Welcome to GasNewsOnline.com!  We check the country’s interstate natural gas pipeline companies for their most recent critical postings and bring you information about significant changes in pipeline operating conditions prior to this Mother’s Day weekend.

Today, we will also update you on the latest publicly released news about one of Anadarko Petroleum‘s suitors. Plus, we’ll give you the extended temperature forecast through May 19 from the National Weather Service, too.  

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From the US Energy Information Administration, working natural gas in storage was 1.547 Tcf as of Friday, May 3, 2019.  This represents a net increase of 85 Bcf from the previous week.

Natural gas in storage is now 16% below

the five-year historical average.

On the New York Mercantile Exchange, the natural gas futures price for June, 2019 was down more than three cents on Thursday to finish at about $2.57/MMBtu. 

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Chevron Corporation announced today that, under the terms of its previously announced Merger Agreement with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, it will not make a counterproposal and will allow the four-day match period to expire.  Accordingly, Chevron anticipates that Anadarko will terminate the Merger Agreement.

Chevron’s Chairman and CEO Michael

Wirth said, “Winning in any environment doesn’t mean winning at any cost. Cost

and capital discipline always matter, and we will not dilute our returns or

erode value for our shareholders for the sake of doing a deal. Our advantaged

portfolio is driving robust production and cash flow growth, higher investment

returns and lower execution risk. We are well positioned to deliver superior

value creation for our shareholders.”

Upon termination of the Merger Agreement, Anadarko will be required to pay Chevron a termination fee of $1 billion.

Earlier this week, Anadarko’s Board of Directors deemed a revised offer from Occidental Petroleum Corporation as a “Superior Proposal” and plans to move ahead with the OXY offer.

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On Wednesday, Marathon Petroleum Corporation and midstream affiliates MPLX LP and Andeavor Logistics LP announced that the two midstream companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby MPLX will acquire Andeavor in a unit-for-unit transaction at a blended exchange ratio of 1.07x. This represents an equity value of approximately $9 billion and an enterprise value of $14 billion for the acquired entity. The transaction has been unanimously approved by MPLX’s and ANDX’s respective Conflicts Committees and both Boards of Directors. Subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and receipt of regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2019.

Under

the terms of the merger agreement, ANDX public unitholders will receive 1.135x

MPLX common units for each ANDX common unit held, representing a premium of

7.3%, and MPC will receive 1.0328x MPLX common units for each ANDX common unit

held, representing a 2.4% discount. The blended exchange ratio of 1.07x