-Themethanol and ammonia unit at OCI Beaumont shut down after a lightning strike Friday, according to documents filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Via Platts, OCI also reported an emissions event associated with the trip out and start up of the plants.
-Also from Platts, the Sierra Club and other groups are requesting that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission withdraw its approval of the Cameron LNG export project and conduct more environmental analysis.
-A saltwater spill in North Dakota caused by an oil pipeline leak could take three years to clean up, Bloomberg reports. The leak, which occurred during the Fourth of July weekend, resulted in minimal impact to wildlife and vegetation in an area governed by three Native American tribes. There is no evidence the saltwater reached Lake Sakakawea, which provides drinking water for the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. Crestwood Midstream Partners subsidiary Arrow Pipeline owns the pipeline that leaked.
-Midstream MLP Tallgrass Energy Partners has been offered the right to purchase a 33.3% interest in the Pony Express Pipeline for $600 million. The ongoing Pony Express project entails the conversion of a 430-mile natural gas pipeline and the construction of a 260-mile pipeline, resulting in an oil line stretching from Guernsey, Wyo., to Cushing, Okla.
-Via The Hill, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) is advocating for legislation that would eventually remove the cap on revenue Gulf Coast states can receive from offshore drilling royalties and fees.
