The dramatic ramp-up in North American natural gas and oil production, combined with shifting gas flow patterns, such as from LNG exports, signals the need for new investments in pipeline infrastructure, speakers at the Platts Pipeline Development and Expansion conference said Tuesday. Along with the need for new infrastructure comes the need to tap traditional sources of financing as well as develop new ones, panelists at the Houston conference said. Potential investors must weigh the inherent risk that the construction of new pipelines inevitably carries, said Lucien Pugliaresi, president of Energy Policy Research Foundation. Pipelines that cross federal land must comply with the strict requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act, which can delay the construction of a project by months or years, he said. Article continues below… Gas Daily offers the most detailed coverage of natural gas prices at interstate and intrastate pipeline […]