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Williams to supply pipeline, gas processing for US Gulf development of Hess, Chevron

US natural gas infrastructure company Williams has signed agreements with Hess and Chevron to provide production handling, export pipeline, oil and gas gathering and gas processing services in the Tubular Bells field development located in the eastern deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

Chevron starts gas production at Thailand project

Chevron announced on Monday that its Thailand subsidiary has begun natural gas production from the Platong II project in the Gulf of Thailand. The $3.1 billion project is expected to ramp up production to 330 million cubic feet/ day.

Hydrocarbon Processing forecasts 2012 global HPI spending to rise to $222 billion

Spending for the hydrocarbon processing industry is expected to exceed $222 billion next year, up 1.1% over 2011 spending, according to information released on Friday at Hydrocarbon Processing magazine's 38th annual HPI Forecast and Breakfast.

PetroChina venture to build Tangshan LNG terminal

PetroChina is joining forces with Beijing Enterprises and China Suntien Green Energy Co. to build and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Caofeidian harbor of Tangshan, north China, according to several local media reports.

Enterprise starts up new NGL fractionator in Texas

Enterprise Products said on Tuesday that its fifth natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionator at its complex in Mont Belvieu, Texas, has begun commercial operations and is operating in excess of its nameplate capacity of 75,000 bpd. The new unit increases total nameplate capacity at the partnership’s Mont Belvieu facility to 380,000 bpd.

GE expands North America shale footprint, invests in Summit Midstream

GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE, is expanding its oil and gas footprint by investing in Summit Midstream Partners, which acquires and develops midstream energy infrastructure in unconventional North American production basins.

Houston gas processors hype shale at annual meet

The Houston chapter of the Gas Processors Association (HGPA) held its annual meeting on October 11 at the Pine Forest Country Club, complete with breakfast, presentations by industry executives, lunch, and an afternoon golf tournament. Shale gas development and new midstream projects were heavy focuses at the meeting, which drew more than 180 attendees.

IEA cuts global oil demand forecast for 2011, 2012

The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday again revised down its forecast for global oil demand in 2011 and 2012 amid lower projections for global gross domestic product (GDP) growth.

Enterprise seeks shippers for US ethane pipeline

Enterprise Products said on Tuesday that it has started a binding open commitment period for capacity on a proposed pipeline designed to transport ethane from the Marcellus and Utica shale regions in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio to the US Gulf coast.

Shale gas market to triple by 2020, lead to more midstream investment - report

Infrastructure investments for the shale gas industry are growing amid rising global demand for natural gas, with current levels likely to triple by 2020 to reach 12.6TcF (trillion cubic feet), according to a new report from energy research firm SBI Energy.