Company News

Inter Pipeline Walks Away from Pembina Deal in Favor of Brookfield Bid

Canadian pipeline operator Inter Pipeline on Monday decided against recommending a C$8.5 billion ($6.77 billion) deal with rival Pembina Pipeline Corp to shareholders and instead chose to pursue a higher bid from Brookfield Infrastructure Partners.

Kinder Morgan Trims Annual Earnings Outlook on Lower Volumes

Kinder Morgan cut its 2021 profit forecast just three months after the U.S. pipeline operator had raised its estimates following a surge in demand for natural gas during the February winter storm.

INNIO Jenbacher Launches Hydrogen-Ready Gas Engines

Most of the currently installed INNIO Jenbacher natural gas fueled fleet can be upgraded to operate with up to 25% volume of hydrogen in pipeline gas or converted from natural gas to 100% hydrogen operation.

Companies in the News July 2021

McElroy announced the addition of  F.W. Webb Company as its newest distributor to serve pipe fusion machine customers along the East Coast. The company has several locations. and its Springfield, Mass., location will serve as the main hub for McElroy machine sales.   “This is a very exciting time f..

DEKOTEC Celebrates Half-Century Presence in Spain

The Spanish sister company of DEKOTEC this year celebrated its 50th anniversary of operations in Spain.

What's New July 2021

Vermeer   Vermeer expanded its horizontal directional drilling (HDD) fluid management equipment line with the new R600T reclaimer. The new 600-gallons/minute (2,271-liters/minute) mud recycling system can pair with maxi rigs pumping between 300 and 600 gal..

WBI Energy Begins Construction on ND Natural Gas Pipeline Project

WBI Energy, a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group, began construction this week on the North Bakken Expansion project in North Dakota. This natural gas pipeline expansion will have capacity to transport 250 million cubic feet of natural gas per day from the Bakken Formation.

Companies Merge Technologies to Enhance Pipeline Integrity

Pipetel Technologies and Intero Integrity Services merged in January, combining the two inline inspection companies, each with a track record of innovation in the space of unpiggable pipeline inspection.

Pembina Pipeline Reaffirms Existing Transaction to Purchase Inter Pipeline

Pembina Pipeline Corporation confirmed that it does not intend to increase or otherwise change the consideration of 0.50 common shares of Pembina offered under its proposed acquisition of all of the common shares of Inter Pipeline Ltd. pursuant to the arrangement agreement signed by the parties.

Pipeline Operator Kinder Morgan to Buy Kinetrex Energy in Green Energy Push

Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan said it would buy renewable natural gas developer Kinetrex Energy from an affiliate of Parallel49 Equity for $310 million, to expand into green energy amid investor pressure to tackle climate change.

Navigator CO2 Announces Service Provider Additions to Heartland Greenway Pipeline System

Navigator CO2 Ventures announced it has entered into contracts with three industry-leading companies to utilize their respective expertise in advancing the execution of the Heartland Greenway CO2 Pipeline Transportation and Sequestration System.

How MEA Revisited Strategic Imperatives to Maintain Its Mission

Since March 2020, businesses have been closing, pivoting, or returning to a new normal. MEA Energy Association, a trade association serving natural gas and electric utilities across the United States, is no exception.

Brookfield Sweetens Offer for Canada's Inter Pipeline to $6.85 Billion

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners raised its hostile offer for Inter Pipeline Ltd for a second time to about C$8.58 billion ($6.85 billion) as it battles a rival bid from Pembina Pipeline Corp.

Midcoast Energy Starts Commercial Operation of Expanded CJ Express Pipeline

Siemens Energy technology will help increase the CJ Express pipeline’s transmission capacity from the East Texas supply areas to Gulf Coast demand centers to approximately 1 billion cubic feet per day.

Republic of Panama, Energy Transfer Studying Potential Trans-Panama Gateway Pipeline

The Republic of Panama and Dallas-based Energy Transfer LP announced that the parties have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to study the feasibility of joint participation in a proposed Trans-Panama Gateway Pipeline project.

Ecopetrol Reports Recovery of Operations After Stabilization in Colombia

Ecopetrol reported the recovery of its operations in the upstream, midstream, downstream and sales and marketing segments in Colombia, in connection with the adverse impacts the company had observed because of restrictions on mobility.

Petrobras' Albacora Seen Drawing At Least Three Buyers

Petrobras' Albacora oilfields in Brazil are likely to attract at least three buyers despite a roughly one-month delay to let interested parties finalize their bids, four sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Saudi Aramco Drops Morgan Stanley on Gas Pipelines Deal

Saudi Aramco has dropped Morgan Stanley as an adviser for the sale of its gas pipelines and picked JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs for the role, three sources familiar with matter said.

Dominion Energy, Berkshire to Terminate Questar Pipelines Deal

Dominion Energy abandoned the sale of a natural gas pipeline to a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway because of uncertainty over whether antitrust regulators would approve it, the companies said on Monday.

NGL Energy Partners Announce Open Season for Grand Mesa Pipeline

NGL Energy Partners announced that a binding open season began Friday for its wholly owned affiliate Grand Mesa Pipeline’s crude oil pipeline.

China's CNOOC Dives into Uncharted Deep Waters in Bold Gas Pivot

When the first gas from CNOOC Ltd's new ultra-deep field in the South China Sea started flowing in late June to the world's largest customized floating platform 1,500 meters above the sea bed, it marked a key phase in China's gas drive.

Linden Energy Acquiring 50% Stake in Bulgaria's Largest Private Gas Company

Linden Energy, a U.S.-based energy development company, today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire 50% of Overgas Inc. AD, the first independent Bulgarian gas trader, as well as the largest privately owned gas company in the country.

Malaysia's Petronas Agrees 10-year LNG Supply Deal with CNOOC Valued at $7 Billion

Malaysia's state oil firm Petronas has signed a 10-year LNG supply agreement with a subsidiary of China's offshore oil and gas major CNOOC Ltd valued at about $7 billion, the firm said on Wednesday.

Oasis Midstream Announces Johnson's Corner Gathering Pipeline System Open Season

Oasis Midstream Partners today announced that Bighorn Devco LLC is commencing a binding open season for the Johnson's Corner Gathering System Project, a crude oil gathering pipeline system to be constructed in McKenzie County, North Dakota.

Williams Announces Upstream Operator and Joint Venture in the Wamsutter Field

NGL volumes from each of the legacy upstream assets will be combined and dedicated to Williams, adding transportation volumes on Overland Pass Pipeline and Bluestem, and increasing downstream fractionation volumes at attractive rates.

Inter Pipeline Files Joint Information Circular in Support of Combination with Pembina

Inter Pipeline Ltd. has filed a joint information circular and related materials for its virtual-only 2021 annual and special meeting of shareholders to be held on July 29 in connection with the proposed strategic combination with Pembina Pipeline Corporation.

Oman State Energy Firm OQ May Sell Drilling Business

Oman state energy company OQ is considering selling its drilling unit Abraj Energy Services, sources said, as the Gulf nation seeks to shore up its finances that have been hit by the coronavirus pandemic and last year's oil price plunge.

Shell Opens 10 MW German Hydrogen Electrolyzer to Boost Green Fuel Output

Royal Dutch Shell launched Europe's biggest hydrogen electrolysis plant at the Wesseling site of its Rheinland refinery after two years of construction, as it expands further into alternative energies.

Energy Trader Mercuria Posts Record Profit for Volatile 2020

Mercuria Energy Group had a boom year in 2020, buoyed by the extreme volatility seen in oil markets caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as very strong returns across its portfolio, particularly gas and power.

EBRD Stops Investing in Upstream Oil and Gas to Align with Paris Goals

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will stop investing in upstream oil and gas projects as part of plans to align its activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement, but will continue to finance select projects in the midstream and downstream sectors.