Oil
Caspian Pipeline To Boost Oil Exports In 2017
The Caspian Pipeline—which runs from the giant Tengiz oil field in Kazakhstan to a sea terminal near Novorossiysk in Russia—plans to increase its exports to the world markets to 65 million tons this year from 44.28 million tons last year, Nikolay Gorban, director general of the Caspian Pipeline Cons..
Will New Pipelines Be Enough To Handle The Permian Boom?
While the EIA is optimistic new pipeline construction projects can accomodate the Permian's rising oil production, others in the industry aren't sure.
A Sobering Look At The Future Of Oil
The current discussion about the future of oil is how soon will it be before petroleum becomes a sunset industry. If it isn’t already. Flat or falling demand. Carbon taxes. Electric cars. Renewable energy. Oil has no future. It is only a matter of time, although how much time remains is subject to c..
New Pipeline Infrastructure Should Accommodate Expected Rise in Permian Oil Production
New pipeline construction projects could be able to handle rising oil production in the Permian Basin, the EIA says.
Fire at Illegal Oil Pipeline Tap in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A clandestine pipeline tap went up in flames Sunday in the central Mexico state of Puebla, where clashes over illegal fuel thefts killed 10 people just days ago. The state Public Security Department reported via Twitter that firefighters were working to put out the blaze in the t..
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..
Open Season Launched for Pipeline Construction Project
Open season begins for Savage's Bakken Connector pipeline construction project.
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..
SemGroup to Build Oklahoma Pipelines
SemGroup says it will move forward with pipeline construction projects in Oklahoma.
EVRAZ North America to Provide Pipe for Trans Mountain Expansion
EVRAZ North America will supply approximately 250,000 metric tons of pipe for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.
Suncor Restarts Heavy Canadian Oil Shipment From Syncrude Oil Sands
Suncor Energy said on Monday that pipeline shipments from the Syncrude Mildred Lake Oil Sands facility in Canada had resumed after completing repairs following a fire at the upgrader on March 14. Over this past weekend, Syncrude completed the necessary repairs and start-up activities, and shipments..
Hearing Set for Keystone XL in Nebraska
The Nebraska Public Service Commission has scheduled a hearing concerning the Keystone XL pipeline construction project for Wednesday.
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..
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..
Colombia’s Second-Biggest Pipeline Attacked, Again
Colombia’s second-largest pipeline, Cano-Limon Covenas with a 210,000-bpd capacity, was attacked early on Thursday, as a result of which oil was spilled and the flow of crude along the pipeline was halted, Colombia’s state oil firm Ecopetrol said in a statement. According to Reuters, the attack has..
New Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline Explosion Disrupts Kurdish Production
A pipeline explosion in Kirkuk caused a disruption in oil production on Wednesday, according to government sources who confirmed the source of the commotion. “An explosion occurred in Kirkuk, which caused considerable material damage and stopped production,” the Ministry of Natural Resources said i..
Pipeline Incidents Drop 10% in 2016-17 Period, Report Says
API, along with the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL), released the pipeline industry’s 2017-2019 Pipeline Safety Excellence Strategic Plan and 2016 Performance Report summarizing the industry’s track record on pipeline safety and outlining the steps being taken by pipeline operators to advance s..
Nigeria To Fight Pipeline Attacks With Incentives For Illegal Refiners
In a bid to clamp down on pipeline attacks and oil thefts, Nigeria’s oil minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu is advancing plans to include illegal refineries in the Niger Delta in a new government initiative aimed at dissuading perpetrators from attacking oil infrastructure. Speaking at the Nigerian Ass..
Cleanup Underway for Oklahoma Pipeline Spill
LOYAL, Okla. (AP) — A Houston-based pipeline company is cleaning up a nearly 19,000 gallon oil spill in northwest Oklahoma that threatened a local water supply. Crews from Plains All American Pipeline were at the site Tuesday in Loyal, about 60 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. The leak was report..
North Dakota Pipeline Spills 1,050 Gallons of Oil and Saltwater
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A 1,050-gallon oil pipeline spill in western North Dakota polluted a tributary of the Little Missouri River but was prevented from flowing into the larger waterway by its fast-moving current, a state Health Department official said Tuesday. An estimated 756 gallons of oil and ..
Alaska Needs Much Higher Oil Prices To Reverse Its Oil Fortunes
This year marks Alaska’s 40th anniversary of the Trans Alaska Pipeline Systems (TAPS)—an 800-mile-long crude oil route that runs from the North Slope to Valdez, the northernmost ice-free port in North America. However, Alaska’s declining oil output in recent years has not only stretched the state’s..
Plains All American Starts Open Season for Pipeline Project
An open season is underway for Plains All American's Permian Basin to Cushing Pipeline.
Report: Canadian Crude Supply Growth Highlights Need for New Pipeline Capacity
Due to increased crude oil production, Canada needs more pipeline construction projects.
Dakota Access To Start Carrying Crude Oil Across State Lines In May
The Dakota Access pipeline construction project will start carrying oil across state lines in May.
Leak Raises Concerns About Aging Alaska Subsea Pipelines
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Alaska’s picturesque Cook Inlet is home to endangered beluga whales and wild salmon – and a spider web of oil and natural gas pipelines on the sea floor, many of them placed there five decades ago. Cook Inlet’s petroleum production is often overshadowed by Alaska’s giant No..
Kurdistan Resumes Oil Exports After Pipeline Maintenance
The semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) resumed on Wednesday crude oil exports via the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline to the Turkish Mediterranean coast, following a three-day planned maintenance on the Turkish side, KRG’s Ministry of Natural Resources said on Twitter today. “Export restart..
Dakota Access Company Can Keep Some Pipeline Secrets
A federal judge says Energy Transfer Partners can keep some information about the Dakota Access pipeline construction project confidential.
Stakeholder Midstream Acquires Lovington Gas Gathering System
Stakeholder Midstream, LLC has completed the purchase of the Lovington Gas Gathering System from Lucid Energy Group, effective April 1, 2017. The system is located in the Northwest Shelf of the Permian Basin in southeast New Mexico and serves oil and gas producers in Lea and Chaves counties. The Lov..
Permian Pipeline Bottleneck Forces Steep Discounts
As oil production continues to grow in the Permian Basin, the region needs more pipeline construction projects.
- Trump Aims to Revive 1,200-Mile Keystone XL Pipeline Despite Major Challenges
- 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
