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Gas Company to Appeal Pipeline Rejection to Supreme Court
PennEast has said it will appeal the rejection of a bid to build a pipeline through parts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the U.S. Supreme Court.
European Investment Bank Will Stop Funding Fossil Fuel Projects by End-2021
In a landmark decision, the European Investment Bank, the world's largest multilateral lender, said on Thursday it would stop funding fossil fuel projects at the end of 2021.
Druzhba Contamination Cause for in Q1-Q3 Drop in Russian Oil Shipments to Germany
Russia shipped almost 18% less oil to Germany in the first 9 months of this year due in large part to the contamination of Russia's Druzhba pipeline system.
Allseas Installs Real-Time Pipelogger for Major Subsea Pipeline Project
Allseas installed WFS Technologies’ new Seatooth Pipelogger for the real-time measurement of process temperature on a subsea pipeline system. The pipeline system is designed to have a total gas throughput capacity of 31.5 Bcm per year.
Bulgaria Signs up Saudi-Led Group for TurkStream Extension
Bulgaria’s state gas company signed a $1.2 billion (1.1 billion euro) contract with Saudi-led group Arkad to build a gas pipeline to carry mainly Russian natural gas.
Kinder Morgan’s Gulf Coast Express Pipeline Placed in Service
Kinder Morgan’s 2 Bcf/d Gulf Coast Express Pipeline (GCX) began full commercial in-service ahead of schedule helping relieve natural gas takeaway constraints and reduce flaring in the Permian Basin.
FERC Approves Tallgrass Cheyenne Connector Pipeline
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has given its final approval for the construction of Tallgrass Energy’s Cheyenne Connector pipeline, which will transport natural gas from Colorado’s DJ Basin to Cheyenne, Wyo., for Midwest delivery via the company’s Rockies Express Pipeline.
Iran Building Oil Pipeline to Terminal Outside Gulf
Iran is building a $1.8 billion oil pipeline to its port of Jask outside the mouth of the Gulf, the country’s oil minister said, as part of plans to protect its exports against potential problems in the region and to boost shipments of Caspian oil.
Mexico Gas Pipeline at Center of Dispute Starts Operations
A major natural gas pipeline between Texas and the Mexican Gulf Coast port of Tuxpan that was at the heart of a dispute between Mexico’s government and infrastructure firms begins operations, the companies behind it said.
US Court Vacates Dominion Atlantic Coast Pipeline Permit
A permit allowing Dominion Energy to build the Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to North Carolina has been vacated by an appeals court.
Niger Seeks to Step Up Oil Production with Pipeline to Coast
Niger began construction on a $7 billion oil pipeline that will reach the coast through West African neighbor Benin. The 1,232-mile (1,982-km) pipeline is Niger’s most important project since gaining independence.
TurkStream 2nd String to Cross Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary
The second leg of the TurkStream gas pipeline is planned to go through Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said, as Moscow prepares to phase out gas transit to Europe via Ukraine.
Scarborough Pipeline Awaits Final Investment Decision
Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded a contract valued at $162 million (145 million euros) for seabed intervention and shore-crossing activities for the proposed Scarborough export gas pipeline in northwestern Australia.
Blue Mountain Launches Open Season for Gathering Systems
Blue Mountain Midstream’s Wildcat subsidiaries launched an open season for new crude oil and water gathering systems and services in central Oklahoma.
EPA May Cancel Emission Controls for Gas Transmission
The Environmental Protection Agency wants to relieve the gas transmission industry from compliance with 2012 and 2016 Clean Air Act standards related to volatile organic chemicals (VOC) and greenhouse gases, chiefly methane.
PHMSA Issues Major Gas and Hazardous Liquid Safety Rules
Years after receiving congressional directives to change pipeline safety laws – with similar suggestions coming from the National Transportation Safety Administration – the federal pipeline safety agency finally issued two major rules, one directed at interstate gas pipelines the other at hazardous liquids pipelines.
LNG Investments Hit Record $50 Billion in 2019
Record investments of $50 billion have turned 2019 into a banner year for LNG, with Canada and the United States being the main drivers, the chief of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said.
Kinder Morgan Starts Elba Island Production
Kinder Morgan has started production of LNG production from the first plant of its new Elba Island export facility, following regulatory approval.
Tellurian Signs $2.5 Billion LNG Deal with India’s Petronet
Tellurian Inc has signed a $2.5 billion investment deal with India’s Petronet for its Driftwood LNG project, making it one of the largest foreign investments in a U.S. infrastructure project.
2 Indicted on Federal Counts in Pipeline Vandalism Case
Two people accused of damaging valves and setting fire to construction equipment along an oil pipeline that crosses Iowa and three other states have been indicted on federal charges in the case, federal prosecutors said.
Weldbend, Boltex Win Lawsuit Against Ulma Forja
A jury returned a verdict in favor of Weldbend and Boltex on all counts in a lawsuit filed by the American carbon steel flange manufacturers against Spain’s Ulma Forja and its U.S. subsidiary, Ulma Piping.
Oxy Puts Hold on Western Midstream Selloff
Occidental Petroleum Corp said it failed to draw an attractive offer for Western Midstream while pipeline stocks are in the doldrums and has decided to wait until next year before trying again to sell the business.
China’s Gas Consumption Growth Rate Expected to Slip in 2019
China’s natural gas consumption growth rate is expected slow to around 10 percent in 2019, from 17.5 percent last year, amid easing economic growth and pressure on the country’s production, storage and gas sales network, a government report showed.
Brazil’s Petrobras Confronts Growing Pipeline Thefts
Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras said thefts from its pipelines soared to a record high 261 incidents in the states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo last year, up from just one case in 2014, according to a securities filing and a Reuters report.
India, Nepal Open South Asia’s First Cross-Border Oil Pipeline
India and Nepal have officially opened South Asia’s first cross-border oil pipeline, a project seen as part of New Delhi’s efforts to increase its influence in the Himalayan nation where China is also making deep inroads.
Israel to Increase Gas Exports to Egypt via EMED Pipeline
Israel is significantly increasing the amount of natural gas it plans to export via the EMED Pipeline to Egypt under a landmark deal, Israeli energy companies said.
US Supreme Court to Hear Appalachian Trail Pipeline Fight
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal by Dominion Energy and President Donald Trump’s administration of a lower court ruling that halted construction of the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline under a section of the Appalachian Trail in rural Virginia.
Looting Attempt Causes Oil Pipeline Fire; 7 Dead
7 people are dead after an oil pipeline caught fire in Egypt while thieves were attempting to siphon fuel from the pipeline.
Dakota Access Eyes Expansion Over Tribe's Objections
A regulatory hearing has begun in North Dakota to determine if Energy Transfer will be allowed to expand its Dakota Access oil pipeline.
Germany Makes Legal Changes to Ease Nord Stream 2 Completion
Germany's parliament on Wednesday approved changes to the law governing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to make it compliant with European Union regulations, removing a hurdle to completion of the Russia-led project.
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