Natural Gas
USGS Releases New Standards for Natural Gas
The U.S. Geological Survey has released new natural gas standards. These reference gases are the replacement for the prior standards maintained by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. The natural gas standards are intended to serve as the primary carbon and hydrogen stable isot..
Contract Awarded for 1st String of TurkStream’s Offshore Section
Allseas Group receives contract for the first string of the offshore section of the TurkStream Pipeline construction project.
TransCanada to Move Forward With Saddle West Natural Gas Project
TransCanada natural gas pipeline construction project to move forward.
Sabal Trail Pipeline Construction Underway
Work underway on the Sabal Trail Pipeline construction project in Alabama.
New England Natural Gas Pipeline Capacity Increases for First Time Since 2010
Pipeline construction projects help New England increase its natural gas pipeline capacity for the first time since 2010.
African Countries Agree to Build Gas Pipeline
Morocco and Nigeria agree to join forces on gas pipeline construction project.
Dominion Midstream Partners Completes Acquisition of Questar Pipeline
Dominion Midstream Partners closed on the transaction to acquire Questar Pipeline, LLC, from Dominion Resourcesfor $1.725 billion. As part of the transaction, Dominion Midstream paid $823 million in cash to Dominion, issued $167 million of common units and $300 million of convertible preferred units..
Intertek to Provide Inspection and Expediting Services for Nord Stream 2
Intertek awarded inspection and expediting framework agreement for the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline construction project.
IEEE, FERC Align Efforts on Energy Infrastructure, Market Challenges
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and its Power & Energy Society (PES) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to address energy infrastructure and related market challenges created by recent significant changes..
Fulcrum Awarded Contract for Gas Pipeline Construction Project
Fulcrum Utility Services Limited awarded contract for gas pipeline construction project in the UK.
Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Signs Agreement with Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs
TransCanada's Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline construction project reaches agreement with 12 hereditary chiefs of the Gitxsan Nation.
New U.S. Border-Crossing Pipelines Bring Shale Gas to More Regions in Mexico
U.S. pipeline capacity for natural gas exports to Mexico has rapidly expanded in the past few years and currently stands at 7.3 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). This existing cross-border capacity primarily supplies the Northeast and Central regions of Mexico. New capacity projected to be complet..
NEXUS Gas Transmission Project Approved
FERC gives green light to the NEXUS Gas Transmission Pipeline construction project.
Honeywell Awarded Contract for TANAP
Honeywell Process Solutions to provide an integrated control and safety system for the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline construction project.
Trump Rollback Of Obama Climate Agenda May Prove Challenging
WASHINGTON (AP) — Once sworn into office, Donald Trump will be in a strong position to dismantle some of President Barack Obama’s efforts to reduce planet-warming carbon emissions. But experts say delivering on campaign pledges to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency and bring back tens of th..
Piedmont Natural Gas Wants to Build New Pipeline Beneath North Carolina River
Piedmont Natural Gas hopes to receive approval for natural gas pipeline construction project beneath the Cape Fear River.
MDU Resources Subsidiary to Sell Its Share of ND Natural Gas Processing Plant
WBI Energy Midstream, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of MDU Resources Group, has agreed to sell 50% of its non-operating ownership interest in the Pronghorn natural gas processing plant near Belfield, ND. WBI Energy Midstream co-owns the plant and associated natural gas and oil-gathering pipe..
Obama’s Last Regulations To Impact Oil, Gas and Mining
The recent U.S. election has been one of the biggest news items the world over this month. And the change of presidents is also having some important effects on the natural resources business the past few weeks. As part of his last weeks in office, outgoing President Barack Obama has implemented a ..
60 Percent Of Russian Gas Pipelines Outdated, Expert Says
A total of 60 percent of all gas pipelines operating in Russia are between 40 and 50 years old, a manager at a Russian gas equipment repair company has said, flagging concerns over the deterioration of the gas infrastructure in the country. The problem with the too old gas pipelines must be solved ..
New Infrastructure Aims to Increase Takeaway Capacity of Natural Gas from Utica Region
Completing new pipeline construction projects would help increase the capacity to transport natural gas from the Utica Shale.
Whiting to Sell North Dakota Midstream Assets
Whiting Petroleum will sell 50% interest in its Robinson Lake natural gas processing plant and associated natural gas gathering system in Mountrail County, ND, along with its 50% of its Belfield natural gas processing plant and associated natural gas, crude oil and water gathering systems in Stark, ..
Is the Era of Cheap Natural Gas Over?
Natural gas prices have been low for years as shale gas drillers continued to break records with higher and higher production. But just as the oil markets have gone through a very painful bust that is leading to a drop-off in supplies, the market for natural gas is going through a similar period of ..
Lack of Pipelines Hurting Natural Gas Producers in Colorado
Natural gas producers in Colorado have a problem. It’s not a problem that’s unique to them, but it’s potentially more serious than the problem encountered by frackers elsewhere. Colorado, home to the Niobrara shale play, is the fourth-largest natural gas-producing state in the nation, according to ..
‘New World Order’ Re-shaping Natural Gas Storage
As the International Energy Agency (IEA) observed in June, dramatic changes are underway in the world’s natural gas trade. Thanks to shifting demand patterns, suppliers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from producing countries such as the U.S. and Australia increasingly will need to look for new homes..
Neste Jacobs Wins Contract for Baltic Connector Pipeline
Neste Jacobs receives contract to provide project management services for the Baltic Connector Pipeline construction project.
1 Killed, Several Injured in Gas Explosion in Illinois Town
CANTON, Ill. (AP) — Authorities say one person was killed and several people injured in a natural gas explosion in the central Illinois community of Canton. Officials say the explosion Wednesday evening occurred near the downtown square and damaged several buildings. It shattered windows several bl..
Howard Energy Partners Receives Financing for Nueva Era Pipeline Project
Howard Energy Partners subsidiary receives financing for the Nueva Era Pipeline construction project.
US Finalizes Rule to Limit Gas 'Flaring' at Drilling Sites
WASHINGTON (AP) — With two months left in President Barack Obama’s term, his administration issued a rule Tuesday intended to clamp down on oil companies that burn off natural gas on public lands. The new rule seeks to reduce waste and harmful methane emissions as part of a strategy to address clim..
Williams Elected CEO, president of PG&E as Part of Succession Plan
As part of its leadership succession plan, the Board of Directors of PG&E today elected Geisha Williams, 55, as its chief executive officer and president. She currently serves president, Electric of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, the company’s utility subsidiary. In addition, Nick Stavropoulos, ..
PennEast Pipeline Application Again Suspended
FERC has pushed back the deadline for issuing the final EIS for the PennEast Pipeline construction project to February 2017.
- 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
