Natural Gas
Colorado Says 430 Pipelines Failed Leak Test
Colorado regulators say about 430 oil and gas pipelines failed inspection.
FERC Issues New Draft SEIS for Southeast Market Pipelines Project
FERC has released a draft supplemental environmental review for the Southeast Market Pipelines construction project.
Maine is Turning to Canada to Boost Natural Gas Supply
FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he’s exploring the idea of expanding the state’s natural gas supply with a pipeline from Canada because of stalled pipeline efforts to the south. LePage is frustrated by a lack of progress in bringing more natural gas into Maine after a Massachuset..
Energy Transfer Partners Cited for More Rover Pipeline Violations
Days after getting the green light to resume HDD activities, Energy Transfer Partners cited for more Rover pipeline construction project.violations.
DOE Seeks To Boost Usage Of Carbon Capture Tech
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has approached the National Petroleum Council to help find effective applications of carbon capture technology in oil and gas production, Reuters reports, citing a meeting of the 200-member industry body with Perry and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. While carbon captu..
China Looks To Create National Natural Gas Pipeline Firm
China is dusting off a plan to create a natural gas pipeline company and is working with state oil giants on the project, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing three senior sources familiar with the matter. The pipeline would give producers more access to infrastructure and would help to raise natura..
Enbridge Fails Pipeline Inspection
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has issued three Inspection Officer Orders to Enbridge for failure to adhere to worker safety, pipe handling and environmental protection requirements during construction activity on the High Pine Expansion Project near Chetwynd, British Columbia. The NEB orders ..
Report: Canada's Duvernay Shale Contains 3.4 Billion Barrels of Light Oil
The National Energy Board (NEB), together with the Alberta Geological Survey (AGS), today released a new resource assessment for the Duvernay Shale in central Alberta that adds significant quantities of marketable light oil resources in the province as well as natural gas and natural gas liquids (NG..
Construction Begins on Key TANAP Section
Work has started on a 19-kilometer section of the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas pipeline construction project.
Jordan Cove, Pacific Connector Applications Submitted
Veresen has submitted applications for the Jordan Cove LNG Project and Pacific Connector pipeline construction project with FERC.
Vermont’s High Court Finds in Favor of Pipeline Under Park
Vermont's Supreme Court rules in favor of a natural gas pipeline construction project.
MDU to Build Natural Gas Pipeline to Doosan Bobcat Factory
Montana utility to proceed with a natural gas pipeline construction project in North Dakota.
NEXUS Pipeline Gets Ohio Water Permit
The Ohio EPA has issued a Water Quality Certification for Enbridge’s Nexus Transmission Pipeline Project to be constructed in Columbiana, Stark, Summit, Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron, Erie, Sandusky, Wood, Lucas, Henry and Fulton counties. The 255-mile NEXUS Transmission Pipeline Project will transp..
Trump Aims For Arctic Oil And Gas
The Trump administration is trying to lay the groundwork to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for oil and gas drilling, according to a report last week from the Washington Post. It won’t be easy, and it is not guaranteed to work, but the Department of Interior is hoping to crack op..
Ohio Increases Fines to $2.3 Million Against Pipeline Developer
The Ohio EPA more than doubles fine against Energy Transfer Partners for Rover pipeline construction project pollution violations.
Russia’s Kurdish Pipeline Gamble
Russia's Rosneft is taking a major gamble with a $1 billion gas pipeline construction project in Kurdistan.
Turkey’s Gas Pipelines at Major Crossroad
Natural gas pipeline construction projects at a major crossroads in Turkey
Natural Gas and LNG: Future of Electricity
The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that 1.2 billion people, or 17% of the world’s population, has no access to electricity. About 38% or 2.7 billion lack clean cooking facilities. “More than 95% of these people are either in sub-Saharan Africa or developing Asia, and around 80% are in rur..
Oil & Gas Officials Confident in Industry’s Bright Future
West Virginia oil and gas officials continue to be optimistic about the industry’s future in West Virginia. Scott Freshwater, president of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia, said that even though the price of natural gas in the Appalachian basin is discounted right now becaus..
FERC: HDD Activities on the Rover Pipeline Can Resume
FERC rules that Energy Transfer Partners can resume HDD activities along the Rover pipeline construction project.
Regulators Give Atlantic Sunrise OK to Build Pipeline
FERC has granted final approval for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline construction project.
Pipeline Construction Project Planned in Kurdistan
Rosneft and the Kurdistan Regional Government agree to work together on natural gas pipeline construction project.
Atlantic Sunrise Compressor Station Construction Underway
Williams Partners begins building two compressor stations associated with the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline construction project.
BP And Azerbaijan Lock In Caspian Sea Oil Deal
The government of Azerbaijan signed a new production sharing agreement (PSA) with the consortium operating the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli oil field in the Caspian. The new deal gives Baku a much larger stake in the field and establishes Azerbaijan’s economic ties to Europe for decades to come. ..
North Carolina Regulators Say They Need More Time for Pipeline Review
North Carolina regulators say they need more time to review the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project.
Wood Group Wins Pipeline Study, Design Contract
Wood Group receives a pipeline design contract from China National Offshore Oil Corporation to support gas development in the South China Sea.
Harvey Sends US Industrial Production Down Most in 8 years
<!-- Add your site or application content here --> WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial output plunged 0.9 percent in August, the most in eight years, mostly because of Hurricane Harvey’s damage to the oil refining, plastics and chemicals industries. The storm, which slammed into the Gulf Coast i..
Richmond Police Say 19 Arrested During Anti-Pipeline Protest
Richmond police arrest 19 Mountain Valley pipeline construction project protesters.
Alberta Wildfires Shut Down 24 Shell Gas Wells
Wildfires raging in southwestern Alberta have prompted Shell to shut down 24 natural gas wells and pipelines around them, Canadian media reported, adding that other companies, including Questfire Energy and West Lake Energy, were also shutting in gas-producing facilities. Shell’s Waterton sour gas ..
Colorado Outlines New Pipeline Rules After Fatal Explosion
Colorado releases an outline of new pipeline regulations.
- Williams' $1 Billion Gas Pipeline Blocked by U.S. Appeals Court, Derailing Five-State Project
- Texas Waha Hub Gas Prices Plunge to Record Lows, Hit Negative Territory
- Williams Begins Louisiana Pipeline Construction Despite Ongoing Legal Dispute with Energy Transfer
- U.S. Buys Nearly 5 Million Barrels of Oil for Emergency Stockpile
- U.S. Appeals Court Strikes Down Controversial Biden Pipeline Safety Rules
- Report: Houston Region Poised to Become a Global Clean Hydrogen Hub
- Exxon Mobil to Start Gas Reserve Seismic Surveys in Greece
- LaPorte, Texas, Issues Shelter in Place After Altivia Plant Leaks Toxic Gas
- Texas Startup Endeavors Again to Build First Major U.S. Oil Refinery Since 1977
- Mid-Year Global Forecast: Midstream Responding to Demand from LNG Projects
