Kinder Morgan cancels Northeast Energy Direct, Palmetto pipelines

Kinder Morgan Inc. has cancelled both its Northeast Energy Direct (NED) natural gas and Palmetto liquids pipeline projects, citing insufficient contractual commitments for the former and unfavorable action by the Georgia legislature regarding eminent domain for the latter. Source: News

Pembina finalizes purchase of Kakwa gas complex

Pembina Pipeline Corp., Calgary, has completed its previously announced deal for the purchase of sour gas processing properties in the Musreau area of Alberta from Paramount Resources Ltd. Source: News

Chevron signs Wheatstone domestic gas deal with Alinta

Chevron Corp. has signed its first domestic gas supply deal for the $29-billion Wheatstone LNG domestic gas project offshore Western Australia with supplier Alinta Energy. Source: News

West Texas crude system launches open season

Medallion Midstream LLC subsidiary Medallion Pipeline Co. LLC, Irving, Tex., reported a binding open season that solicits long-term shipper commitments for firm transportation capacity on the fifth major expansion of Medallion’s existing crude-oil pipeline system. Source: News

MARKET WATCH: NYMEX crude oil price jumps more than $1/bbl as May contract expires

Light, sweet crude prices for May delivery rose more than $1/bbl on the New York market Apr. 20, which was the last day of trading for that futures contract. Analysts attributed the price support to traders making short-covering transactions before the contract’s expiry and also to a weakening US dollar. Source: News

Chevron inks deal for sale of Hawaii refinery, downstream assets

Chevron Corp. subsidiary Chevron USA Inc. has entered a deal for the sale of its 54,000-b/d Kapolei, Ha., refinery on the island of Oahu and other associated Hawaiian downstream assets to Island Energy Services LLC, a subsidiary of One Rock Capital Partners LP, New York. Source: News