Enterprise Products Partners LP, Enbridge Energy Partners LP, and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. will move ahead with their Texas Express NGL pipeline, having executed long-term contracts for 232,000 b/d of its capacity. Starting near Skellytown in Carson County, Tex., the 20-in. OD TEP mainline will extend about 580 miles to Enterprise’s NGL fractionation and storage complex at Mont Belvieu, Tex., also providing access to other third-party facilities in the area.Meanwhile, the Keystone XL dithers.
Production from the Rockies, Permian basin, and Midcontinent will be delivered into TEP through Enterprise’s existing Mid-America Pipeline System, running north through Oklahoma into Conway, Kan., and south into the Permian basin. Enterprise described the project as a bolt-on expansion, enhancing the value its midstream assets.
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A Note To The Granddaughters
This past weekend we visited Newburyport and Plum Island north of Boston. Wow, what a surprise. A long time ago I had seen Plum Island on the map and was curious. While having breakfast at our favorite Gloucester cafe, the Morning Glory, overlooking the harbor, I realized it was just a half-hour or so up the road to Plum Island.
I was curious. It turns out there is a great Massachusetts Audubon site there, as well as Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. It turns out the excitement this past weekend: the snowy owls migrating north to the Arctic. The Audubon folks said there were five or six snowy owls in the area.
We took a drive down Plum Island. Wow, what a gem, another well-kept secret. The national refuge is open every day and entry fee is $5/car. A day on the beach in the Boston area runs one about $20. I don't mind dogs at all, in fact, I enjoy seeing them enjoy themselves on beaches, but my wife definitely likes a dog-free beach, and the Parker River refuge forbids dogs. One cannot even bring a dog into the refuge even if it's "kept in the car."
The highlight of the trip: we saw a huge snowy owl sitting on a small rise under some trees overlooking the marsh. He probably sat there for hours; we were there for about a half-hour observing him/her, along with a dozen other birders. Cars came and went, and the owl just stayed there, looking at us looking at him/her. I suggested the owl should put out a pail to collect donations; he/she could have made a fortune.
From a recent Boston Globe bird sighting report:
Early spring migrants were again reported with increasing frequency from many areas.
- Newburyport: Reports from the Parker River Refuge on Plum Island last week documented 90 northern pintails, four redheads, two glossy ibis, a merlin, two peregrine falcons, two snowy owls, and a short-eared owl.
- Newbury: At the William Forward Wildlife Management Area, two sandhill cranes were present for most of the week.
Oh, one last thing: best restaurant/cafe in the area: Loretta's in Newburyport.
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