Washington for more offshore drilling http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/06/state-leaders-ask-washington-for-more-offshore-drilling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-leaders-ask-washington-for-more-offshore-drilling http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/06/state-leaders-ask-washington-for-more-offshore-drilling/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 21:49:48 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74358 GULF OF MEXICO — Six coastal governors have called on Washington to open up more waters to offshore drilling and to make permitting a quicker, more efficient process. The governors of Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and Alaska spoke Monday at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. Officials from Louisiana and Virginia also [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/06/state-leaders-ask-washington-for-more-offshore-drilling/feed/ 1 Governor unveils Coast projects funded by BP money http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/governor-unveils-oil-spill-settlement-funded-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=governor-unveils-oil-spill-settlement-funded-projects http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/governor-unveils-oil-spill-settlement-funded-projects/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 23:52:49 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74153 MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — BP PLC is paying $69 million for interactive exhibits at a Hancock County science center, a concrete pathway on the beach at Pascagoula, up to six miles of shoreline and improvements at a park as part of Mississippi Gulf Coast restoration from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Gov. Phil Bryant said. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/02/governor-unveils-oil-spill-settlement-funded-projects/feed/ 1 Energy company looking to sell interest in Gulf oil field http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/30/energy-company-looking-to-sell-interest-in-gulf-oil-field/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=energy-company-looking-to-sell-interest-in-gulf-oil-field http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/30/energy-company-looking-to-sell-interest-in-gulf-oil-field/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:45:11 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=74055 NATCHEZ — Callon Petroleum Co. says it’s trying to sell its interest in a Gulf of Mexico oil field. The company announced its board has authorized Jeffries LLC to try to sell its 15 percent interest in the Medusa deep-water field and 10 percent in Medusa Spar LLC, the company that owns the production platform [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/30/energy-company-looking-to-sell-interest-in-gulf-oil-field/feed/ 0 Massive LNG storage tank makes journey to Coast http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/25/massive-lng-storage-tank-makes-journey-to-coasdt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=massive-lng-storage-tank-makes-journey-to-coasdt http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/25/massive-lng-storage-tank-makes-journey-to-coasdt/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:35:02 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=73838 SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — Motorists in South Mississippi had a “little” something to watch out for yesterday. Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) officials and local law enforcement officers assisted MEF Transportation, LLC in moving an empty liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tank from the Louisiana state line at Natchez to Seaway Road in Gulfport. This 190 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/25/massive-lng-storage-tank-makes-journey-to-coasdt/feed/ 0 Governor signs fracking bill as database comes under scrutiny http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/25/governor-signs-fracking-bill-as-database-comes-under-scrutiny/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=governor-signs-fracking-bill-as-database-comes-under-scrutiny http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/25/governor-signs-fracking-bill-as-database-comes-under-scrutiny/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:21:18 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73824 JACKSON — Legislation to lower the Mississippi severance tax on hydraulically fractured oil wells from 6 percent to 1.25 percent for first 30 months of well production has been signed into law by Gov. Phil Bryant. House Bill 1698 also will allow counties where fracking is occurring to keep a larger share of tax proceeds. [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/25/governor-signs-fracking-bill-as-database-comes-under-scrutiny/feed/ 0 Supervisors reaffirm opposition to drilling near islands http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/supervisors-reaffirm-opposition-to-drilling-near-islands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supervisors-reaffirm-opposition-to-drilling-near-islands http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/supervisors-reaffirm-opposition-to-drilling-near-islands/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:31:31 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73756 GULF OF MEXICO — Harrison County supervisors approved a resolution that reiterates their opposition to oil and gas drilling in the Mississippi Sound and within 12 miles south of the barrier islands. The Sun Herald reports the board has passed similar resolutions over the years, and yesterday voted to again oppose the idea. Supervisor Marlin [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/23/supervisors-reaffirm-opposition-to-drilling-near-islands/feed/ 0 State becomes third to sue BP over 2010 oil spill http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/22/state-becomes-third-to-sue-bp-over-2010-oil-spill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-becomes-third-to-sue-bp-over-2010-oil-spill http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/22/state-becomes-third-to-sue-bp-over-2010-oil-spill/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:58:11 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=73708 JACKSON — Mississippi has become the third state to sue BP PLC over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Attorney General Jim Hood announced the state had filed lawsuits in federal and state court. The move comes one day before the three-year statute of limitations expires for claims related to the April 20, 2010, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/22/state-becomes-third-to-sue-bp-over-2010-oil-spill/feed/ 1 Commissioners want more info on gas utility’s plan http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/10/commissioners-want-more-info-on-gas-utilitys-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commissioners-want-more-info-on-gas-utilitys-plan http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/10/commissioners-want-more-info-on-gas-utilitys-plan/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:54:24 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=72976 JACKSON — Regulators want to look again at an Atmos Energy Corp. plan to raise connection charges and cut rates for natural gas. The Mississippi Public Service Commission voted for more study, with commissioners expressing concerns about raising bills for people who use little natural gas in summer. Dallas-based Atmos wants to raise monthly connection [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/10/commissioners-want-more-info-on-gas-utilitys-plan/feed/ 0 Judge rejects BP’s request to block oil spill payouts http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/05/judge-to-hear-bps-request-to-block-oil-spill-payouts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=judge-to-hear-bps-request-to-block-oil-spill-payouts http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/04/05/judge-to-hear-bps-request-to-block-oil-spill-payouts/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:47:18 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=72800 NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge has rejected BP’s request to block what could be billions of dollars in settlement payouts to businesses who claim the company’s 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cost them money. Before a hearing today, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier already had upheld court-appointed claims administrator Patrick Juneau’s [...]

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