Business & Markets
Regulators Offer Settlement to Dakota Access Developer
North Dakota regulators offer Energy Transfer Partners a settlement over the discovery of artifacts during the Dakota Access pipeline construction project.
35,000-Barrel Oil Spill Prompts Urgent Cleanup In Kuwait
An oil spill into Kuwaiti waters prompted an emergency cleanup over the weekend, with media reports saying it all will be over this week. While some sources attributed the spill to a pipeline leak, estimating the amount that spilled into the Persian Gulf at 35,000 barrels, there has been no official..
Energy Transfer Partners: Rover Pipeline Was Sabotaged
Energy Transfer Partners' officials claim sabotage to blame for drilling fluid contamination along the Rover pipeline construction project.
Pipeline Construction Project to Proceed
Andeavor has received sufficient commitments from shippers to move forward with a pipeline construction project in the Delaware Basin.
Ex Minister: Unused Iraq-Saudi Pipeline Should Reopen
Iraq needs to regain access to a pipeline that was used in the past to export Iraqi crude oil via Saudi Arabia, according to Parliament member and former Iraqi oil minister, Ibrahim Bahr Al Olum. “I have discussed this issue before with the Saudi side,” Saudi newspaper Al Hayat quoted Al Olum as sa..
Line 67 Expansion Final EIS Released
The U.S. State Department has published its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Enbridge’s proposed Line 67 Expansion. The Secretary of State (or his delegate), based on Presidentially-delegated authorities under Executive Order 13337, will now conduct a review to determine whethe..
Pipeline Says They Could Ship 100,000 Barrels of Oil Daily
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The president of the company behind a Maine pipeline says they would be able to ship 100,000 barrels of crude oil daily if they were allowed to reverse the flow of their pipeline. The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2usUz0q ) the Portland Pipe Line Corp. di..
NEXUS Pipeline Receives Favorable Ruling
The NEXUS pipeline construction project receives a favorable legal decision.
Gazprom Reports Opal Pipeline At Full Capacity After Court Case
Following a German court’s lifting of a restriction on the Opal pipeline last month, Russian gas major Gazprom reported using the line to full capacity on Wednesday. The instance was the first since the line was allowed to return to normal operations after the court case. Poland had lodged a compla..
The $50 Billion Backlog Of U.S. Energy Projects
FERC has a $50 billion backlog of oil and gas pipeline construction projects it needs to address.
Natural Gas Prices Poised To Rise As Exports Boom
New data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) has brought some good newsfor advocates of U.S. natural gas production. In three of the first five months of 2017, the United States exported more natural gas than it imported, reversing a trend of net-imports that’s endured for nearly sixty ..
Tribes Want Dakota Pipeline Shut Down, But Offer Fallback Plan
Tribes ask judge to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline construction project until environmental review is finished.
Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Receives Favorable Ruling
Federal judge says authorities can use eminent domain to seize land for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline construction project.
Russia May Break Gazprom Monopoly To Stimulate LNG
A Russian Security Council commission has recommended breaking down Gazprom’s gas export monopoly in a bid to boost the competitiveness of Russia’s gas, Russian daily Vedomosti reported after seeing the protocol from a July 6 meeting of the commission. The global rise in LNG as a replacement for na..
Niger Delta Legalizes Illicit Oil Refineries
The Nigerian government will make illicit refineries operating in the Niger Delta legal, and will even supply them with crude oil, the presidency announced yesterday. The legalization process will take until the end of the year, and the crude they will process will be sold at a reasonable price. Th..
Three Important Oil Trade Chokepoints are Located Around the Arabian Peninsula
Nearly 59 million barrels per day (b/d) of global petroleum and other liquids production moved on maritime routes in 2015, or almost 61% of the world total. Many of these products transited the Suez Canal and SUMED Pipeline, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and the Strait of Hormuz chokepoints around the A..
School Blast Investigators Looking at Gas Meter Work
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Workers may have been moving a gas meter when an explosion tore through a Minneapolis school building this week, killing two people and injuring at least nine others, according to federal investigators. A team from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived in Minneapolis T..
NTSB Investigates Blast that Killed 2 at Minnesota School
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board were sent to a Minneapolis school Thursday to look into an apparent natural gas explosion and partial building collapse that killed two people and injured at least nine, including one critically. The explosion at Minneha..
South Dakota Patrol Reimbursed for Pipeline Protest Duty
South Dakota's Highway Patrol has been reimbursed for helping to police protests of the Dakota Access pipeline construction project in North Dakota.
Report: Pipeline Study Underestimated Forest Fragmentation
Virginia agencies claim FERC's recent environmental review of the Mountain Valley pipeline construction project underestimates the impact to forests.
Kurdistan Claims Iraq-Iran Oil Pipeline Violates U.S. Sanctions
A proposed oil export pipeline construction project by Iran and Iraq may violate U.S. sanctions, Kurdistan claims.
DTE Seeks Permission for Nearly $1B Natural Gas Power Plant
EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — DTE Energy Co. announced Tuesday that it is seeking permission to build a natural gas-fired power plant northeast of Detroit as the utility moves forward with plans to close coal-fired plants. If approved, the plans call for a groundbreaking for the nearly $1 billi..
MPLX Begins Open Season for Pipeline Construction Project
MPLX commences open season for the Wood River-to-Patoka pipeline construction project.
North Dakota Still Seeking to Recoup Pipeline Protest Costs
North Dakota applies for nearly $14 million in government funds to cover protest costs during the Dakota Access pipeline construction project.
Tallgrass Sets 2nd Open Season on Pony Express
Tallgrass Energy Partners begins second open season for the Pony Express pipeline construction project.
FERC Issues New Guidelines for Natural Gas Projects
FERC has released new guidelines concerning reporting on cultural resources investigations for natural gas pipeline construction projects.
Pipeline Builder Buying Farm Used as Protest Encampment
CONESTOGA, Pa. (AP) — A company building a $3 billion pipeline to carry natural gas is purchasing a southeastern Pennsylvania farm that has served as a base of operations for pipeline opponents. Atlantic Sunrise pipeline builder Williams said Monday it has struck a deal with the owner of the 107-ac..
Two Pipeline Construction Projects Get Favorable Environmental Review
TransCanada's Mountaineer XPress and Gulf XPress pipeline construction projects receive favorable final environmental analysis.
Natural Gas Council Releases Reliability and Resilience Guide
The Natural Gas Council, which collectively represents companies that produce, transport and deliver clean, affordable natural gas throughout the United States, has released a joint report, “Natural Gas: Reliable and Resilient” that provides a practical guide to the operational measures, physical ch..
Iran, Iraq Plan Pipeline To Export Kirkuk Crude Oil
Iran, Iraq plan feasibility study of pipeline construction project to export oil from Iraq’s northern fields in Kirkuk via Iran.
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