El Paso secured an additional $700 million in funding for the Ruby pipeline by forming a joint venture for the pipeline’s development and operation with Global Infrastructure Partners.

Anomalies associated with its pipeline expansion projects continue to negatively impact Boardwalk Pipeline Partners’ earnings and are likely to continue to do so throughout the remainder of FY 2009.

The Nabucco Pipeline’s path from Turkey to Austria was approved, but the project faces questions over its ability to offer a strong competitor to Russian natural gas supplies given its lack of funding and supply commitments.

Presenters at the recent Colorado Oil and Gas Association (COGA) annual convention detailed plans for increasing natural gas transportation capacity out of the Rockies.

Williams announced plans for a third expansion to its Transco natural gas pipeline, which runs from Texas to the Northeast. This new expansion would add delivery points in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Officials from ExxonMobil and TransCanada shed some additional light on the terms of their proposed $26 billion North Slope pipeline project.

Penn Virginia Resource Partners acquired the Sweetwater II natural gas processing plant from Atlas Pipeline Partners for $22.6 million in cash.

Earlier this week, Gas Processors Report hosted a webinar discussing the future of Alaskan natural gas projects. Speaking at the event was Dr. Douglas Reynolds, professor of oil and energy economics at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Scott Jepsen, vice president of external affairs for Denali – The Alaska Gas Pipeline. This event looked at the challenges development may face, but why the time may be ripe for these project despite the large potential in gas shale plays and the current state of the economy.

The Eastern line of the Rockies Express natural gas pipeline was brought online this week and is expected to create an over-saturation situation of natural gas into a Northeastern market that is already getting over-supplied.

For almost 20 years, composite materials have been used to repair and reinforce transmission pipelines.

In recent years, advances in technology and the increased availability of high-performance fibers and fabrics have combined to boost interest in the use of composite materials for pipeline rehabilitation.

Identifying problems with and monitoring the effectiveness of a pipeline’s cathodic protection (CP) system can be difficult, expensive, and time consuming, especially when the pipe is located in difficult-to-access areas.

TransCanada’s natural gas pipeline in Alaska received a huge boost when the company announced that ExxonMobil joined the $26 billion project as a minority partner.While not announced, it is safe to assume that the agreement also means that ExxonMobil, the largest holder of North Slope gas reserves, will commit its volumes to the TransCanada pipeline through the open season and provide the first perceived shipping commitments to the proposed project.