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Work Completed on World’s Longest Hydraulically Inserted Pipe
The world's longest hydraulically inserted pipe has been installed nearly 100 feet below the Humber River in Northern England.
Nord Stream Returns to Operations After Maintenance
Gazprom has returned its Nord Stream natural gas pipeline, which carries gas across the floor of the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, to service after performing routine maintenance on the line.
PipeChina to Take on $56 Billion of Pipelines to Boost Network Access
China is taking major steps to consolidate its midstream oil and gas sector with the newly formed state-owned PipeChina taking on more than $55 billion in assets.
Enbridge Contractor Vessels May Have Bumped Pipeline Support
Enbridge has reported the findings of its investigation into minor damage of its Line 5 pipeline that occurred last month revealing the possibility that a vessel operated by one of the company's contractors may have been responsible.
India's Petronet Plans to Cancel 10-Year LNG Import Tender — Sources
India’s top gas importer Petronet LNG is set to cancel its offer to buy an annual 1 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 10 years, two sources said, as signing long-term contracts is not attractive in the current scenario.
Kinder Morgan Reports Loss After $1 Billion Charge
Kinder Morgan reported a second-quarter net loss of $637 million after downgrading the value of some assets due to the market impact of Covid-19.
PetroChina to Sell Major Pipeline Assets to PipeChina for $38 Billion
China's state-owned oil firm PetroChina has announced it is selling its oil and gas pipelines and storage facilities to the country's new midstream company China Oil and Gas Pipeline Network (PipeChina) for nearly $40 billion.
Fluor Awarded FEED Contract for California Carbon Capture Project
Flour has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for California Resources' Elk Hills carbon capture project.
Zurich Insurance Drops Coverage for Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline
Insurance company Zurich has declined to renew its coverage of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline.
Tellurian Evaluates Changes to Driftwood LNG Project
Tellurian said on Wednesday the company is evaluating changes to its Driftwood LNG project that would significantly reduce Phase 1 costs.
Tellurian, Petronet Renew LNG Investment Deal — Sources
Sources report that India's Petronet LNG has renewed a deal with U.S.-based Tellurian LNG to purchase gas from Tellurian's massive Driftwood export project.
Petrobras Sells Remaining Stake in TAG to Engie Brasil, CDPQ
Petrobras, Brazil's state-owned oil company, has agreed to sell its remaining stake in natural gas pipeline company TAG Engie Brasil and Canadian investment fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ).
Williams Receives Approval for Mid-Atlantic Pipeline Expansion
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved capacity expansion on William's Leidy South natural gas pipeline.
Snam and Baker Hughes Test First Hydrogen Hybrid Turbine for Gas Transportation
Snam and Baker Hughes have announced the successful completion of testing for a new "hybrid" turbine that will allow pipelines to carry hydrogen along with natural gas.
Chevron to Buy Noble in Biggest U.S. Energy Deal Since Oil Crash
Chevron said on Monday it would buy Noble Energy for about $5 billion, in the biggest U.S. energy deal since the coronavirus crisis crushed global demand for oil and sent crude prices to historic lows.
Michigan Asks Enbridge to Pledge Funds in Case of Oil Spill
Michigan officials have asked Enbridge to set aside nearly $2 billion to cover the costs should a spill occur in the portion of its Line 5 oil pipeline which runs under the Straits of Mackinac.
Total Signs $14.9 Billion in Financing for Huge Mozambique LNG Project
French oil major Total has signed a financing deal worth nearly $15 billion for its massive LNG project in Mozambique.
U.S. OKs start of seventh unit at Kinder Morgan Georgia Elba LNG export plant
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the start of the seventh liquefaction train at Kinder Morgan's Elba Island LNG plant in Georgia.
Marketing Firm Sues Occidental for Payment of Crude
A midstream marketing firm is suing Occidental Petroleum alleging the embattled shale producer did not pay for crude deliveries.
Buckeye Partners Begins Operations at South Texas Gateway Export Terminal
Buckeye Partners has begun exporting oil from its new South Texas Gateway terminal in Corpus Christi, TX.
Czech Gas Firm Scales Back Poland, Austria Interconnector Plans
Net4Gas, a Czech gas pipeline operator, has scaled back and delayed plans to build new pipeline connections with Poland and Austria according to the company's new investment plan.
FERC Gives Delfin Another Year to Build Louisiana Floating LNG Project
U.S energy regulators have given Delfin LNG a second one-year extension to build it's floating LNG project off the coast of Louisiana.
Total Seeks Buyers for Stake in North Sea Gas Pipeline — Sources
According to industry sources, French major Total is looking to sell it's 27.5% stake in the Shearwater Elgin Area Line (SEAL) natural gas pipeline.
U.S. Appeals Court Grants Dakota Access Temporary Stay of Shutdown Order
A U.S. appeals court has granted the Dakota Access pipeline a temporary stay to allow the line to continue flowing during the legal proceedings.
Companies in the News
Ithaca Acquisitions Holdings has acquired the former pipe fabrication assets of The Shaw Group from McDermott International. Ithaca said it would rename itself Shaw Acquisitions Holdings and operate the business as Shaw. Founded in Baton Rouge in 1987, Shaw’s operations include seven manufacturing f..
DNV GL Certifies Carbon Fiber PA12 for Thermoplastic Composite Pipe
In February, several years of hard work paid off for the pioneers of TCP with the release of the first full-carbon, fiber-based material qualification certificate that complies to the DNV GL ST-F119 TCP industry qualification standard.
Carbon Dioxide Pipelines Seen as Cost-Saving Measure in Troubled Times
By Richard Nemec, Contributing Editor It was difficult to find a silver lining in the outlook of Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s CEO Vicki Hollub and her senior executive colleagues in early May when they prepared for the Houston-based mid-major’s first-quarter 2020 earnings conference call. ..
A Little Good News from Back East
The pipeline industry in the U.S. Northeast finally got some positive news on the permitting front, when New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) received the go-ahead to move forward with construction work on a controversial 30-mile (48-km) section of the Southern Reliability Link (SRL) pipeline in New Jersey.
Russia's Blue Stream Gas Pipeline to Turkey Idle Since May — Sources
Russia's Blue Stream gas pipeline, which transports gas to Turkey, remains shut after scheduled maintenance was completed at the end of May.
Zhejiang Wins China's First Private Fuel Export License — Sources
Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical Co has been granted a license to export fuel from the country to the international market, a first for a private oil company in the country.
- Enbridge Plans 86-Mile Pipeline Expansion, Bringing 850 Workers to Northern B.C.
- Intensity, Rainbow Energy to Build 344-Mile Gas Pipeline Across North Dakota
- Energy Transfer to Build $5.3 Billion Permian Gas Pipeline to Supply Southwest
- Enbridge Sees High Demand to Expand 593-Mile Canada-to-U.S. Gulf Oil Pipeline
- Strike Pioneers First-of-Its-Kind Pipe-in-Pipe Installation on Gulf Coast with Enbridge
- A Systematic Approach To Ensuring Pipeline Integrity
- 275-Mile Texas-to-Oklahoma Gas Pipeline Enters Open Season
- LNG Canada Start-Up Fails to Lift Gas Prices Amid Supply Glut
- Strike Pioneers First-of-Its-Kind Pipe-in-Pipe Installation on Gulf Coast with Enbridge
- Enbridge Sees High Demand to Expand 593-Mile Canada-to-U.S. Gulf Oil Pipeline
