Natural Gas
World Bank Will Stop Financing Oil, Gas Projects
PARIS (AP) — World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says the World Bank will stop financing oil and gas projects in two years. Speaking at the climate summit outside Paris, Jim Yong Kim said Tuesday the World Bank will cease financing exploration and extraction projects after 2019, except “in exceptiona..
Forties Pipeline Could Remain Shuttered For Weeks
The Forties oil and gas pipeline shutdown on Monday, causing energy prices in the United Kingdom to spike in the afternoon, according to a new report by Reuters. Brent Crude, which Forties carries, also spiked to a two-and-a-half-year high on news of the stoppage. Wholesale gas prices for immediate..
Virginia Panel Weighs Key Approval for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Virginia regulators to vote soon whether to grant a water quality certification for the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project.
Environmental Groups File Lawsuit to Try to Block Pipeline
A coalition of environmental groups files a lawsuit against the Mountain Valley pipeline construction project.
Virginia Water Board Certifies Mountain Valley Pipeline
Virginia’s Water Control Board issues certification for the Mountain Valley pipeline construction project.
North Carolina Regulators Want More Information on Pipeline
North Carolina regulators want more information before deciding whether to issue a permit for the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project.
West Virginia Weighs Permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
West Virginia regulators schedule two public hearings concerning the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project.
Father, Son Killed in Northern Illinois Pipeline Explosion
NACHUSA, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in northern Illinois say a father and son were killed in a natural gas pipeline explosion while working on a farm field. Officials on Wednesday said 59-year-old father Rory Miller of Amboy and 30-year-old son Ryan Miller of Oregon died in the Tuesday morning explosi..
Enterprise Products Partners: Cause of New Mexico Pipeline Rupture Unknown
LOVING, N.M. (AP) – A Houston-based energy company says it’s investigating what caused one of its natural gas pipelines to rupture, explode and catch fire in southeastern New Mexico’s oil patch. Spokesman Rick Rainey of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. says the incident early Wednesday morning in ..
Canadian Natural Gas Pipeline Project Planned
TransAlta Corporation and Tidewater Midstream sign a letter of intent to proceed with a natural gas pipeline construction project in Canada.
Williams Partners Begins Service on Virginia Southside II Expansion, Provides Updates on Ongoing Projects
Williams Partners places Virginia Southside II Expansion Project in service, provides updates on other ongoing pipeline construction projects.
China Launches New Gas Pipeline Amid Soaring Demand
The Zhongwei-Jingbian gas pipeline construction project begins operations in China.
Natural Gas Pipeline Ruptured, Explodes in Northern Illinois
NACHUSA, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in northern Illinois say two men working on a farm field were killed and two others seriously injured in a natural gas pipeline explosion. The Lee County Sheriff’s Department says the explosion happened at about 9 a.m. Tuesday at a farm near Nachusa. Saukvalley.com ..
Denmark’s New Law Could Block Nord Stream 2
A new law in Denmark could stop the Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction project from being built.
Blackstone Teams Up With Brazilian Partner To Buy $6B Gas Pipeline
The Blackstone Group teamed up with a Brazilian partner to bid on a deal to operate a natural gas pipeline network in the South American country’s northeast, according to a new report by Bloomberg. Blackstone and Patria Investimentos formed a partnership to make a non-binding offer on the company. ..
Texas-Mexico Pipeline Can Begin Service
FERC says Howard Energy Partners and Grupo Clisa can commence service on the Impulsora pipeline construction project.
New Hampshire Pipeline to Bring in More Natural Gas
Liberty Utilities to move ahead with a natural gas pipeline construction project in New Hampshire.
Mountain Valley Pipeline Receives Forest Service OK
The Mountain Valley pipeline construction project receives permission to cross federal forestland in Virginia and West Virginia.
Israel Expects Gas to Flow from East Mediterranean to Europe
Israeli official expects undersea natural gas pipeline construction project to proceed.
NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION: Expanding with Renewable Natural Gas
Partners in the Houston-based energy private equity firm, EIV Capital LLC, obviously liked what they saw in the natural gas transportation space, and particularly renewable natural gas (RNG), or biomethane, because last summer they plunked down $47 million in equity funds in Chicago-based AMP Americ..
Pennsylvania DEP Releases Methane-Related Permit Updates
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released details of two draft final general permits (GP) that address methane emissions and other air pollutants from unconventional well sites and from midstream and natural gas transmission facilities. “These permits are the first ..
Millennium Pipeline's Eastern System Upgrade Project Approved
FERC has approved Millennium Pipeline’s Eastern System Upgrade Project, which includes the construction of the following: An approximately 7.8-mile-long, 30- and 36-inch-diameter pipeline loop in Orange County, New York (Huguenot Loop) A new compressor station in Sullivan County, New York (Highl..
Utility Paying $900K Fine for Gas Pipeline Safety Violations
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. fined $900,000 for breaking pipeline regulations.
National Grid to Soon Begin Work on Pipeline Construction Project
National Grid today announced it plans to begin construction of a tunnel for the Humber Pipeline Replacement Project in early 2018, with a 160-meter tunnel boring machine expected to arrive next week. The company has awarded a £100m contract to build the tunnel to Skanska, PORR Bau GmbH and A. Hak...
Iraq Wants To Build Gas Pipeline To Kuwait In Blow To Shell
Iraq hopes to move ahead with a natural gas pipeline construction project to Kuwait.
Final Hearings Delayed on Proposed Natural Gas Power Plant
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — State regulators have granted an extension to push back final hearings on a proposed natural gas-fired power plant in Rhode Island. The Providence Journal reports the Energy Facility Siting Board approved the 90-day extension filed by the Conservation Law Foundation Mo..
U.S. Energy To See Huge Investments From China
During President Trump’s visit to China, the U.S. signed US$250 billion worth of potential trade and investment deals that would boost American exports to China and Chinese investment in the United States. The two single largest potential deals were signed in the energy sector at the official U.S.-..
Ohio Regulators Order Stoppage of Rover Pipeline Drilling Activities
Regulators in Ohio order Energy Transfer Partners to stop horizontal directional drilling activities along the Rover pipeline construction project.
US Appeals Court Orders Halt on Natural Gas Pipeline in Ohio
Appeals court halts work on the Nexus Gas Transmission pipeline construction project.
Can The Gas Glut Kill The Permian Boom?
An over abundance of natural gas could negatively impact future pipeline construction projects in the Permian Basin.
- Trump Aims to Revive 1,200-Mile Keystone XL Pipeline Despite Major Challenges
- Valero Considers All Options, Including Sale, for California Refineries Amid Regulatory Pressure
- ConocoPhillips Eyes Sale of $1 Billion Permian Assets Amid Marathon Acquisition
- ONEOK Agrees to Sell Interstate Gas Pipelines to DT Midstream for $1.2 Billion
- Energy Transfer Reaches FID on $2.7 Billion, 2.2 Bcf/d Permian Pipeline
- U.S. LNG Export Growth Faces Uncertainty as Trump’s Tariff Proposal Looms, Analysts Say
- Tullow Oil on Track to Deliver $600 Million Free Cash Flow Over Next 2 Years
- Energy Transfer Reaches FID on $2.7 Billion, 2.2 Bcf/d Permian Pipeline
- GOP Lawmakers Slam New York for Blocking $500 Million Pipeline Project
- Texas Oil Company Challenges $250 Million Insurance Collateral Demand for Pipeline, Offshore Operations
