Natural Gas

Rover Pipeline Tuscarawas River HDD Activities Can Resume

FERC says Energy Transfer Partners can resume HDD activities associated with the Rover Pipeline construction project along the Tuscarawas River.

Pennsylvania Governor Renews Natural Gas Battle in Budget

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s election-year budget plan unveiled Tuesday will renew battles with the Republican-controlled Legislature over imposing a tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas and increasing the minimum wage. Wolf’s budget plan, his fourth and final first-term proposal..

API: Natural Gas is Critical to a Reliable, Resilient Electric Power System

API has released the following statement highlighting the positive impacts that natural gas brings to power generation and following testimony by nuclear energy advocates at today’s House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee hearing. “Our nation’s electric grid is as reliable as it has ever been as dat..

Gulf Coast Express Begins Open Season

Open season begins on the Gulf Coast Express pipeline construction project.

PennEast Proposal to Use Land for Gas Pipeline Rejected

New Jersey’s attorney general rejects PennEast pipeline construction project to use state-controlled land.

Judge Pauses Land Acquisition for Mountain Valley Pipeline

Federal judge orders halt to land acquisition for the Mountain Valley pipeline construction project.

New Jersey Rejects PennEast Pipeline Application

New Jersey regulators reject PennEast pipeline construction project application.

Virginia Will Get $58M for Pipeline's Environmental Impacts

Virginia to receive $58 million to offset environmental impacts caused by the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project.

15 Pipeline Protesters Arrested at North Carolina Governor's Office

15 arrested for protesting the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project in North Carolina.

8 Killed in Pipeline Leak at Southern China Steel Mill

BEIJING (AP) — Gas leaking from a pipeline at a steel mill in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong killed eight people and injured 10 early Monday, local authorities reported. The Shaoguan city government said in a post on its microblog that the leak occurred at 3 a.m. at the Shaoguan Iron an..

Work Resumes On Troubled Turkmenistan-China Pipeline

Work has resumed on a natural gas pipeline construction project running from Turkmenistan to China.

BHGE AM '18: CEO Simonelli pushes improved project economics in new energy cycle

FLORENCE—Lorenzo Simonelli, Chairman and CEO of BHGE, opened up the 2018 BHGE Annual Meeting (BHGE AM) in Florence, Italy, on January 29 with a talk welcoming attendees. The 19th Annual Meeting is a record year for attendance, according to the CEO. New energy cycle brings strength, lasting change. ..

West Virginia Issues Stormwater Construction Permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline

West Virginia regulators award stormwater permit for the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project.

North Carolina OKs Water Quality Permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline

North Carolina regulators issue water quality certification for the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project.

North Dakota Panel Denies Request to Ease Gas Capture Rules

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators have denied an oil company’s request to be exempt from the state’s rules for burning off and wasting natural gas. The Bismarck Tribune reports that North Dakota’s Industrial Commission on Wednesday denied Marathon Oil’s request for several exemptions fr..

Tacoma Natural Gas Plant Faces Delay for Extra Scrutiny

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency will hire a consultant to do an additional review on greenhouse-gas emissions related to a proposed liquefied natural gas plant in Tacoma. The News Tribune reports the agency announced the plan to do a supplemental environmental impact statement..

New Processing Plant Would Add $100 Million in Pipeline Infrastructure

Planned $150 million natural gas processing plant in North Dakota would lead to $100 million in pipeline construction projects.

Is This The World’s Most Critical Pipeline?

The Southern Gas Corridor pipeline construction project could dramatically change European gas markets.

Gas Pipeline Told to Halt Drilling Under River After Spill

FERC orders another work stoppage on the Rover Pipeline construction project over environmental concerns.

China Braces For Another Spike In Natural Gas Demand

China needs to proceed with more natural gas pipeline construction projects.

North Dakota Mineral Resources Director Says More Pipelines Needed

North Dakota's director of mineral resources says the state needs more oil and gas pipeline construction projects

Company Considers Michigan Site for Natural Gas Power Plant

HANDY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A company is considering a Michigan site for a natural gas-fueled power plant that could cost as much as $1 billion to build. The Livingston Daily Press & Argus of Howell reports Silver Spring, Maryland-based power producer Competitive Power Ventures is considering a 14..

Pipeline Construction Contract Awarded

National Petroleum Construction Company has received a contract for an oil and gas pipeline construction project off the west coast of India.

DeepOcean Awarded Contract for Ploughing Operations on Nord Stream 2

DeepOcean receives ploughing contract for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction project.

Mountain Valley Pipeline Clears Another Regulatory Hurdle

FERC approves preliminary work for parts of the Mountain Valley pipeline construction project.

Gas Leak Repaired in Central London After Evacuation

LONDON (AP) — British officials say a leaky gas pipe has been repaired after shutting down parts of central London. Officials say normal traffic and train service has resumed in the Strand area after around 1,450 people had been evacuated as a precaution. The leak was reported at around 2 a...

Construction Starts on Natural Gas Power Plant in Louisiana

WESTLAKE, La. (AP) — Government officials and executives of the Entergy utility corporation gathered in southwest Louisiana to break ground for an $872 million natural gas-fired generating station. The governor’s office says the Entergy Louisiana project will employ about 700 people in Calcasieu Pa..

Southern Power Cancels Plans for Gas-Fired Power Plant

DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — Developers have scrapped plans to build a natural-gas-fired power plant in Virginia, a project local officials had hoped could boost the area’s economy. Southern Power recently informed state and local officials it no longer intends to move forward with the plant at the B..

Canadian Regulators Deny Application for New Pipeline Service and Toll

The National Energy Board (NEB) has denied an application from Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline (M&NP) for approval of a new pipeline service and toll. M&NP had offered a “load retention” service and discounted rate to Irving Oil in exchange for a 13-year commitment to use the M&NP Pipeline to ship u..

North Montney Mainline Project Hearings Underway in Canada

Public hearings begin concerning the North Montney Mainline pipeline construction project in Canada.