EQT Midstream, Shell, Marathon Petroleum: Your Daily Energy News

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

PIPELINES
FERC Gives Approval for Parts of EQT's Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline - The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved EQT Midstream Partners LP's (NYSE:EQM) request to proceed with construction along various segments of its $3.5 billion Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Virginia. (Projects 300393622, 300183147) (Reuters)

POWER
Louisiana Public Service Commission Approves Wind Catcher Wind Energy Project - American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP) (AEP) announced that the Louisiana Public Service Commission has approved the proposed Wind Catcher Energy Connection project. Wind Catcher Energy Connection is a major windfarm and a dedicated power line that will bring low-cost, clean, reliable energy to AEP customers in Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma. The $4.5 billion project includes the acquisition of a 2,000-megawatt windfarm in the Oklahoma Panhandle, and construction of an approximately 350-mile dedicated power line. (Projects 300374260, 300375461, 300375747, 300376067)

REFINING
Fluor Achieves Substantial Engineering Completion on Marathon Petroleum Refining Project - Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) announced today that it has achieved substantial engineering completion for Marathon Petroleum Corporation's (NYSE:MPC) Tier 3 gasoline sulfur standard reconfiguration project at the Galveston Bay refinery in Texas City, Texas. (Project 300147304, 300344982) (Business Wire)

FINANCIAL
Shell Sells $1.3 Billion of Assets in Norway, Malaysia - Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS-A) announced the sale on Wednesday of oil and gas assets in Norway and Malaysia for more than $1.3 billion, bringing it closer to a target of $30 billion in disposals by year-end. (Reuters)

CRUDE OIL
U.S. Crude Inventories Down - U.S. crude inventories fell by nearly 6 million barrels in the week ending June 15 after dropping by more than 4 million barrels in the previous week. Gasoline inventories increased by 3.3 million barrels. (Fuel Fix)

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