Enbridge, NextDecade, Oil Rig Count: Your Daily Energy News

News highlights gathered by Industrial Info and IIR Energy (Sugar Land, Texas) dealing with the energy markets.

PIPELINES
FERC Gives Approval to Start Parts of Enbridge's NEXUS Pipeline - The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Enbridge Incorporated's (NYSE:ENB) request to put part of its $2.6 billion NEXUS natural gas pipeline from Ohio to Michigan into service. (Projects 300094193, 300094199) (Reuters)

PRODUCTION
World Hits New Crude Oil and Liquids Production Record - The world is pumping out more oil and other petroleum liquids than ever before. Global supply rose to 100.3 million barrels a day in the third quarter, the International Energy Agency said Friday in its monthly oil market report. Output, which includes crude oil, natural gas liquids, biofuels and refinery processing gains, was 2.3 million barrels above the same period last year and 1.3 million barrels a day higher than the second quarter. (Fuel Fix)

U.S. Oil Rig Count Jumps - The number of rigs drilling for oil in the U.S. increased by eight for the week ending October 12, to 869. (Market Watch)

LNG
NextDecade Receives Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Rio Grande LNG Project - NextDecade Corporation (NASDAQ:NEXT) announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a draft environmental impact statement for NextDecade's Rio Grande liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in south Texas, as well as the associated Rio Bravo Pipeline to originate in the Agua Dulce area. (Projects 300186992, 300219685)

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