Business & Markets
Tesoro to Begin Oil Transportation Services in Mexico
Tesoro Corporation, which will formally change its name to Andeavor effective Aug. 1, 2017, has reached a definitive agreement with Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) for terminaling and transportation services in Mexico. The agreement will enable Tesoro to supply transportation fuels in the Mexican states..
Gas Pipeline Fire Prompts Evacuation of 20 Residents
HEBRON, N.D. (AP) — About 20 people were evacuated from their homes in Hebron when workers digging holes for fence posts struck a natural gas pipeline and started a fire. No injuries were reported in the Tuesday incident. The Bismarck Tribune reports damage was limited to some fencing and a shed. ..
Plains All American to Move Forward with Pipeline Expansion
Plains All American Pipeline completes successful open season for pipeline construction project in the Delaware Basin.
Williams Partners Files Application for North Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project
Williams Partners filed application for natural gas pipeline construction project in the state of Washington.
Vaquero Midstream Receives More Funding for Gathering and Processing Projects
Vaquero Midstream has reached an agreement with its bank group to increase their revolving line of credit from $40 million to $95 million. The increased bank capacity will be used to support the construction of a second 200MMSCFD cryogenic processing plant at the company’s existing Caymus plant site..
Months Needed for Additional Study of Dakota Access Pipeline
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says an environmental study of the Dakota Access pipeline construction project will take the rest of 2017.
Perry Touts Energy Exports, Awaits Study on Electric Grid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pushing for increased exports of natural gas and other energy sources as it seeks U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market, Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Tuesday. He and President Donald Trump have offered a “comforting” message to energy c..
12 New Mechanics Join PECO's Workforce
PECO yesterday welcomed 12 new apprentice mechanics to the company’s workforce as they celebrated their graduation from a comprehensive natural gas training program. The new apprentices, along with 12 mechanics who graduated in April 2017, will join the utility’s front lines – helping to ensure safe..
Second Indian Company Buys U.S. Crude
Bharat Petroleum has become the second Indian refiner to start buying U.S. crude oil, after Bharat purchased 500,000 bpd of Mars and the same amount of Poseidon crude, to be delivered between late September and early October, according to Reuters. Indian Oil Corp., the country’s top refiner, was th..
A Natural Gas War Is Brewing In The Mediterranean
Offshore gas developments in the East Mediterranean region are heating up. Alongside increased exploration efforts and a possible gas pipeline deal between Turkey and Israel, geopolitical risks are increasing too. While commercial prospects are starting to look good for all parties, a real military ..
American Midstream Extends Open Season for Bakken Pipeline
American Midstream Partners, LP has extended the previously announced open season for crude oil deliveries to the Dakota Access Pipeline to 5 p.m. CT on July 31, 2017 to incorporate certain modifications requested by shippers. The open season, which commenced on June 26, 2017, is for committed crud..
U.S., Mexico Expand Energy Ties
The United States and Mexico will expand their energy ties, the two countries’ energy ministers said after a meeting in Mexico. The Associated Press quoted U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry as saying Mexico was “a very, very important partner” in energy. The meeting comes ahead of a renegotiation of..
Shell Nigeria Declares Force Majeure On Nigerian Light Oil Exports
Shell’s Nigerian unit declared a force majeure on Bonny Light crude oil exports effective 12:00 local time on Thursday, just two weeks after it had lifted a previous force majeure on exports of the grade. According to Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd, as quoted by Reuters, the for..
Vermont Regulators Investigate Whether Gas Pipeline Buried Deep Enough
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont regulators are investigating whether Vermont Gas Systems failed to bury its new gas pipeline from Colchester to Middlebury deep enough in New Haven. The Vermont Public Utility Commission said Friday that Vermont Gas notified the panel last month that it buried the pip..
Evacuees Return Home After Daylong Cleanup of Pipeline Break
BASTROP, Texas (AP) — Authorities have allowed residents to return to homes evacuated after about 50,000 gallons (189,000 liters) of crude oil spilled from a cut underground pipeline in Central Texas. Cleanup crews worked all day Thursday to clean up the oil spilled after a contractor accidentally ..
Christie Again Blocks Attempt to Rejoin Environmental Pact
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday again blocked Democratic lawmakers’ attempt to have the state rejoin a regional environmental pact. Christie vetoed a measure approved in the Legislature that would require the state to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, sa..
Honeywell UOP Introduces New Connected Plant Service to Improve Dehydration Of Natural Gas
Honeywell UOP has introduced its new Connected Plant ARMGuard™ system, a remote monitoring service that helps natural gas processors manage the adsorbents that are used to remove water from natural gas. Honeywell UOP’s ARMGuard system uses existing instrumentation to help customers optimize their a..
Why Mexico Got No Bids For This Key NatGas License Round
I’ve talked a lot the last few years about America’s increasing natural gas exports to Mexico. With outgoing pipeline shipments from America’s shale plays having more than doubled over the last 18 months. But one development this week shows that U.S.-Mexico natgas trade still has some snags to be w..
Oil Pipeline Rupture in Texas Spills 1,200 Barrels of Crude
BASTROP, Texas (AP) — Authorities say about 50,000 gallons (189,000 liters) of crude oil spilled after a contractor accidentally cut an underground pipeline in Central Texas. A spokesman for Magellan Midstream Partners, Bruce Heine (hyn), says the contractor was conducting maintenance Thursda..
Construction Starts on Northern Gas Pipeline
Work on Jemena's Northern Gas pipeline construction project begins in Australia.
Virginia Supreme Court Sides with Pipeline in Survey Lawsuit
The Virginia Supreme Court rules in favor of the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project in a survey-related lawsuit.
Rock Placement Contract Awarded for Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
Boskalis and Van Oord have received a contract to provide rock placement services for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction project.
Enterprise, Navigator Developing Ethylene Terminal
Enterprise Products Partners and Navigator Holdings have executed a letter of intent to jointly develop an ethylene marine export terminal on the Houston Ship Channel. Enterprise would manage the construction, operations and commercial activities of the proposed terminal, which would be located at E..
Trump Denies Disaster Declaration for Dakota Access Pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Trump administration has denied a request from Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for a “major disaster declaration” to help cover some of the estimated $38 million cost to police protests of the Dakota Access pipeline. Burgum spokesman Mike Nowatzki says the governo..
Poland Seeks To Become EU’s Gas Hub
There’s no holding Poland back. A little over a month after it began to divest itself of reliance on Russian gas by taking ownership of the first U.S. shipment, the country’s president has declared that he wants to make Poland an energy hub capable of distributing gas across the EU. Speaking after ..
Canada’s Wildfires Threaten Kinder Morgan’s Pipeline
Wildfires ripping through Canada’s western province of British Columbia since the weekend have forced people to flee and companies in the mining and forestry sectors to scale back or suspend operations. Some of the worst fires, raging in the BC’s interior, have grown overnight, remaining “out of co..
DeepOcean Awarded North Sea Pipeline Contract
DeepOcean awarded EPCI contract from Statoil for pipeline construction project in the North Sea.
Mexico's 2nd US Gas Capacity Auction Declared Void
Mexico’s second auction for natural gas transportation capacity held in the United States by its state-owned energy companies closed July 10 without an award, round organizer and transmission system operator Cenagas announced that same day, according to information service ICIS. The round offered 2..
Residents Evacuate, Restaurants Close After Gas Leak
WARREN, R.I. (AP) — Officials say about 50 people had to be evacuated after a worker hit a main gas line in Rhode Island. Warren Fire Chief Alexander Galinelli says natural gas poured into the air for about two hours after an excavator hit the gas main in Warren Monday. Firefighters went door to d..
Lawmakers Release Plan to Extend California Cap and Trade
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders released a plan Monday to extend through 2030 California’s cap-and-trade program, a key piece of the state’s quest to fight climate change by drastically reducing emissions from greenhouse gases. The deal updates how refineries, uti..
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