Business & Markets
Judge Grants Pipeline Easements on Holdout Properties
A federal judge issues a favorable ruling for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline construction project.
Is New York About To Face An Energy Crisis?
Pipeline construction projects are necessary for New York to avoid an energy crisis.
Atlantic Coast Pipeline to Establish New Pollinator Habitats Along Proposed Route
New pollinator habitats for insects to be established along the proposed route for the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project
Libya’s Largest Oilfield Offline, Amid Uncertainty, ISIS Beheadings
Libya’s largest oilfield, the Sharara, remains offline despite contradictory news reports this morning suggesting that exports would resume. Weighing in on oil price uncertainty, market watchers have been in a state of confusion over varying reports over the past three days as to the status of expo..
Protesters Briefly Shut Down Line 3 Pipeline Construction
Protesters briefly halt work on Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline construction project.
Landmark Court Ruling Could Jeopardize this Major Pipeline
The Sabal Trail pipeline construction project could be in trouble after a federal appeals court ruling that FERC's environmental review was inadequate.
Kuwait Contains Oil Spill off its Southern Coast
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Kuwait’s state oil company says it has contained an oil spill off the Gulf country’s southern coast. The Kuwait Petroleum Company said in a statement carried by the state news agency on Tuesday evening that cleanup teams took steps to break up the spill near power and desalinatio..
NTSB: Worker Urged Evacuation Before Minnesota School Blast
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A maintenance worker at a Minneapolis school that partially collapsed after an explosion earlier this month had smelled natural gas and used a radio to tell others to evacuate less than a minute before the blast, according to preliminary report released Monday by the National Tran..
Wyoming Gets $1.6M to Address Leaking Oil Storage Tanks
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality has received a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help clean up contamination from leaking underground petroleum storage tanks. KTWO reports (http://bit.ly/2g4QFIM ) the funding will support staff t..
KP Engineering Awarded Contract for Natural Gas Cryogenic Processing Facility
KP Engineering, LP has been awarded a contract valued in excess of $100 million by Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent WestTex LLC, a subsidiary of Targa Resources Corp., to provide engineering, procurement and construction for a 200 MMSCFD natural gas cryogenic processing facility located near Midkiff, Te..
Colorado Won't Put Oil and Gas Pipeline Map Online
Colorado opts to not place a map showing all of the state's oil and gas pipeline construction projects online.
Colorado to Tighten Pipeline Rules After Fatal Gas Explosion
Colorado to increase pipeline regulations following fatal gas explosion in April.
Appeals Court: Energy Officials Missed in Pipeline Review
A federal appeals court says FERC missed important details in its review of the Southeast Market pipelines construction project.
Company Behind Dakota Access Oil Pipeline Sues Greenpeace
Energy Transfer Partners sues Greenpeace for promoting eco-terrorist acts against the Dakota Access pipeline construction project.
Lithuania Takes Delivery of US LNG to Cut Reliance on Moscow
KLAIPEDA, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has taken delivery of its first shipment of liquefied natural gas from the United States, a milestone that the Baltic state hopes will further reduce its reliance on Russia. Independence, the U.S.-based tanker, docked Monday in the port of Klaipeda to offload so..
Saginaw Trail Pipeline Construction Begins
Consumers Energy begins work on the Saginaw Trail pipeline construction project.
Libya’s Biggest Oil Field Shut Down As Tensions Rise
The shutdown of Libya’s Sharara oilfield, the country’s largest field, has once again shown that expected production growth of several OPEC countries should not be taken for granted. Even though several media sources have been publishing overwhelmingly optimistic reports about the security situatio..
Samalayuca-Sasabe Pipeline Looks to Bring Power to North Mexico
The Samalayuca-Sasabe pipeline construction project looks to supply North Mexico with power.
Exporting Natural Gas to Mexico: An Opportunity for Texas?
As partners in the Houston office of the law firm Jones Walker LLP, Jennifer D. Hamer and Amy L. Vazquez have a front-row perspective on the legal and business issues surrounding the export of natural gas from the United States (through Texas) to Mexico. Hamer has a broad business practice in energ..
Is Boone Pickens Wrong On Natural Gas?
Bloomberg is attempting to make the case that Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk and cheap gasoline prices have driven natural gas away as an economically viable vehicle fuel. But that does not seem to be the case if you look at the role compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been playi..
Canada’s Oil Industry Doomed If Prices Fall Lower
Canada’s oil industry has faced a lot of strain lately. The list of oil majors selling off assets and withdrawing from high-cost oil sands is long. ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Shell, Marathon Oil, Murphy Oil and Statoil have sold upwards of $25 billion worth of oil sands assets this year. ExxonMobil..
Pressure Mounts on Virginia Officials Weighing Pipeline Projects
Virginia regulators face pressure to not issue water permits for the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project.
Iran Seeks 500,000 Bpd Oil Swap With Caspian Countries
Iran is ready to swap 500,000 bpd of oil with its fellow Caspian Sea countries, Iranian Fars news agency reported on Friday, quoting a senior official. According to Hamid Hosseini, head of the North department at Iranian Oil Pipeline and Telecommunication Company, a 272-km (169 miles) pipeline has ..
Federal Court Backs Denial of Constitution Pipeline’s Water Permits
A federal appeals court rules against Constitution pipeline construction project.
Saipem Awarded Pipeline Construction Contract
Saipem wins contract for pipeline construction project in Kuwait.
Natural Gas Pipeline Projects Lead to Smaller Price Discounts in Appalachian Region
Natural gas pipeline construction projects lead to a smaller price discount in America's Appalachian region.
Second Oil Spill Reported in Kuwait’s Ras Al-Zour Waters
A new oil slick off of Kuwait’s southern shores is spreading in the Persian Gulf and will add on the impact of a recent 35,000-barrel spill in the same water body, according to emerging reports. The spill is the second reported this week. The first incident, which occurred just 60 kilometers away f..
North Dakota Gets $10 Million for Dakota Access Costs
North Dakota to receive $10 million for law enforcement costs pertaining to protests of the Dakota Access pipeline construction project.
Pipeline Construction Project Planned in the Delaware Basin
3Bear Energy to proceed with a pipeline construction project in the Delaware Basin
North Carolina Agency Getting More Public Input on Pipeline
North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality to conduct public hearings concerning the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project this week.
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