Natural Gas

FERC OKs Construction of Coastal Bend Header Facilities

FERC says the construction of facilities connected to the Coastal Bend Header Pipeline construction project can proceed.

Oklahoma Regulators Develop New Earthquake Guidelines

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma regulators say the number of earthquakes could increase as oil and gas production expands in a broad area of the state, and they’re telling energy companies that they need to be ready to shut down if a temblor exceeds magnitude 3.5. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission ..

Lucid Energy Group Expands Gathering and Processing Capacity in the Delaware Basin

Lucid Energy Group has made significant expansions to its gathering and processing capacity in the Delaware Basin of southeastern New Mexico. The expansions follow the company’s August 30, 2016 acquisition of Agave Energy Company and the implementation of an aggressive plan to expand the Agave asset..

Synertec Receives Contract for Northern Gas Pipeline Project

Synertec awarded contract to design, supply and commission the process control & safety system for the Northern Gas Pipeline construction project.

Allseas Receives Nord Stream 2 Offshore Pipe Laying Contract

Allseas Group wins offshore pipe laying contract for the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline construction project.

Honeywell Awarded SCADA Contract for TAP

Honeywell receives SCADA contract for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline construction project.

Swedish Island Rejects Renting Pipe Storage Space for Nord Stream 2

Swedish island rejects Russian request to rent harbor space for the storage of pipes to be used in the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline construction project.

FERC OKs Southwest Louisiana Supply Project

Tennessee Gas' Southwest Louisiana Supply Project approved by FERC.

Jordan Cove LNG Intends to Refile with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Jordan Cove LNG intends to refile its application for the Pacific Connector Pipeline construction project with FERC.

Union Gas Launches Open Season for Dawn Parkway Transmission System

Union Gas has launched an open season for firm capacity of up to 700,000 GJ/d beginning in 2019 or 2020 for the Union Gas Dawn Parkway Transmission System along the Dawn to Parkway, Dawn to Kirkwall and Kirkwall to Parkway transportation paths. The open season offers firm access to the liquidity an..

Transportation Secretary Appoints 24 Members to Pipeline Safety Working Group

PHMSA appoints 24 to group tasked with improving pipeline inspection information sharing.

Enable Midstream Lands Service Agreement, Will Add Pipe

As part of a service agreement with Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Enable Midstream has been awarded a contract for a 77-mile pipeline construction project.

Gazprom Opens World's 1st Gas Transmission Museum

Gazprom has opened the world’s first multimedia scientific and educational Gas Transmission Museum in Moscow. The museum was set up in the premises of Gazprom Transgaz Moscow, a subsidiary of Gazprom, at the building that used to house the Moscow district operation center of the first Russian long-..

Incoming New Hampshire Governor Pledges to Fight for Natural Gas Projects

Incoming New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu says he plans to support natural gas pipeline construction projects in the state.

EPA: ‘Data Gaps’ Block Verdict on Fracking, Drinking Water

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas poses a risk to drinking water in some circumstances, but a lack of information precludes a definitive statement on how severe the risk is, the Environmental Protection Agency says in a new report that raises more questions than..

Federal Regulators Won’t Reconsider Oregon Pipeline

FERC denies request to reconsider approving the Pacific Connector Pipeline construction project.

FERC OKs Meter Station Relocation for Pipeline Project

FERC rules that American Midstream can relocate the Winnsboro Meter Station as part of the Natchez Pipeline Construction Project.

FERC OKs One Variance for the Impulsora Crossing Project

FERC gives the green light to one variance for the Impulsora Crossing Project.

Avant Energy Receives Investment from Riverstone Holdings

Riverstone Holdings, an energy and power-focused private investment firm, has agreed to an initial line-of-equity investment of $150 million in Avant Energy, a newly-established Mexican energy company.  The investment can increase to $300 million once this initial capital has been invested. ..

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.