Business & Markets
Massive 2013 Oil Spill in North Dakota Still Not Cleaned Up
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Three years and three months later, a massive oil spill in North Dakota still isn’t fully cleaned up. The company responsible hasn’t even set a date for completion. Though crews have been working around the clock to deal with the Tesoro Corp. pipeline break, which happened in ..
Allseas Receives Nord Stream 2 Offshore Pipe Laying Contract
Allseas Group wins offshore pipe laying contract for the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline construction project.
Honeywell Awarded SCADA Contract for TAP
Honeywell receives SCADA contract for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline construction project.
Swedish Island Rejects Renting Pipe Storage Space for Nord Stream 2
Swedish island rejects Russian request to rent harbor space for the storage of pipes to be used in the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline construction project.
FERC OKs Southwest Louisiana Supply Project
Tennessee Gas' Southwest Louisiana Supply Project approved by FERC.
Jordan Cove LNG Intends to Refile with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Jordan Cove LNG intends to refile its application for the Pacific Connector Pipeline construction project with FERC.
Union Gas Launches Open Season for Dawn Parkway Transmission System
Union Gas has launched an open season for firm capacity of up to 700,000 GJ/d beginning in 2019 or 2020 for the Union Gas Dawn Parkway Transmission System along the Dawn to Parkway, Dawn to Kirkwall and Kirkwall to Parkway transportation paths. The open season offers firm access to the liquidity an..
Binding Open Season Underway for Enbridge Ozark Pipeline Expansion
Open season officially begins for the expansion of the Enbridge Ozark Pipeline construction project.
Transportation Secretary Appoints 24 Members to Pipeline Safety Working Group
PHMSA appoints 24 to group tasked with improving pipeline inspection information sharing.
Libya’s Rayayina Oil Pipelines Reopened After A Two-Year Closure
The Rayayina Patrols Brigade of the Petroleum Facilities Guard agreed on Wednesday to end a two-year-long blockade of two of Libya’s major oil pipelines, according to the Libya Observer. The Rayayina pipelines carry oil to the Zawia refinery and Mellitah terminals in western Libya from both the Al-..
Canadian Government Appoints Temporary Members to NEB for Energy East Review
The Canadian government adds three members to the National Energy Board to assist in reviewing the Energy East Pipeline construction project.
Perry Would Bring Oil Industry Ties to Energy Department
Rick Perry, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Energy secretary, has close ties to the Texas oil industry and has corporate roles in two petroleum companies pushing to get government approval for the proposed 1,200-mile crude oil pipeline that has stoked mass protests in North Dakota. Perry’..
Enable Midstream Lands Service Agreement, Will Add Pipe
As part of a service agreement with Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Enable Midstream has been awarded a contract for a 77-mile pipeline construction project.
Gazprom Opens World's 1st Gas Transmission Museum
Gazprom has opened the world’s first multimedia scientific and educational Gas Transmission Museum in Moscow. The museum was set up in the premises of Gazprom Transgaz Moscow, a subsidiary of Gazprom, at the building that used to house the Moscow district operation center of the first Russian long-..
Incoming New Hampshire Governor Pledges to Fight for Natural Gas Projects
Incoming New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu says he plans to support natural gas pipeline construction projects in the state.
EPA: ‘Data Gaps’ Block Verdict on Fracking, Drinking Water
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas poses a risk to drinking water in some circumstances, but a lack of information precludes a definitive statement on how severe the risk is, the Environmental Protection Agency says in a new report that raises more questions than..
Officers Ask for Help Policing North Dakota Pipeline Protests
North Dakota law enforcement officials ask President Obama for more assistance to help police protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline construction project.
Company: Equipment Didn't Detect North Dakota Pipeline Leak
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Electronic monitoring equipment failed to detect a pipeline rupture that spewed more than 176,000 gallons of crude oil into a North Dakota creek, the pipeline’s operator said Monday. It’s not yet clear why the monitoring equipment didn’t detect the leak, Wendy Owen, a spokeswo..
Can Carbon Taxes Kill Pipeline Opposition?
Could carbon taxes actually help oil pipeline construction projects in North America proceed?
Federal Regulators Won’t Reconsider Oregon Pipeline
FERC denies request to reconsider approving the Pacific Connector Pipeline construction project.
Company Seeks OK for North Dakota Pipeline Construction Project
Summit Midstream subsidiary requests approval for pipeline construction project in North Dakota.
Dakota Access Pipeline Court Battle to Linger into New Year
The legal battle over whether Energy Transfer Partners can complete the Dakota Access Pipeline construction project won't be resolved until 2017.
Tribes Suing Over Pipeline Willing to Put Claims on Hold
Two tribes are willing to put their legal claims regarding the Dakota Access construction project on hold.
FERC OKs Meter Station Relocation for Pipeline Project
FERC rules that American Midstream can relocate the Winnsboro Meter Station as part of the Natchez Pipeline Construction Project.
FERC OKs One Variance for the Impulsora Crossing Project
FERC gives the green light to one variance for the Impulsora Crossing Project.
Weather Affects Oil Pipeline Spill Cleanup in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A company with a history of oil field-related spills in North Dakota and Montana is being hampered by winter weather in its cleanup of a “significant” pipeline break that leaked crude oil into a tributary of the Little Missouri River in western North Dakota, a regulator said Th..
Avant Energy Receives Investment from Riverstone Holdings
Riverstone Holdings, an energy and power-focused private investment firm, has agreed to an initial line-of-equity investment of $150 million in Avant Energy, a newly-established Mexican energy company. The investment can increase to $300 million once this initial capital has been invested. ..
USGS Releases New Standards for Natural Gas
The U.S. Geological Survey has released new natural gas standards. These reference gases are the replacement for the prior standards maintained by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. The natural gas standards are intended to serve as the primary carbon and hydrogen stable isot..
Contract Awarded for 1st String of TurkStream’s Offshore Section
Allseas Group receives contract for the first string of the offshore section of the TurkStream Pipeline construction project.
TransCanada to Move Forward With Saddle West Natural Gas Project
TransCanada natural gas pipeline construction project to move forward.
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- 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
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- Enbridge Should Rethink Old, Troubled Line 5 Pipeline, IEEFA Says
- Caspian Pipeline Consortium Lowers 2024 Oil Export Forecast Again
