Business & Markets

Mandated Study of Dakota Access Pipeline to Miss Completion Goal

Federal officials say more time is needed to complete an environmental study of the Dakota Access pipeline construction project.

Balticconnector Pipeline Contract Awarded

Dovre Group issued contract to provide project management services for the Balticconnector pipeline construction project.

Enbridge Pipeline Raises Concerns in Minnesota

Minnesota residents concerned about pipeline construction project.

Virginia Regulators Cite Atlantic Coast Pipeline Developer for Tree-Felling Violations

Atlantic Coast Pipeline construction project developers found to have committed tree-felling violations in Virginia.

New Clean Water Pipeline Regulations Passed in Virginia

Virginia governor approves new pipeline regulations designed to protect the state's water supply.

More Trans Mountain Route Hearings Begin in Canada

Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has commenced Detailed Route Hearings in the B.C. Lower Mainland area to solicit comments from landowners who have raised concerns with the proposed route of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.. The hearings, which are being held in Burnaby. B.C., started Marc..

Kentucky Regulators Fine LG&E $395,000 for 2014 Gas Line Rupture

The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has fined Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) $395,000 for a series of violations that led to the September 2014 rupture of a high-pressure natural gas pipeline in Goshen, Oldham County. The penalty is the largest ever assessed by the PSC in a natural..

Maryland Issues Permit for Natural Gas Pipeline

Maryland regulators award wetlands and waterways permit for proposed natural gas pipeline construction project.

Developers Want More Time for Pipeline Tree Clearing

The developers of the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project seek more time to finish tree clearing activities.

Baltic Pipe Project Contract Awarded

Subsea Engineering Associates receives an owner's engineering contract for an offshore gas pipeline construction project in the Baltic Sea.

Ten Companies Vie to Supply Pipes for Bulgaria-Greece Gas Pipeline

Ten companies express interest in supplying pipes for a gas pipeline construction project between Bulgaria and Greece.

Trans-Alaska Pipeline Fights 22 Million Cyberattacks Per Day

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alyeska Pipeline Service Company’s chief information officer said his team fights off about 22 million cyberattacks per day. Bill Rosetti said that at the Anchorage headquarters for the trans-Alaska pipeline, his team is kept busy by mass, automated attacks — often fr..

Appeals Court Lifts Halt to Louisiana Pipeline Construction

Appeals court says work can resume on the Bayou Bridge pipeline construction project.

Minnesota Regulators OK Environmental Review for Disputed Oil Pipeline

Minnesota regulators approve the final environmental review for Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline construction project.

Democratic Legislators in North Carolina Seek Money for Pipeline Attachments

The battle over an Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project is still ongoing in North Carolina.

API: U.S. Petroleum Demand Near Its Highest Levels In 11 Years

According to the latest monthly report by the American Petroleum Institute (API), U.S. petroleum demand hit 20.3 million bpd in February, up by more than a million bpd from February of last year and nearing record highs not seen for more than a decade. “The economy and energy demand have continued ..

India Regulator Revokes Construction License for Gas Pipeline Project

India's Petroleum And Natural Gas Regulatory Board revokes GAIL India's license to work on a natural gas pipeline construction project.

Bulgaria Launches Gas Hub Feasibility Study

Study launched in Bulgaria to determine the feasibility of building new natural gas pipelines and a proposed natural gas hub.

Report: Proposed EU Gas Amendment Will Not Achieve Objectives

According to a new report by Arthur D. Little, a new proposed natural gas pipeline regulation by the EU will not meet its desired objectives.

FERC Reinstates Southeast Market Pipelines Certificate

FERC reissues certificate for the Southeast Market Pipelines construction project.

TransCanada Places Cameron Access Project in Service

TransCanada begins operations at the Cameron Access pipeline construction project.

5 Activists Arrested for Protesting Maryland Gas Pipeline

Five people arrested for protesting natural gas pipeline construction project in Maryland.

Iran Signs $740 Million Agreement on Oil Project

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state-run oil company has signed a $740 million agreement with a Russian-Iranian consortium to develop two oil fields near the Iraqi border. Under the agreement signed Wednesday, there will be a 48,000-barrel daily production of crude for a 10-year span in oil fields in A..

Interior Department to Send $18 Million from Oil and Gas Drilling to Colorado

DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department will send $18 million from oil and gas development from Colorado’s Roan Plateau back to the state. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke made the announcement Tuesday during a Senate committee hearing. The money is leftover from the cleanup of Anvil Points, a nav..

Iraq to Increase Kirkuk Oilfields Output to Supply Refineries

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s state-run North Oil Company (NOC) has begun testing operations at its Avana and Bai Hassan oilfields in Kirkuk to increase crude supply for domestic refineries, Iraqi officials said on Wednesday. “We have started testing operations at Avana and Bai Hassan oilfields to pre..

Rover Pipeline Construction Halt Ordered in West Virginia

West Virginia regulators order Rover Pipeline construction project work stoppage.

Timeline Set for Environmental Study of Alaska LNG Project

FERC says it will release a draft environmental impact statement for the Alaska LNG pipeline construction project in a year.

API NY: Valley Lateral Pipeline Project Critical To New York’s Consumers, Workers

API applauds federal appeals court denial of New York's request to block Millennium Pipeline's Valley Lateral pipeline construction project.

Company Urges Appeals Court to Lift Halt to Pipeline Work

Energy Transfer Partners urges federal appeals court to lift order halting work on the Bayou Bridge Pipeline construction project.

North Carolina Republicans Want Federal Prosecutors to Probe Pipeline Deal

Lawmakers in North Carolina want probe into an agreement between the state's governor and the developers of the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project.