Natural Gas

New NatGas Gathering System Coming to the Delaware Basin

Producers Midstream to proceed with a natural gas pipeline construction project in the Delaware Basin.

Virginia Water Board to Take up Pipeline Permits in December

Virginia regulators plan to announce their recommendation concerning water permits for two pipeline construction projects in December.

Report Highlights Economic Benefits of Nord Stream 2

A new report shows the Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction project will provide economic benefits to the European Union.

California Regulators OK Request to Extend NatGas Infrastructure Program

California regulators approve SoCalGas' request to extend natural gas pipeline construction project program.

Gas Line Explosion Destroys Equipment in California Desert

BARSTOW, Calif. (AP) — Southern California authorities say nobody was hurt when a natural gas line caught fire and exploded, destroying heavy construction equipment in the western Mojave Desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The San Bernardino Sun reports (http://bit.ly/2yjriLr ) the blas..

Drone Companies Team up to Service North Dakota Oil Patch

Drones help make pipeline inspections in North Dakota easier.

Consumers Energy to Increase Pipeline Inspections

Consumers Energy agrees to conduct pipeline inspections on certain Michigan gas lines every three years.

MMT Wins Survey Contract for Baltic Pipe Project

MMT has received a contract to conduct a route survey for a pipeline construction project in Europe.

Disputed East Coast Pipeline Likely to Expand

Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project developers consider expanding project.

Colorado Regulators: Tiny Holes, Faulty Parts to Blame for Failed Inspections

Colorado regulators say tiny holes or faulty parts were to blame for numerous failed oil and gas pipeline inspections.

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.