Natural Gas

INGAA Leader Urges Industry to ‘Do a Better Job Telling Our Story’

Iroquois Pipeline Operating Co, President Jeff Bruner was recently elected as 2018 chairman of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA). During his 25-year career at Iroquois, he served as vice president, general counsel and secretary before being named president in 2013. Bruner is ..

Gas Industry Looks Toward Long Haul Amid Stagnant Prices

The prevailing thinking within the natural gas industry appears to be that the low-price environment is here to stay, prompting more players to pursue a strategy designed to optimize current assets while cutting costs rather than waiting for a recovery. This is according to the newly released Black..

China Expanding its Oil and Gas Pipeline Network

China to invest in oil and gas pipeline construction projects over the next decade.

Are Natural Gas Prices Ready to Explode?

American natural gas prices are at their lowest since February. As I write this in mid December, Henry Hub is off 11 cents to $2.79 per thousand cubic feet (or million BTUs), having lost 8.8% in value for the week and 12% for the month. The reason is simple: overall demand is coming in lower than t..

North Dakota Oil Industry Missed Natural Gas Flaring Target in October

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Revised numbers show North Dakota’s oil industry failed to meet the state’s natural gas flaring goals in October. The latest numbers from the Mineral Resources Department show the industry flared slightly more than 16 percent of natural gas produced in October — not 15 percent..

Nord Stream 2 Is A Game Changer For Gazprom

The Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction project would provide Gazprom with a significant boost.

The World’s Most Innovative Gas Field

New pipeline construction projects help capitalize on surging Appalachian natural gas production.

PennEast Pipeline Approved

FERC approves the PennEast pipeline construction project.

Environmental Groups Challenge Key Approval for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Environmental groups take legal action concerning key Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project approval.

Contract Awarded for Australian Pipeline Construction Project

Nacap receives contract for the Yamarna Gas pipeline construction project in Australia.

J.D Power Study: Customer Satisfaction with U.S. Natural Gas Utilities Reaches All-Time High

According to J.D. Power’s 2017 Gas Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study, natural gas utility business customer satisfaction scores have reached an all-time high. With an overall satisfaction score of 792 (on a 1,000-point scale), gas utility business customers are now the most satisfied amon..

Construction Underway on TurkStream Terminal

Work begins on the receiving terminal of the TurkStream pipeline construction project.

Utility: Weight of Fill Material Caused Gas Pipeline Fire

ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan utility says the weight of 21 feet of fill material was responsible for a November gas line rupture and massive fire in Oakland County’s Orion Township. Jackson-based Consumers Energy says Monday in a statement that the weight of the material “stressed the pi..

Pipeline Construction Project Application Filed

Application filed for a natural gas pipeline construction project in Pennsylvania.

China Gas Imports Hit All-Time High

China imports a record amount of natural gas, showing the country needs more natural gas pipeline construction projects.

FERC Denies Constitution Pipeline Water Permit Petition

FERC denies a petition to overturn New York's denial of water quality certification for the Constitution pipeline construction project.

Residents Flee After Nigeria Gas Company Pipeline Explodes

A heavy explosion at the Nigeria Gas Company pipeline, which crosses the Ugbokodo community near the Warri Refinery, caused chaos in the area, according to emerging reports. The explosion occurred at 4:00 in the morning on Thursday, pushing residents to search for shelter as fires began spreading t..

Halfwave Awarded Nord Stream 2 Inspection Contract

Halfwave receives inspection contract for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction project.

FERC Sued over Mountain Valley Pipeline Approval

FERC sued over its decision to approve the Mountain Valley pipeline construction project.

Williams Partners Sets Delivery Record on Transco System

Pipeline construction projects completed in 2017 help Williams Partners deliver record volumes of natural gas on the Transco system.

Record Cold Results in Record Gas Usage for New York Utility

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — The record-cold temperatures late last week resulted in a New York state utility setting a record for natural gas use. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. said customers in the eight eastern New York counties it serves used a record amount of natural gas last Friday. Then ..

Colorado Debates New Pipeline Regulations after Fatal Explosion

Colorado considers approving new oil and gas pipeline regulations in wake of April 2017 explosion.

Merger Could Mean Pipeline Expansion into South Carolina

Dominion Energy's merger with SCANA could open the door for the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project to be expanded into South Carolina.

North Dakota Officials: Proposed Pipeline Can Accommodate Rising Production

North Dakota officials say ONEOK's proposed 900-mile Elk Creek pipeline construction project will help accommodate increasing production in the state.

Contract Awarded for Balticconnector Pipe Production

Corinth Pipeworks receives pipe production contract for the Balticconnector pipeline construction project.

Alaska May Open up Again for Oil Leasing, but Risks Linger

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump’s plan to open America’s oceans to petroleum drilling drew condemnation from West Coast and Florida governors but was welcomed in the state where most lease sales could be held. Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, an independent facing re-election this year, emb..

Oil And Gas Run Low As East Coast Sees Record Snowfall

The past week of continuous record low temperatures and snowfall has oil-dependent power plants in the northeast scrambling to secure supplies of some of the dirtiest burning oil available in the market due to an impending supply shortage, according to a new report by Hellenic Shipping News. Oil fu..

ONEOK Plans Pipeline Construction Project in the Rockies

ONEOK announces $1.4 billion natural gas pipeline construction project.

API: New Offshore Drilling Plan Will Strengthen U.S. Energy Security

The American Petroleum Institute (API) today announced its support for the Interior Department’s new proposal for a five-year offshore oil and natural gas leasing plan to allow greater access to energy resources in the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, putting the U.S. on the right track towards increas..

Trump Moves to Vastly Expand Offshore Drilling

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday moved to vastly expand offshore drilling from the Atlantic to the Arctic oceans with a plan that would open up federal waters off the California coast for the first time in more than three decades. The new five-year drilling plan also could ope..