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EIG Global Energy Partners Submits Offer for Petrobras Pipelines in Brazil

U.S. private equity firm EIG Global Energy Partners submitted a binding offer worth several hundred million dollars on Monday for Petrobras' TBG and TSB natural gas pipelines in Brazil, a source said.

Five Killed in Mexico's Oil Platform Fire, Hammering Mexico Output

Five workers were killed and six injured in Sunday's fire on an offshore platform in the southern Gulf of Mexico operated by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) that cut about a quarter of Mexico's oil production, the company said.

Papua New Guinea Resumes Talks with Exxon on Gas Field Agreement

The Papua New Guinea government and U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp plan to resume talks on the P'nyang natural gas project, nearly two years after their negotiations halted.

Centurion Pipeline Releases First Environmental Sustainability Report

Centurion Pipeline announced the release of its inaugural sustainability report, which outlines the company’s focus on environmental, social and governance initiatives.

U.S. Oil Refiner Citgo Petroleum Posts First Profit in Seven Quarters

Citgo Petroleum reported a slim, second-quarter profit, its first in seven quarters, as higher fuel exports helped offset weak margins and the impact of a fuel pipeline shutdown.

New Fortress Energy to Provide Natural Gas to Unigel’s Brazilian Fertilizer Plants

The supply of gas from NFE’s Suape and Sergipe LNG terminals in Brazil’s northeast will connect Unigel’s operations to the global LNG and natural gas markets as well as significantly reduce pipeline transportation charges.

Saudi Aramco Aims to Raise At Least $17 billion From Gas Pipelines

Saudi Aramco is looking to raise at least $17 billion from the sale of a significant minority stake in its gas pipelines, higher than the $12.4 billion raised from its oil pipeline deal, sources familiar with the matter said.

Companies in the News August 2021

Peak Utility Services Group, a provider of integrated infrastructure services to the natural gas, electric and telecommunication industries, has acquired Superior Pipeline Services (SPS), a natural gas utility services contractor.    Denver-based Peak provides maintenance, repair, upgrade and insta..

Chesapeake Focusing on U.S. Shale Gas with $615 million Vine Energy Buy

Chesapeake Energy Corp agreed to buy Louisiana natural gas rival Vine Energy Inc. for $615 million, betting on the Haynesville shale field's proximity to the U.S. Gulf Coast export hub.

Gazprom Cancels Aug Condensate Exports After Urengoy Fire, Sources Say

Russia's Gazprom has cancelled gas condensate exports this month less than a week after a fire at its processing plant in Urengoy curbed gas exports via the Yamal-Europe pipeline.

Energy Transfer Completes DAPL Expansion, Updates Pipeline Projects

Energy Transfer said it has completed a phased expansion of Dakota Access Pipeline that boosted capacity to 750,000 bpd from 570,000 bpd even as it waged a legal battle for survival.

Customers Signing Long-Term LNG Deals Again – Cheniere

LNG company Cheniere Energy said customers are starting to sign long-term contracts to buy LNG again, noting that market dynamics continue to support its long-term growth expectations for natural gas worldwide

Cheniere Expects Louisiana Sabine 6 LNG Unit in 2022

U.S. LNG company Cheniere Energy said the sixth train at its Sabine Pass export plant in Louisiana was about 89.6% complete and was still expected to enter commercial service in the first half of 2022.

Canadian Natural Sets New Emission Goals After Profit Beat

Canadian Natural said it is now targeting 50% reduction in methane emissions from its North America exploration and production business by 2030, from baseline of 2016.

BP Pipelines Offers to Acquire BP Midstream Partners

The board of directors of the general partner of BPMP received a non-binding offer from BP Pipelines to acquire all of the outstanding common units of BPMP held by the public in exchange.

Inter Pipeline’s Heartland Petrochemical Complex Nearing Completion

The Heartland Petrochemical Complex is in its final stages of completion in Strathcona County, Alberta, Inter Pipeline announced.

Pioneer Natural Resources Warns of Tepid Shale Growth in Coming Years

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.'s top executive said that U.S. shale growth was "not going to grow that much" in the coming years, as oil and gas companies continue to focus on capital discipline and shareholder returns.

Plains All American Boosts Earnings Outlook as Fuel Demand Recovers

Plains All American Pipeline LP raised its forecast for 2021 adjusted core income, as the oil and gas sector benefits from easing travel curbs and a recovering economy firing up fuel demand.

Pipeline Operator Enbridge Posts Drop in Quarterly Profit

Enbridge Inc. said its quarterly profit fell sequentially, as the Canadian pipeline operator transported lower volumes of fuel on its Mainline system.

Riding the Oil Price Rebound: Gulf States to Accelerate Asset Sales

Saudi Aramco and other Gulf oil producers are following in the footsteps of Abu Dhabi with plans to raise tens of billions of dollars through sales of stakes in energy assets, capitalizing on a rebound in crude prices to attract foreign investors.

Neptune Energy Installs World’s Longest ETH Production Pipeline

Neptune Energy announced the installation and testing of the world’s longest trace-heated subsea production pipeline at its operated Fenja field in the Norwegian sea. The 37-kilometre (23-mile) electrically trace-heated pipe-in-pipe solution will transport oil from the field to the Njord A platform, operated by Equinor.

HollyFrontier, Pipeline Unit to Buy Sinclair Oil in $2.6 Billion Deal

HollyFrontier Corp and its pipeline partner will buy almost all of Sinclair Oil's assets in two deals totaling around $2.6 billion, the companies said, adding new refining, pipeline and storage assets to their portfolio.

Mexico Strikes Pact with Canada's TC Energy for Natural Gas Pipeline

Mexico's state power utility has struck a deal with Canada's TC Energy Corp to develop a natural gas pipeline in the country's south and consolidate the firm's contracts in the central region, the utility said.

U.S. Oil & Gas Rig Count Falls for First Week in Eight -Baker Hughes

U.S. energy firms cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in eight weeks amid an industry stampede to reward investors with share buybacks instead of boosting production.

Pipeline Operator Enbridge Beats Profit Estimates as Oil Volumes Rebound

Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge Inc reported second-quarter profit which beat expectations on Friday, as oil volumes transported on its Mainline system rose from a year ago due to a rebound in fuel demand.

Enbridge Gets OK to Return TETCO NatGas Pipe to Full Service

Enbridge Inc said federal pipeline safety regulators gave its Texas Eastern Transmission unit permission to return the Pennsylvania to Mississippi natural gas pipeline back to full pressure following a two-month reduction.

TC Energy Warns Coastal GasLink Pipeline Dispute Could Impact Construction

Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy warned on Thursday that an ongoing dispute with LNG Canada over the cost of the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northern British Columbia will impact construction if it is not resolved soon.

TC Energy to Switch to Green Power to Run N. American Energy Pipelines

Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy Corp could spend billions of dollars on its plans to lower emissions by switching to renewable energy to run its huge network of U.S. and Canadian oil and gas pipelines.

Enterprise Products Oil Pipeline Volume Rises on Demand Recovery

Enterprise Products Partners said on Wednesday volume across its crude oil pipelines rose 5% in the second quarter on the back of a recovery in demand as the global economy continues to reopen following COVID-19 lockdowns.

Enagas First-Half Net Profit Falls on Lower Fees in Spain

Spanish gas grid operator Enagas said its first-half net profit fell 9.8% to 213 million euros ($251.28 million) after a change of regulations in 2020 forced it to charge lower fees in Spain.