Business & Markets
Colorado Officials: Don't Expect Quick Fix After Pipeline Explosion
DENVER (AP) — Colorado regulators have ordered a snap review of oil and gas pipelines after a fatal house explosion near a well, but they haven’t said how they plan to fix a fundamental flaw in the system: They don’t know where all those pipelines are. Matt Lepore, the state’s top oil and gas..
Colorado Bill Would Extend, Change Energy Office's Mandate
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado Senate committee on Wednesday passed a bill to save a state energy agency from extinction — but with caveats that would drastically reduce the agency’s renewable energy portfolio and make it easier for some utilities to produce and stockpile natural gas. The latter provisio..
Report: The Global Pipe Coatings Market is in Good Shape
According to the report “Pipe Coatings Market by Form (Powder, and Liquid), Type (Thermoplastic Polymer, Fusion Bonded Epoxy, Concrete Coatings), End-Use Industry (Oil & Gas, Water & Wastewater Treatment, Chemical Processing), and Region-Global Forecast to 2021,” from MarketsandMarkets™, the glo..
Texas Pipeline Construction Projects Finished
Energy Transfer Partners has started operations on the Trans-Pecos Pipeline, the Comanche Trail Pipeline, and the Trans-Pecos Pipeline WAHA Header.
SemGroup to Build Oklahoma Pipelines
SemGroup says it will move forward with pipeline construction projects in Oklahoma.
AGA Recognizes Gas Utilities for Commitment to Safety
The American Gas Association today recognized a number of natural gas utilities and transmission companies for their outstanding commitment to safety. During AGA’s annual Operations Conference in Orlando, FL, 21 AGA member companies received the 2016 Safety Achievement Awards for notable perform..
Enable Midstream to Build Anadarko Basin Pipeline
Enable Midstream plans pipeline construction project in the Anadarko Basin.
Small Gas Pipeline Blamed for Fatal Colorado Home Explosion
FIRESTONE, Colo. (AP) — A home explosion that killed two people was caused by unrefined natural gas that was leaking from a small abandoned pipeline from a nearby well, fire officials said. The April 17 explosion in Firestone about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Denver happened when the odorless..
Jemena Gets License for Northern Gas Pipeline
Jemena receives license for the Northern Gas pipeline construction project.
EVRAZ North America to Provide Pipe for Trans Mountain Expansion
EVRAZ North America will supply approximately 250,000 metric tons of pipe for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.
Police: 18 Arrested at Connecticut Expansion Protest
18 protesters of the Connecticut Expansion Project in Massachusetts arrested.
Olive Trees vs Pipelines: Will The TAP Pipeline Ever Be Completed?
The Trans Adriatic pipeline construction project remains in limbo.
Suncor Restarts Heavy Canadian Oil Shipment From Syncrude Oil Sands
Suncor Energy said on Monday that pipeline shipments from the Syncrude Mildred Lake Oil Sands facility in Canada had resumed after completing repairs following a fire at the upgrader on March 14. Over this past weekend, Syncrude completed the necessary repairs and start-up activities, and shipments..
Hearing Set for Keystone XL in Nebraska
The Nebraska Public Service Commission has scheduled a hearing concerning the Keystone XL pipeline construction project for Wednesday.
Pembina Boosts Natural Gas Holdings, Buys Veresen
Pembina Pipeline is buying its smaller competitor, Veresen, in a stock-and-cash deal worth about $7.1 billion (C$9.7 billion). The move gives the pipeline operator access to natural gas pipelines and processing infrastructure. Both Calgary, Canada-based companies hold assets in several oil and gas ..
Brazos Midstream Completes Comanche I, Starts Work on 2nd Plant
Brazos Midstream Holdings finishes work on a pipeline construction project in the Delaware Basin.
Sunoco, ETP Complete Merger and Name Change
Sunoco Logistics Partners and Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) completed their merger announced in November of an indirect subsidiary of SXL and ETP, with ETP surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of SXL. As part of the merger, Sunoco Logistics Partners changed its name to Energy Transfer..
Federal Energy Regulator Says She Won't Seek New Term
One of FERC's two remaining members says she won't pursue reappointment after her term expires in June.
Trump Signs Executive Order Promoting Offshore Exploration
U.S. President Donald Trump today signed an executive order that will open up more areas for offshore oil and gas exploration and production. Our country is blessed with incredible natural resources, including abundant offshore oil and natural gas reserves. But the federal government has kept 94 p..
Pipeline Sending Natural Gas from Western Canada to Chicago Considers Expanding Capacity
Owners of the Alliance pipeline, one of the longest natural gas pipelines in North America, are in the early stages of assessing interest in expanding its capacity to transport natural gas from western Canada to Chicago, Illinois. The Alliance pipeline is unique because, unlike other natural gas pip..
Colombia’s Second-Biggest Pipeline Attacked, Again
Colombia’s second-largest pipeline, Cano-Limon Covenas with a 210,000-bpd capacity, was attacked early on Thursday, as a result of which oil was spilled and the flow of crude along the pipeline was halted, Colombia’s state oil firm Ecopetrol said in a statement. According to Reuters, the attack has..
New Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline Explosion Disrupts Kurdish Production
A pipeline explosion in Kirkuk caused a disruption in oil production on Wednesday, according to government sources who confirmed the source of the commotion. “An explosion occurred in Kirkuk, which caused considerable material damage and stopped production,” the Ministry of Natural Resources said i..
PennEast Application Deemed Incomplete
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection says a freshwater permit application for the PennEast pipeline construction project must be resubmitted.
Pipeline Incidents Drop 10% in 2016-17 Period, Report Says
API, along with the Association of Oil Pipe Lines (AOPL), released the pipeline industry’s 2017-2019 Pipeline Safety Excellence Strategic Plan and 2016 Performance Report summarizing the industry’s track record on pipeline safety and outlining the steps being taken by pipeline operators to advance s..
Nigeria To Fight Pipeline Attacks With Incentives For Illegal Refiners
In a bid to clamp down on pipeline attacks and oil thefts, Nigeria’s oil minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu is advancing plans to include illegal refineries in the Niger Delta in a new government initiative aimed at dissuading perpetrators from attacking oil infrastructure. Speaking at the Nigerian Ass..
Cleanup Underway for Oklahoma Pipeline Spill
LOYAL, Okla. (AP) — A Houston-based pipeline company is cleaning up a nearly 19,000 gallon oil spill in northwest Oklahoma that threatened a local water supply. Crews from Plains All American Pipeline were at the site Tuesday in Loyal, about 60 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. The leak was report..
Gaz Métro Triples LNG Capacity at Montreal Plant
Gaz Métro’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Gaz Métro LNG, L.P., has completed its expansion project tripling the capacity of its Montréal natural gas liquefaction plant, adding a major potential source of natural gas for the New England market. Gaz Métro LNG’s expansion project, supported by Gaz Métro an..
Contract for Pipeline Construction Project Awarded
GE Oil & Gas has received a contract to exclusively supply gas turbine and compressor equipment for the Rio Bravo pipeline construction project.
North Dakota Pipeline Spills 1,050 Gallons of Oil and Saltwater
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A 1,050-gallon oil pipeline spill in western North Dakota polluted a tributary of the Little Missouri River but was prevented from flowing into the larger waterway by its fast-moving current, a state Health Department official said Tuesday. An estimated 756 gallons of oil and ..
Financing Agreements Reached for Nord Stream 2
Five companies agree to finance the Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction project.
- Trump Aims to Revive 1,200-Mile Keystone XL Pipeline Despite Major Challenges
- ONEOK Agrees to Sell Interstate Gas Pipelines to DT Midstream for $1.2 Billion
- Energy Transfer Reaches FID on $2.7 Billion, 2.2 Bcf/d Permian Pipeline
- Boardwalk Approves 110-Mile, 1.16 Bcf/d Mississippi Kosci Junction Pipeline Project
- Kinder Morgan Approves $1.4 Billion Mississippi Crossing Project to Boost Southeast Gas Supply
- Tullow Oil on Track to Deliver $600 Million Free Cash Flow Over Next 2 Years
- GOP Lawmakers Slam New York for Blocking $500 Million Pipeline Project
- Energy Transfer Reaches FID on $2.7 Billion, 2.2 Bcf/d Permian Pipeline
- Enbridge Should Rethink Old, Troubled Line 5 Pipeline, IEEFA Says
- Caspian Pipeline Consortium Lowers 2024 Oil Export Forecast Again
