Natural Gas

FERC OKs Rover Pipeline

FERC gives the green light to the Rover Pipeline construction project.

Judge Allows Pipeline Surveys to Proceed

Judge rules that surveys for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline construction project in one Virginia county can proceed.

Northern Access Project Gets Green Light

FERC has approved the Northern Access pipeline construction project.

Pipeline Projects in Limbo as Energy Commissioner Departs

FERC's lack of a quorum leaves U.S. natural gas pipeline construction projects in limbo.

Williams Partners Places Gulf Trace Project in Service

Williams Partners places its Gulf Trace Pipeline construction project in service.

Sweden to Rent Storage Space for Pipeline Project

A Swedish port agrees to store pipes for the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline construction project in its harbor.

ILF Consulting Engineers Wins Contract for TAPI Pipeline

ILF Consulting Engineers receives contract to create front end engineering and design for the TAPI Pipeline construction project.

Company Plans $800 Million LNG Plant at Port Fourchon

GALLIANO, La. (AP) — Officials are planning an $800 million liquefied natural gas plant and export terminal at Port Fourchon. The Greater Lafourche Port Commission and one of the port’s tenants, Energy World USA, announced the proposed development Tuesday in a news release. The proposed Galliano f..

Sweden Set To Allow Port Hosting Nord Stream 2 Works

The Swedish government may let Gazprom use a southern port for the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline construction project.

Rhode Island GOP Leader Asks Trump to Jumpstart Pipeline

Rhode Island lawmaker asks Trump to help push pipeline construction project forward.

Iran May Cancel $7B Pipeline Project With Pakistan

Iran may cancel a $7 billion pipeline construction project with Pakistan.

INGAA President: FERC Needs to Move Swiftly to Fill Vacancies

Don Santa, president and chief executive officer of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, today commented on Norman Bay’s decision to resign from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, effective February 3. “We appreciate Norman Bay for his service and dedication to the commission,”..

Judge Orders PG&E to Run Ads Publicizing Pipeline Safety Convictions

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced California’s largest utility to pay a $3 million fine and run television commercials publicizing its pipeline safety convictions as punishment in a criminal case stemming from a deadly natural-gas explosion in the San Francisco Bay Area. U...

AltaGas Acquires WGL Holdings for $6.4 Billion

The boards of directors of both WGL Holdings and AltaGas unanimously approved a definitive merger agreeement for WGL to be acquired by AltaGas in a $6.4 billion all-cash transaction. WGL will now be part of a new business entity that is twice its current size with a broader and complementary set of..

National Fuel Pushes Back In-Service Date on Northern Access Expansion

National Fuel Gas says the Northern Access Pipeline construction project will now be finished in 2018.

Mountain Valley Pipeline Draws Widespread Public Support

A survey shows the majority of Virginians support the Mountain Valley Pipeline construction project.

Vermont Gas: NatGas Pipeline Expected to be Finished in Spring

Vermont Gas says it expects to complete natural gas pipeline construction project this spring.

Gazprom: Rising European Demand Needs Big Infrastructure Investment

Gazprom says Europe needs more gas pipeline construction projects.

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..