The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission launched a proceeding on July 23 to examine regulatory and policy structures governing natural gas utilities, in a bid to evaluate potential changes required for accomplishing the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals. The move stems from the Natural Gas Innovation Act enacted in June establishing a regulatory framework for gas…...
U.S. liquefied natural gas exports hit record highs in the first half of 2021, averaging 9.6 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), according to a July 27 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This represents a 42 percent increase from exports during the same period in 2020, when gas exports hit record lows during…...
The Michigan Public Utility Commission on July 27 granted a proposal by DTE Michigan Lateral Co., a subsidiary of DTE Energy Co., to convert existing pipelines from gas gathering to transmission service, a $28 million project, as well as build two connector pipelines – $7million Rogers City and $13.9 million Norwalk Manistee connectors. The commission…...