(Fri, 23 Sep 2011) Natural gas flows on the Ruby Pipeline (Ruby) have ramped up rapidly since the start of commercial operations on July 28, 2011. Ruby, a new natural gas pipeline that links Wyoming natural gas supplies mainly to markets in California, currently delivers about 0.8 billion cubic per day (Bcfd) of natural gas to an interconnect with Pacific Gas & Electric—the major distributor of natural gas and retail power in Northern California—and provides about 30% of PG&E’s 2.5 Bcfd of average daily system supply of natural gas.
EIA: What’s New
Ruby Pipeline ramps up rapidly to supply natural gas to Northern California
Salt caverns account for 23% of U.S. underground natural gas storage daily deliverability
(Thu, 22 Sep 2011) The U.S. has three primary types of underground natural gas storage facilities: depleted fields, aquifers, and salt caverns. Depleted natural gas fields provide by far the largest share of natural gas storage capacity and together with aquifer storage are used primarily to meet seasonal delivery needs. Most new storage facilities built since 2007 have been salt caverns.
EIA: What’s New
United Kingdom natural gas and oil production continues decade-long decline
(Wed, 21 Sep 2011) The United Kingdom (U.K.) is the largest producer of oil and second-largest producer of natural gas in the European Union. Due to steadily declining production since the early 2000s, the U.K. became a net importer of natural gas and oil in 2004 and 2005, respectively.
EIA: What’s New
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