Natural Gas
Canadian Government Approves $1.3 Billion NGTL System Expansion Project
The Canadian government has approved TransCanada's proposed NGTL pipeline expansion construction project.
Williams Partners Updates In-Service Date for Atlantic Sunrise Project
Williams Partners has changed the target in-service date for the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline construction project.
GE, Baker Hughes Create Powerful New Player in Energy Sector
NEW YORK (AP) — General Electric and Baker Hughes are joining their oil and gas businesses to create a powerful player in an energy sector buffeted by years of weak prices. The deal could give the new company, which will be called the “New” Baker Hughes, more leverage both in technology and with oi..
Location for Fuel Cell Carbon Capture Pilot Plant Chosen
ExxonMobil and FuelCell Energy have selected the location where they will test fuel cell carbon capture technology.
EQT Promotes Schlotterbeck to CEO, Effective Early 2017
EQT Corporation President Steven T. Schlotterbeck will succeed David L. Porges as CEO when Porges retires in the first quarter of 2017, following the filing of the Company’s 10-K. Porges will remain as Chairman of EQT’s Board of Directors for one year after the retirement. A similar leadership trans..
1 Killed, Several Injured in Clash over Gas Pipeline in Mexico
One person was killed and several more injured during a protest of a gas pipeline construction project in Mexico.
Independent Report Reaffirms Need for PennEast Pipeline
An independent report has been released showing the need for the PennEast Pipeline Construction Project.
Gas Explosion Rocks Portland Shopping District, Injuring 8
Pipeline news: Natural gas explosion occurs in Portland.
Partners Restructuring Chesapeake’s Powder River Gathering Agreement
Pipeline news: Williams, Crestwood and Chesapeake Energy agree to restructure natural gas services in Wyoming.
How Domestic Natural Gas Production Bolsters U.S. Economy
America's increasing natural gas production is helping the economy, but more pipeline construction projects are needed to support the rise in production.
White House Report Looks to Curtail Natural Gas Blowouts
White House Task Force Proposes Safety Regulations for Underground Natural Gas Storage Wells.
India, Russia Discuss Building World's Most Expensive Pipeline
India, Russia discuss building world's most expensive pipeline construction project.
Exova Receives Materials Testing Contract in Saudi Arabia
Exova awarded materials testing contract for pipeline construction project in Saudi Arabia.
Gas Industry Challenges New Drilling Rules in Pennsylvania
(AP) — The natural gas industry in Pennsylvania is challenging new state regulations that govern surface development of shale gas wells, saying they threaten jobs and investment by adding up to $2 million to the cost of drilling a well. Energy companies in the Marcellus Shale, the nation’s largest ..
TransCanada Launches Open Season on New Mainline Tolling Option
TransCanada Corporation has launched an open season for binding commitments on a new, long-term, fixed-price proposal to flow natural gas along the Canadian Mainline from the Empress receipt point in Alberta to the Dawn hub in Southern Ontario. The proposal is intended to allow Western Canadian Sed..
Oklahoma Natural Gas to Pay More Than $1M in Fines Over Explosion
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Natural Gas must pay more than $1 million in fines after a gas explosion destroyed one home and damaged about 50 others in Oklahoma City. One person was burned and two people were treated for breathing problems in the Jan. 2 explosion. ONG agreed Wednesday to pay $1.0..
Turkey, Russia Sign Gas Pipeline Deal as Ties Improve
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey and Russia on Monday signed a deal to build a gas pipeline from Russia as the two countries pressed ahead with efforts to normalize ties. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan watched as their countries’ energy ministers sealed an intergo..
Putin, Erdogan Voice Support for Gas Pipeline Project
ISTANBUL (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Turkey on Monday voiced support for the construction of a gas pipeline, a plan that was suspended amid tensions between the two countries. In separate addresses to the World Energy Congress, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tay..
Major Work Planned on Leaky Wyoming Gas Pipeline
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – A pipeline company plans to replace portions of a northeast Wyoming natural gas pipeline that has had two recent leaks, including one that shut down a highway for more than two hours, though what caused the problems might not become publicly known. None of the government agenc..
West Virginia Regulators to Hear Mountaineer Gas Pipeline Expansion Plan
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia regulators are conducting a two-day hearing on Mountaineer Gas Co.’s proposed $45 million natural gas distribution line expansion in the Eastern Panhandle. The hearing before the state Public Service Commission is set to begin Wednesday in Charleston. The dis..
Ohio Valley Connector Initiates Transportation Service from West Virginia
EQT Midstream Partners began service Oct. 1 on the Ohio Valley Connector, which provides natural gas transportation service from northern West Virginia to Clarington, OH. The 37-mile pipeline, an extension of the existing Equitrans system, was certificated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission..
Gazprom Receives Survey Permit for Two Strings of TurkStream Pipeline
Gazprom has received a survey permit for two strings of the TurkStream gas pipeline’s offshore section in Turkey’s territorial waters. “I would like to highlight the constructiveness and promptness on the part of our Turkish partners,” said Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committe..
US Justice Department Issues Subpoena to Chesapeake Energy
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a subpoena to Chesapeake Energy Corp. that seeks information on the oil and natural gas producer’s accounting methods for the acquisition and classification of oil and gas properties. Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake disclosed the subpoen..
Trans Adriatic Pipeline Installs First Pipes in Albania
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Trans Adriatic Pipeline has started building its gas pipeline in Albania. The TAP on Friday started putting the first of its 13,000 pipes along 215 kilometers (133 miles) in Albania. The pipeline runs 878 kilometers (545 miles) long from the Shah Deniz field in Azerbaija..
US Justice Department Investigating Chesapeake Energy
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into possible antitrust violations by Chesapeake Energy Corp. The agency has subpoenaed documents related to how the driller pays royalty owners and accounts for oil and gas reserves, the Journal Record reported (http:/..
NC Regulator OKs Duke Energy-Piedmont Natural Gas Merger
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina regulators are allowing Duke Energy to expand from being the country’s largest electricity company to selling natural gas. Duke Energy Corp. said in a statement Thursday that the North Carolina Utilities Commission has allowed its acquisition of Piedmont Natura..
Crestwood and SWEPI Enter into Long-Term Gas Gathering Agreement in the Delaware Basin
Crestwood Equity Partners LP has entered into a long-term agreement with SWEPI LP, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, to construct, own and operate a natural gas gathering system in Shell’s operated position in the Permian – Delaware Basin. The system will be owned through Crestwood’s previously..
Colorado Officials to Visit Oregon about Proposed Pipeline
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Western Colorado officials will travel to Oregon next week to advocate for a project that would carry natural gas from Colorado to the Pacific Rim. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2dgZUkD ) that then $5.3 billion project includes a pipeline from..
Swift Energy Selects New Board Chairman
Houston-based Swift Energy Company appointed former Chesapeake Energy executive Marcus C. Rowland as chairman of the Board, a role that had been filled on an interim basis since the company emerged from its Chapter 11 restructuring on April 11. Roland, 64, who was both executive vice president and ..
Rice Energy Acquires Vantage Energy Midstream Assets in Marcellus
Rice Energy entered into a purchase and sale agreement for Vantage Energy, acquiring midstream assets for in a $2.7 billion deal that included acreage in the Marcellus, Utica and Barnett shales, along with debt assumption. In connection with the acquisition, Rice Midstream Partners (RMP) will purcha..
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- Valero Considers All Options, Including Sale, for California Refineries Amid Regulatory Pressure
- ConocoPhillips Eyes Sale of $1 Billion Permian Assets Amid Marathon Acquisition
- ONEOK Agrees to Sell Interstate Gas Pipelines to DT Midstream for $1.2 Billion
- Energy Transfer Reaches FID on $2.7 Billion, 2.2 Bcf/d Permian Pipeline
- U.S. LNG Export Growth Faces Uncertainty as Trump’s Tariff Proposal Looms, Analysts Say
- Tullow Oil on Track to Deliver $600 Million Free Cash Flow Over Next 2 Years
- Energy Transfer Reaches FID on $2.7 Billion, 2.2 Bcf/d Permian Pipeline
- GOP Lawmakers Slam New York for Blocking $500 Million Pipeline Project
- Texas Oil Company Challenges $250 Million Insurance Collateral Demand for Pipeline, Offshore Operations
