Maintenance Done: M-U Gas Flows Restart to Cove Point, Maryland

Feedgas flowing from the Marcellus/Utica to the Cove Point LNG export facility located on the shore of Maryland fell to zero on Friday, Sept. 20, as the facility began its planned annual maintenance outage (see Flows Drop to Zero @ Cove Point LNG, Closed for Annual Maintenance). Most years, maintenance at Cove Point takes around…

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Warren Buffett Buys Remaining 8% of Berkshire Hathaway Energy

Berkshire Hathaway, owned by one of the richest men in the world, Warren Buffett, owns an energy subsidiary called Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE). BHE, in turn, owns major oil and gas assets across the country, including major assets right here in the Marcellus/Utica. In 2020, BHE cut a deal to buy Dominion Energy’s vast network…

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Flows Drop to Zero @ Cove Point LNG, Closed for Annual Maintenance

Feedgas flows from the Marcellus/Utica to the Cove Point LNG export facility located on the shore of Maryland fell to zero last Friday, Sept. 20. It was the start of the facility’s annual maintenance outage. The question is, how long will Cove Point be out of commission for liquefying and exporting LNG? According to Reuters,…

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Cove Point LNG to Pay $60M per Year PILOT to Calvert County, MD

Cove Point LNG is an LNG export facility located in Lusby (Calvert County), Maryland. It is one of the most technically advanced and environmentally sensitive LNG facilities in the world. We recall as Dominion Energy was building the facility, environmental wackos uttered shrill warnings of habitat destruction coming for the Chesapeake Bay (where it’s located)…

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Sierra Club Pressures Connecticut to Block Iroquois Compressor

As we told you earlier this week, the radicals who run the New York Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) are gearing up to block the Iroquois Gas Transmission system from completing its Enhancement by Compression (ExC) project (see NY DEC Attempting to Use Draft Reg to Block Iroquois Compressor). The ExC project increases horsepower at…

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Antis Launch Effort to Block Iroquois Pipe Compressors in NY & CT

The Iroquois Gas Transmission pipeline project called Enhancement by Compression (ExC) increases horsepower at three compression stations — two in New York and one in Connecticut — by an extra 125 MMcf/d, flowing more Marcellus/Utica gas into New York City and New England (see Despite Antis’ Best Efforts, More NatGas Coming to New England). The…

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Gas Flows to Cove Point LNG Go to Zero, Shut Down for Maintenance

Feedgas flows from the Marcellus/Utica to the Cove Point LNG export facility located on the shore of Maryland fell to zero yesterday. It was the start of the facility’s annual maintenance outage. The question is, how long will Cove Point be out of commission for liquefying and exporting LNG? There are conflicting reports. Last year,…

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With Cove Point LNG Imports Ended, Owners Want Regs Changed

Cove Point LNG exports roughly 1.8 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of Marcellus/Utica gas from the Maryland coast. The LNG export plant was conceived and built by Dominion Energy. However, Dominion has (stupidly) decided to divest from natural gas pipelines and other ventures and sold its ownership in Cove Point to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire…

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NY DEC Intentionally Delays Permits for Iroquois Compressor Upgrades

It is so maddening and frustrating to live and (if you are a business), operate in New York State. We have one-party rule: The radical leftwing of the Democrat Party. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (a lecher and liar) and current Gov. Kathy Hochul (Lt. Governor under Cuomo) are completely controlled by the radical environmental movement….

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Dominion Sells Remaining 50% Share in Cove Point LNG to Buffett

In July 2020, Dominion Energy announced it had decided to exit the natural gas pipeline business by selling it to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Energy (see Dominion Cancels Atlantic Coast Pipe, Sells Pipe Biz for $9.7B). Part of the deal involved selling a 25% interest in the Cove Point LNG export facility to Berkshire Hathaway,…

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Upgrades to Eastern Gas Metering Station in Plum Done by Summer

Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage (EGTS), a subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Energy company, provides natural gas transportation and… Continue reading The post Upgrades to Eastern Gas Metering Station in Plum Done by Summer first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Cove Point LNG and Its 0.76 Bcf/d Offline for Annual Maintenance

On Saturday, Oct. 1, Berkshire Hathaway Energy shut down the Cove Point, Maryland, LNG export facility to perform regular annual… Continue reading The post Cove Point LNG and Its 0.76 Bcf/d Offline for Annual Maintenance first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Cove Point LNG Files with FERC to Add Another 20 MMcf/d Output

Located in Lusby, Maryland, Cove Point LNG is the first major LNG export facility to locate on the East Coast…. Continue reading The post Cove Point LNG Files with FERC to Add Another 20 MMcf/d Output first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Now Runs Cove Point LNG!

In July, when Dominion Energy announced it had decided to exit the natural gas pipeline business by selling it to Warren Buffett and cancel the much-needed Atlantic Coast Pipeline project, the company said it would retain a 50% ownership in its Cove Point LNG export facility and sell a 25% interest to Buffett’s company (see

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