Business & Markets
West Virginia Weighs Permit for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
West Virginia regulators schedule two public hearings concerning the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project.
Enbridge Restarts Controversial Line 5 After Shutdown
Enbridge restarted its Line 5 carrying Canadian light crude and refined products across the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan to the U.S. on Tuesday afternoon, after the line was shut down earlier in the day due to high waves and bad weather, Enbridge has said. High winds and waves in the Straits of ..
Father, Son Killed in Northern Illinois Pipeline Explosion
NACHUSA, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in northern Illinois say a father and son were killed in a natural gas pipeline explosion while working on a farm field. Officials on Wednesday said 59-year-old father Rory Miller of Amboy and 30-year-old son Ryan Miller of Oregon died in the Tuesday morning explosi..
Enterprise Products Partners: Cause of New Mexico Pipeline Rupture Unknown
LOVING, N.M. (AP) – A Houston-based energy company says it’s investigating what caused one of its natural gas pipelines to rupture, explode and catch fire in southeastern New Mexico’s oil patch. Spokesman Rick Rainey of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. says the incident early Wednesday morning in ..
Dominion Energy Cove Point Introduces Feed Gas to LNG Facility
Dominion Energy Cove Point announced it has introduced feed gas into its newly constructed natural gas liquefaction facility currently undergoing commissioning in Lusby, Maryland. All major equipment has been operated and is being commissioned as expected following a comprehensive round of testi..
Canadian Natural Gas Pipeline Project Planned
TransAlta Corporation and Tidewater Midstream sign a letter of intent to proceed with a natural gas pipeline construction project in Canada.
Enterprise Products Partners to Convert Permian NGL Pipeline to Crude Oil Service
Enterprise Products Partners plans to proceed with a pipeline construction project in the Permian Basin.
High Waves Cause Temporary Shutdown of Michigan Oil Pipeline
ST. IGNACE, Mich. (AP) — State officials say the flow of crude oil through twin underwater pipelines has been halted temporarily because of high winds and waves in the channel where Lakes Huron and Michigan meet. The Michigan Agency for Energy says the temporary shutdown of Enbridge Inc.’s Li..
Williams Partners Begins Service on Virginia Southside II Expansion, Provides Updates on Ongoing Projects
Williams Partners places Virginia Southside II Expansion Project in service, provides updates on other ongoing pipeline construction projects.
China Launches New Gas Pipeline Amid Soaring Demand
The Zhongwei-Jingbian gas pipeline construction project begins operations in China.
Kinder Morgan Announces Further Trans Mountain Pipeline Delays
The controversial Trans Mountain pipeline could miss its anticipated September 2020 completion date due to bureaucratic opacity regarding the permitting process and judicial obstacles, according to Kinder Morgan. The admission caused stocks to fall 2.4 percent Tuesday morning on the Toronto Stock E..
Natural Gas Pipeline Ruptured, Explodes in Northern Illinois
NACHUSA, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in northern Illinois say two men working on a farm field were killed and two others seriously injured in a natural gas pipeline explosion. The Lee County Sheriff’s Department says the explosion happened at about 9 a.m. Tuesday at a farm near Nachusa. Saukvalley.com ..
Denmark’s New Law Could Block Nord Stream 2
A new law in Denmark could stop the Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction project from being built.
Blackstone Teams Up With Brazilian Partner To Buy $6B Gas Pipeline
The Blackstone Group teamed up with a Brazilian partner to bid on a deal to operate a natural gas pipeline network in the South American country’s northeast, according to a new report by Bloomberg. Blackstone and Patria Investimentos formed a partnership to make a non-binding offer on the company. ..
Texas-Mexico Pipeline Can Begin Service
FERC says Howard Energy Partners and Grupo Clisa can commence service on the Impulsora pipeline construction project.
Pipeline Construction Project in Nigeria to be Completed this Year
Work on the Amukpe-Escravos pipeline construction project in Nigeria to be finished this year.
New Hampshire Pipeline to Bring in More Natural Gas
Liberty Utilities to move ahead with a natural gas pipeline construction project in New Hampshire.
New Pipeline Construction Project Open Season Launched
Magellan Midstream commences open season for a new crude oil pipeline construction project in Texas.
Open Season Begins for BridgeTex Expansion
Magellan Midstream and Plains All American Pipeline commence open season to expand the BridgeTex pipeline construction project.
Mountain Valley Pipeline Receives Forest Service OK
The Mountain Valley pipeline construction project receives permission to cross federal forestland in Virginia and West Virginia.
Israel Expects Gas to Flow from East Mediterranean to Europe
Israeli official expects undersea natural gas pipeline construction project to proceed.
Tribal Request for Dakota Access Spill Response Plan Granted
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Army Corps of Engineers and the developer of the Dakota Access pipeline must complete an oil spill response plan for the stretch of pipe beneath the Missouri River in North Dakota, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s order grants a request by..
NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION: Expanding with Renewable Natural Gas
Partners in the Houston-based energy private equity firm, EIV Capital LLC, obviously liked what they saw in the natural gas transportation space, and particularly renewable natural gas (RNG), or biomethane, because last summer they plunked down $47 million in equity funds in Chicago-based AMP Americ..
Snag in Bid to Open Arctic Refuge to Oil Drilling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans may have hit a procedural snag in their bid to open Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. An arcane budget rule may hinder GOP efforts to include drilling in the tax overhaul legislation. Senate Democrats objected to the provision opening a p..
Eni Receives Federal Permit for US Arctic Offshore Drilling
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A subsidiary of an Italian energy company has received a federal permit to drill the first oil exploration wells in U.S. Arctic waters in two years. The federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement announced Tuesday it has approved an application from Eni U.S. Ope..
Pennsylvania DEP Releases Methane-Related Permit Updates
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has released details of two draft final general permits (GP) that address methane emissions and other air pollutants from unconventional well sites and from midstream and natural gas transmission facilities. “These permits are the first ..
OPEC Extends Oil Output Cuts Through 2018
VIENNA (AP) — OPEC oil ministers and their non-OPEC partners have agreed to extend crude output cuts until the end of next year in efforts to keep supplies tight and bolster prices. The move reflects the success of their strategy of pumping less oil for more dollars. Benchmark crude pric..
Millennium Pipeline's Eastern System Upgrade Project Approved
FERC has approved Millennium Pipeline’s Eastern System Upgrade Project, which includes the construction of the following: An approximately 7.8-mile-long, 30- and 36-inch-diameter pipeline loop in Orange County, New York (Huguenot Loop) A new compressor station in Sullivan County, New York (Highl..
Climate Activist Convicted After Pipeline Protest in Montana
FORT BENTON, Mont. (AP) — An activist who was trying to call attention to climate change was found guilty of criminal charges on Wednesday for closing a valve last year on a pipeline carrying crude oil from Canada to the United States. A Montana jury found Leonard Higgins of Portland, Oregon, guilt..
Utility Paying $900K Fine for Gas Pipeline Safety Violations
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. fined $900,000 for breaking pipeline regulations.
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- GOP Lawmakers Slam New York for Blocking $500 Million Pipeline Project
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- Enbridge Should Rethink Old, Troubled Line 5 Pipeline, IEEFA Says
- Caspian Pipeline Consortium Lowers 2024 Oil Export Forecast Again
