An explosion of natural gas from shale is swamping the market with an abundance of new gas, upsetting investment models for LNG terminals and making gas cost-competitive with coal. More at The Hill.

An article on Businessweek.com reports on a planned pipeline that will transport Marcellus Shale gas from Pennsylvania into upstate New York. The drilling moratorium in New York opens markets for Pennsylvania gas.

LNG or liquefied natural gas is natural gas that has been temporarily converted into a liquid. This is done to save space – 610 cubic feet of natural gas can be converted into a single cubic foot of LNG. Converting natural gas into LNG makes it easier to store and easier to transport where pipelines are not available. More at Geology.com.

An article in TheNewsStar.com reports on a 42-inch pipeline being built by Energy Transfer Partners across Northern Louisiana to carry natural gas produced from the Haynesville Shale to eastern markets.

Workers drilling utility pole holes are blamed for hitting a 36-inch natural gas pipeline in Texas that triggered an explosion, killing three people. More at Reuters.com.

Energy Transfer Partners is building pipelines in Texas and Louisiana to carry natural gas produced from the Haynesville Shale. More in an article at UPI.com.

The Oil and Gas Journal reports on a 140-mile oil pipeline that originates in Karnes County, Texas and connects to the main system in Austin County.

North Dakota has seen such an increase in natural gas and oil production – mainly from shales – that they don’t have the pipeline capacity to get it all to market. An article at BusinessWeek.com explores new pipeline projects for the state.

Enbridge, Inc. is interested in building a pipeline that will carry natural gas liquids from the Marcellus Shale gas field of western Pennsylvania to the high population and industry centers around Chicago, Illinois. More on the mjtimes.sk.ca website.

A story at AOL News reports on company building a natural gas pipeline on the floor of the Baltic Sea. They discovered a dozen sunken ships that are thought to be between 300 and 400 years old.

A boost for development of the Fayetteville Shale is work starting on the “Fayetteville Express Pipeline” that will carry about 2 billion cubic feet per day from Conway County, Arkansas to the Trunkline Gas Company in Panola County, Mississippi. More on this at Market Watch.

The new abundance of natural gas produced from shale plays in the 48 states is going to damage the economics of the North Slope, Alaska gas industry. An article in NewsMiner addresses the impact on production companies. An article on KTUU.com addresses the impact on pipeline projects.

An article on the Reuters website argues that the TransCanada Pipeline will still be need – after several major US gas plays are rapidly being developed.

A Houston Chronicle article reports that a proposed pipeline to carry natural gas from the North Slope, through Canada and on to markets in Alaska and the 48 states could cost up to $41 billion. A competing project would carry the gas to a proposed LNG facility at Valdez.

The Mackenzie Valley Pipeline could be a casualty of the abundance of natural gas flowing from organic shale plays in many parts of the United States and other countries. The abundance of gas in many areas may delay its construction for decades. More at the National Post.