Natural Gas

Oregon Port Vote Becomes Latest Local Action on Fossil Fuels

Oregon community weighs whether to approve the Jordan Cove Energy Project.

TRC Companies to Provide Real-Time Data for Pipeline Construction Project

TRC Companies wins contract to provide data for North Carolina pipeline construction project.

Atlantic Sunrise Project Receives Support in Pennsylvania

Williams Partners' Atlantic Sunrise pipeline construction project receives support from Pennsylvanians.

Federal Agency Joins Investigation into Colorado Gas Explosion

FIRESTONE, Colo. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board has joined the investigation into a fatal Colorado house explosion blamed on unrefined natural gas flowing from a severed pipeline. The Longmont Times-Call reported Wednesday (http://bit.ly/2r2W8Rz) the agency got involved because pip..

Environmentalists Triumph as Senate Upholds Methane Rule

WASHINGTON (AP) — Environmentalists notched a rare win in the Republican-led Senate on Wednesday as a GOP effort to reverse an Obama-era rule restricting harmful methane emissions unexpectedly failed. The 51-49 vote against the repeal measure was a blow to the fossil-fuel industry and groups linked..

Public Hearing Set for $6.3M Pipeline Construction Project

A public hearing has been scheduled in North Dakota for a $6.3 million pipeline construction project.

Colorado GOP Blocks Nation’s 1st Well-Mapping Requirement

New pipeline regulation rejected in Colorado.

TurkStream Construction Begins

Work officially begins on the TurkStream pipeline construction project.

Colorado Needs to Devote More Resources to Pipeline Safety

DENVER (AP) — State records show Colorado has only three people assigned to check on the safety of pipelines running from about 54,000 active oil and gas wells, a task that came under scrutiny after a leaking pipeline was blamed for a fatal house explosion. The Denver Post reported Sunday (http://d..

Natural Gas Organization Celebrates 80th Anniversary

The Gild of Ancient Supplers, a non-profit group of suppliers to the natural gas industry throughout the U.S. and Canada, celebrated its 80th anniversary today, May 5, 2017. The group, which was founded on May 5, 1937 at a Pennsylvania Gas Association convention, encourages the use of natural gas a..

Gazprom To Begin Turkish Stream Construction In Next Few Days

Gazprom will begin construction on the TurkStream pipeline construction project in the next few days.

Colorado Officials: Don't Expect Quick Fix After Pipeline Explosion

DENVER (AP) — Colorado regulators have ordered a snap review of oil and gas pipelines after a fatal house explosion near a well, but they haven’t said how they plan to fix a fundamental flaw in the system: They don’t know where all those pipelines are. Matt Lepore, the state’s top oil and gas..

Colorado Bill Would Extend, Change Energy Office's Mandate

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado Senate committee on Wednesday passed a bill to save a state energy agency from extinction — but with caveats that would drastically reduce the agency’s renewable energy portfolio and make it easier for some utilities to produce and stockpile natural gas. The latter provisio..

Report: The Global Pipe Coatings Market is in Good Shape

According to the report “Pipe Coatings Market by Form (Powder, and Liquid), Type (Thermoplastic Polymer, Fusion Bonded Epoxy, Concrete Coatings), End-Use Industry (Oil & Gas, Water & Wastewater Treatment, Chemical Processing), and Region-Global Forecast to 2021,” from MarketsandMarkets™, the glo..

Texas Pipeline Construction Projects Finished

Energy Transfer Partners has started operations on the Trans-Pecos Pipeline, the Comanche Trail Pipeline, and the Trans-Pecos Pipeline WAHA Header.

SemGroup to Build Oklahoma Pipelines

SemGroup says it will move forward with pipeline construction projects in Oklahoma.

AGA Recognizes Gas Utilities for Commitment to Safety

The American Gas Association today recognized a number of natural gas utilities and transmission companies for their outstanding commitment to safety. During AGA’s annual Operations Conference in Orlando, FL, 21 AGA member companies received the 2016 Safety Achievement Awards for notable perform..

Enable Midstream to Build Anadarko Basin Pipeline

Enable Midstream plans pipeline construction project in the Anadarko Basin.

Small Gas Pipeline Blamed for Fatal Colorado Home Explosion

FIRESTONE, Colo. (AP) — A home explosion that killed two people was caused by unrefined natural gas that was leaking from a small abandoned pipeline from a nearby well, fire officials said. The April 17 explosion in Firestone about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Denver happened when the odorless..

Jemena Gets License for Northern Gas Pipeline

Jemena receives license for the Northern Gas pipeline construction project.

Police: 18 Arrested at Connecticut Expansion Protest

18 protesters of the Connecticut Expansion Project in Massachusetts arrested.

Olive Trees vs Pipelines: Will The TAP Pipeline Ever Be Completed?

The Trans Adriatic pipeline construction project remains in limbo.

Pembina Boosts Natural Gas Holdings, Buys Veresen

Pembina Pipeline is buying its smaller competitor, Veresen, in a stock-and-cash deal worth about $7.1 billion (C$9.7 billion). The move gives the pipeline operator access to natural gas pipelines and processing infrastructure. Both Calgary, Canada-based companies hold assets in several oil and gas ..

Brazos Midstream Completes Comanche I, Starts Work on 2nd Plant

Brazos Midstream Holdings finishes work on a pipeline construction project in the Delaware Basin.

Sunoco, ETP Complete Merger and Name Change

Sunoco Logistics Partners and Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) completed their merger announced in November of an indirect subsidiary of SXL and ETP, with ETP surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of SXL. As part of the merger, Sunoco Logistics Partners changed its name to Energy Transfer..

Federal Energy Regulator Says She Won't Seek New Term

One of FERC's two remaining members says she won't pursue reappointment after her term expires in June.

Trump Signs Executive Order Promoting Offshore Exploration

U.S. President Donald Trump today signed an executive order that will open up more areas for offshore oil and gas exploration and production. Our country is blessed with incredible natural resources, including abundant offshore oil and natural gas reserves.  But the federal government has kept 94 p..

Pipeline Sending Natural Gas from Western Canada to Chicago Considers Expanding Capacity

Owners of the Alliance pipeline, one of the longest natural gas pipelines in North America, are in the early stages of assessing interest in expanding its capacity to transport natural gas from western Canada to Chicago, Illinois. The Alliance pipeline is unique because, unlike other natural gas pip..

PennEast Application Deemed Incomplete

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection says a freshwater permit application for the PennEast pipeline construction project must be resubmitted.

Financing Agreements Reached for Nord Stream 2

Five companies agree to finance the Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction project.