Natural Gas
Judge Postpones Sentencing of PG&E
A federal judge delays sentencing PG&E for violating pipeline safety regulations.
NJ Natural Gas Pipeline Plan Gets Do-Over
A proposed natural gas pipeline construction project in New Jersey to be reevaluated.
Santa Fe, Vermillion to Launch Delaware Basin Effort
Santa Fe Midstream and Vermilion Cliffs Partners agree to work together on pipeline construction projects in the Delaware Basin.
FERC Pushes Back Review of PennEast Pipeline
FERC delays environmental review of the PennEast Pipeline construction project yet again.
How EPA Regulations Change Ways We Look at Gas Leaks
New EPA pipeline regulations are changing how companies evaluate and analyze gas leaks.
Survey: Midstream Respondents Try to Retain Optimism
As the oil and gas business tries to come to grips with low natural gas prices by streamlining and investing in new technologies, a new study still found a large majority of those in the industry are optimistic that renewed growth will occur no later than 2020. Among those responding to Black & Vea..
TransCanada Gains FERC OK to Construct Leach Xpress, Rayne XPress Projects
TransCanada's Leach XPress and Rayne XPress Pipeline construction projects receive approval.
FERC to Investigate Rates Charged by Two Interstate Pipeline Companies
FERC will launch Natural Gas Act section 5 investigations of the rates charged by Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC and Wyoming Interstate Company, L.L.C. to determine if the companies may be substantially over-recovering their costs, resulting in unjust and unreasonable rates. The agency..
Controversial Pipeline Wins Latest Round with Landowners
Judge overrules challenge to block land surveyors for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline construction project.
Feds: Natural Gas Leaking from Pipeline in Gulf of Mexico
CAMERON, La. (AP) — Federal regulators say a pipeline is leaking natural gas and liquid hydrocarbons in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana. The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the U.S. Coast Guard are responding to the leak in waters roughly 30 miles southwest of Cameron, Louisiana..
Russia Boosts Domestic Oil, Gas Pipeline Capacity
Three oil and gas pipeline construction projects now operational in Russia.
Judge Lets Federal Flaring Rules Take Effect During Lawsuit
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — New nationwide rules to curtail the practice of burning off excess natural gas from oil and gas wells on federal land took effect as scheduled Tuesday after a judge said he saw no urgent reason to block them while a lawsuit moves ahead. U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl in Ca..
Report: U.S. Will Lose One-Third of its Electricity Generation Capacity Without More Infrastructure
Without new pipeline construction projects, America will lose one-third of its electricity generation capacity.
Southwest Louisiana Supply Construction Approved
FERC says Tennessee Gas can begin construction on compressor and meter stations for the Southwest Louisiana Supply Project.
TechnipFMC Begins Operations as a Combined Company Following Merger
TechnipFMC began operating as a combined company today following completion of the merger of FMC Technologies and Technip. The merger created a global leader in oil and gas projects, technologies, systems and services. “This is a transformational day for TechnipFMC and our employees,” said Thierry ..
National Grid Reaffirms Support of Access Northeast
National Grid restates its support for the Access Northeast Pipeline construction project with the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission.
Independent Oil and Gas to Acquire North Sea Pipeline
Independent Oil and Gas plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to acquire a currently disused pipeline in the Southern North Sea. The MOU contains exclusivity provisions until February 28, 2017. At completion, IOG will assume operatorship of the pipeline and the liability for future decom..
FERC OKs Construction of the Collierville Expansion Project
FERC approves ANR Pipeline's request to begin construction of the Collierville Expansion Project.
Williams Partners’ Transco Pipeline Delivers Record Volumes
Williams Partners L.P. has delivered a record amount of natural gas on its Transco interstate gas pipeline to meet demand driven by recent cold weather conditions in Transco’s market area that includes the U.S. Eastern Seaboard. The nation’s largest-volume natural gas transmission system, Transco d..
Gas Pipeline Construction Project in Australia Nears Finish Line
Australian Gas Networks $19.8 million Bundaberg Port Gas Pipeline is on track to be completed by February.
FERC Says Corpus Christi Pipeline Can Use Contractor Yard and Temporary Access Roads
FERC OK's request to use an existing contractor yard and three temporary access roads for the Corpus Christi Pipeline construction project.
FERC Approves Constitution Pipeline Request to Expand Access Road
FERC approves the utilization and expansion of an existing access road for the Constitution Pipeline construction project.
SoCalGas to Use Fiber Optic Technology for Real-Time Pipeline Inspections
The Southern California Gas Company will use fiber optic cable to conduct real-time pipeline inspections.
US Cancels Final 2 Energy Leases in Area Sacred to Tribes
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials on Tuesday announced the cancellation of the final two oil and gas leases in a wilderness area bordering Glacier National Park that’s sacred to the Blackfoot tribes of Montana and Canada, more than three decades after the tribes said the leases were illegally so..
FERC OKs Hillabee Expansion Project Construction
FERC has approved Williams requests to begin work on two pipeline construction projects in Alabama as part of the Hillabee Expansion project.
NEB Names New Energy East, Eastern Mainline Hearing Panel
The National Energy Board has named the review panel for TransCanada's Energy East and Eastern Mainline pipeline construction projects.
Williams Hits Milestone on Proposed Atlantic Sunrise Expansion
Williams' Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline construction project hits important regulatory milestone.
Eversource Asks NH Supreme Court to Consider Gas Pipeline Capacity Agreement
Eversource has filed an appeal with New Hampshire’s Supreme Court to overturn a regulatory decision on the company’s proposal to purchase natural gas pipeline capacity to be used to create electricity. The additional gas would be made available by the expansion of an existing pipeline and used to po..
Sendero Midstream to Build Natural Gas Gathering System in New Mexico
Sendero Midstream Partners receives necessary commitments and funding for a natural gas pipeline construction project in New Mexico.
Understanding PHMSA’s Proposed Expansion of MAOP Verification
What you need to know about PHMSA’s proposed expansion of MAOP verification.
- 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
