Natural Gas

API: Trump Administration Must Minimize Harm to Infrastructure and Jobs from Steel Tariffs

API President Jack Gerard says the Trump administration’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports could harm pipeline construction projects.

HDD Activities Can Begin at Another Nexus Gas Transmission Pipeline Location

FERC says Enbridge can start HDD activities at the Tuscarawas River site along the Nexus Gas Transmission pipeline construction project.

Gas Service Stops for Thousands of Dallas Homes Due to Leaks

DALLAS (AP) — Natural gas service will be shut down to thousands of Dallas homes following a series of leaks that has brought repeated evacuations in the wake of a house explosion that killed a 12-year-old girl. Authorities announced early Thursday that gas service will be discontinued for up to th..

API Backs EPA Decision to Roll Back Obama-Era Clean Air Standards

The American Petroleum Institute (API) today issued the following statement in support of the EPA’s amendments to its oil and gas air emissions standards and the proposed withdrawal of EPA’s 2016 emissions guidance (Control Technique Guidelines). “We welcome EPA’s technical modifications to its NSP..

Austria’s Kurz Says Vienna Supports Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz says the country supports the Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction project.

Iowa Officials: Refrigerator Likely Cause of Natural Gas Explosion

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a refrigerator likely touched off an explosion of natural gas that ripped through a house in Fort Dodge. The four residents had just been told to leave the house when the blast occurred Feb. 14. Two were unharmed. Two were taken to a hospital. The Messenger ..

Atlantic Coast Pipeline Gets Air Quality Permit

North Carolina regulators issue air quality permit for the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project.

FERC: No Withholding Pipeline Capacity in New England Markets

FERC says New England utilities did not break pipeline regulations.

Wyoming Joins Iowa, Ohio In Anti-Pipeline Protest Legislation

Legislation designed to deter protests of pipeline construction projects proposed in Wyoming.

Building Starts on Afghan Leg of Turkmenistan Gas Pipeline

Work commences on the TAPI pipeline construction project in Afghanistan.

Atlantic Coast Pipeline Cost Expected to Increase by $1.5B

The cost to build the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project is expected to increase by Atlantic Coast Pipeline cost expected to grow by $1.5 billion.

ONEOK to Invest $2.3 Billion in Additional NGL and Natural Gas Infrastructure

ONEOK to proceed with the Arbuckle II pipeline construction project.

Foes Blast Trump on Offshore Drilling; Industry Pushes Back

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Environmental activists, business groups and a retired U.S. Navy admiral in Virginia blasted the Trump Administration’s offshore drilling plan Wednesday, claiming that it would interfere with military training near the world’s largest Navy base and imperil the coast’s tourism ..

Report: New U.S. Tax Laws Increase Rate Case Risk on Natural Gas Pipelines

According to a new report, new tax laws increase rate case risk for natural gas pipeline construction projects in America.

Open Season Begins for Haynesville Global Access Pipeline

Tellurian begins an open season for the Haynesville Global Access pipeline construction project.

Colorado’s Top Oil, Gas Regulator Joining Energy Consultancy

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s top oil and gas regulator is stepping down to take a job with an energy consulting company. The Oil and Gas Conservation Commission said Tuesday Director Matt Lepore is resigning on March 4 after more than five years in the job. He’ll become legal counsel and strategic adv..

SGA Sets Upbeat Course as Industry Veteran Takes Reins

Bill Cantrell’s father was an accountant by profession and a craftsman at heart, and some of Cantrell’s favorite memories are of helping him make furniture, cabinets and other improvements to their Tampa, Fla., home.  He credits this early enjoyment of building and “making things work” as a factor i..

Pipeline Politics Destroyed Canada’s Reputation for Investors

It took a decade. It happened so gradually few noticed. Those who did were regarded as alarmist. Those opposed who participated, knowingly or otherwise, in an organized, well-financed, multi-year plan to destroy the future of the oil sands were pleased. No country in the world has written more abou..

Big Politics at Work Behind Nordstream 2

There are big politics at work behind the scenes of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction project.

North Dakota Petroleum Council Reconvenes Task Force to Look at Flaring

North Dakota struggles to meet flaring goals as it needs more pipeline construction projects to meet rising natural gas production.

U.S. Plans Largest Ever Oil & Gas Lease Sale In Gulf Of Mexico

The largest oil and gas lease sale for waters in the Gulf of Mexico in U.S. history will occur on March 21st, according to an announcement by the Trump administration on Friday. Less than a year ago, a similar auction in the same body of water generated little interest from energy companies. The I..

EU Ready To Consider Iran Joining Southern Gas Corridor

The European Union is prepared to allow Iran to join the Southern Gas Corridor pipeline construction project.

Judge Refuses to Delay Hearing on Pipeline Land Acquisition

Federal judge refuses to delay Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project hearing.

The Impact Of Gazprom’s China-Russia Gas Pipeline

Gazprom's Power of Siberia pipeline construction project expected to help China meet its growing natural gas needs by the end of 2018.

Israeli Gas Company Announces $15B Export Deal with Egypt

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli energy company Delek Drilling has announced a $15 billion deal to supply natural gas to Egypt. Delek and its U.S. partner, Noble Energy, signed a deal Monday to sell a total of 64 billion cubic meters of gas over a 10-year period to Egyptian company Dolphinus Holdings. Yos..

Nexus Gas Transmission HDD Activities Approved

FERC says HDD activities can commence at 11 locations along the Nexus Gas Transmission pipeline construction project.

Mariner East 2 HDD Activities Can Resume

Pennsylvania regulators say HDD activities can resume at one Mariner East 2 pipeline construction project location.

Maryland Official Weighs Special Conditions on Natural Gas Pipeline

Maryland official weighs placing special conditions on a natural gas pipeline construction project.

West Virginia House Votes to Boost Natural Gas Drilling

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia House voted 60-40 on Thursday to allow drilling for natural gas beneath property where 75 percent of owners of its royalty interests agree. The bill now goes to the Senate. Supporters said the bill enables a supermajority of a property’s owners to make mo..

TransCanada to Proceed with $2.4 Billion NGTL Expansion

TransCanada Corporation today announced that it will move forward with a $2.4 billion expansion of its NGTL System to connect incremental supply and expand basin export capacity by one Bcf/d of natural gas at the interconnection with its Canadian Mainline. The company recently completed an open sea..