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Energy Reform Amendment Passes Mexico's Congress
President Enrique Peña Nieto's promised energy reform amendment to Mexico's constitution passed Congress Dec. 12, paving the way for state governments to ratify the amendment and new rules for the country's energy production and transportation to be written in the 120 days following.
Implications Of U.S. Natural Gas Growth: Will Gas Bills Be Cheaper?
What many have called “the natural gas revolution” is a game changer not only for North American energy but potentially for the rest of the world. The two main factors in propelling commodities from local to global resources are logistics and technology.
Crimson Executive Brings A Tinkerer’s Bent To Midstream
From a little boy peppered with Band-Aids, the result of weekend mishaps from driving go-carts he’d build in the family’s garage, Larry Alexander went on to use his tenacity for design to build two highly successful companies.
Texas Express NGL Pipeline Begins Service
Enterprise Products Partners L.P., Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P., Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and DCP Midstream Partners LP announced the start of service on the Texas Express NGL pipeline from Skellytown, TX to the NGL fractionation and storage complex in Mont Belvieu, TX.
Thunder Creek NGL Holds Open Season For NGL Pipeline
Thunder Creek NGL Pipeline, LLC, a subsidiary of Meritage Midstream Services II, LLC, held a binding open season for a new interstate, common-carrier pipeline system that will transport unfractionated NGLs produced in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin to potential delivery points on the Overland Pass Pipeline near the Colorado-Wyoming border and the Front Range NGL Pipeline near Lucerne, CO.
Enbridge To Develop $1.6 Billion Pipeline For Fort Hills, Suncor
Enbridge Inc. been selected by the Fort Hills partners (Suncor Energy Inc., Total E&P Canada Ltd. and Teck Resources Limited) as well as Suncor Energy Oil Sands Limited Partnership to develop a new $1.6 billion pipeline to transport crude oil production under long term transportation commitments to Enbridge's mainline hub at Hardisty, Alberta.
Hydrotesting Combination Technologies Mitigating Corrosion Risks Saves Operator Time and Money
Regular evaluations, effective integrity management solutions and proper monitoring are all key factors in successful pipeline integrity management and maintenance programs.
CERI Finds Resurgence In Western Canada Oil Production
Conventional oil production in Western Canada has experienced a resurgence in the past few years due largely to new drilling and completion methods, according to a report from the independent Canadian Energy Research Group (CERI).
NuStar Has Successful Open Season For South Texas Project
NuStar Energy’s affiliate, NuStar Crude Oil Pipeline, L.P., has received binding commitments from shippers filling all of the space available on Phase 1 of the partnership’s South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System project. NuStar is receiving interest in Phase 2.
Work Begins On Pennant Midstreams NGL Pipeline
Pennant Midstream, LLC announced construction of a 12-inch, 38-mile NGL pipeline, a $60 million investment.
Projects Reflect Midstream Expansion, Restructuring
Growth in production of domestic light crude and increased exportation of heavy crude led to substantial additional investments in pipelines and other midstream infrastructure during the year, according to data from the federal Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Enterprise To Expand LPG Terminal
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. announced an additional expansion of its LPG export terminal located on the Houston Ship Channel that will increase its capability to load fully refrigerated, low-ethane propane.
Kinder Morgan Executive Discusses Challenging Aspects Of Double Eagle Pipeline Project
Kinder Morgan is the largest midstream and the third-largest energy company (based on combined enterprise value) in North America. Kinder Morgan owns an interest in or operates approximately 80,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals. The company’s pipelines transport primarily natural gas, refined petroleum products, CO-2 and crude oil and its terminals store, transfer and handle such products as gasoline, ethanol, coal, petroleum coke and steel. Combined, Kinder Morgan has an enterprise value of approximately $110 billion.
Williams/Boardwalk JV To Develop LPG Export Facility Terminal
Williams and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP have executed joint venture agreements to continue developing an LPG export facility in the Lake Charles, LA area.
Magellan Midstream To Add New Origin Point, Expand Longhorn Capacity
Magellan Midstream Partners plans to construct a new origin at Barnhart, TX to accept crude oil shipments on the Longhorn pipeline.
Navigator Energy Holds Open Season For Crude Line
Navigator Energy Services, LLC recently held a binding open season for long-term shipper volume commitments of crude oil from non-affiliated shippers for capacity on a new crude oil pipeline system -- Big Spring Gateway or BSG System -- originating near Big Spring, TX, for deliveries to the Colorado City, TX Tank Farm.
1 Trillion Barrels: Global Potential Of Undeveloped Discoveries
Around the world there are nearly 1.4 trillion barrels of oil equivalent (boe) reserves in conventional undeveloped oil and gas fields according to Wood Mackenzie’s latest upstream outlook. This includes nearly 1.1 trillion boe of "technical reserves" – a term Wood Mackenzie uses for reserves for which there are no firm development plans in place.
Inergy, Enserco Team Up For Crude Oil Rail Terminal JV
An Inergy Midstream LP and Enserco Midstream LLC joint venture will own and operate a crude oil rail terminal, located in Douglas County, WY.
Prices, Transportation Determine Future For Canadian Oil And Gas
Recent reports on the state of crude oil and natural gas production in Canada suggest that the transportation bottleneck at the border will have long-ranging effects on Canada’s energy markets.
Crosstex Reaches Crossroads With ‘Transformational’ Cajun-Sibon Pipeline
During his 30 years in the energy business, Barry Davis has no doubt heard a fair amount of bluster and hyperbole about “big projects.” Yet, even a brief talk with the Crosstex president and CEO about the Cajun-Sibon expansion project leaves the listener keenly aware that in his mind there can be no understating the importance of this endeavor to his company.
ONEOK Adds Assets In Powder River Basin
ONEOK Partners, L.P. will invest $440 million in the natural gas liquids-rich area in the Powder River Basin in Wyoming to:
Con Edisons Clustering Cleans Air Over Gotham
New York City’s skyline is ever-changing and is now undergoing a change of another kind – a cleaning of the air around it, assisted by a Con Edison program, which helps people switch to cleaner-burning natural gas.
Itron Installs Canadas Largest Meter Automation Project
Itron Inc. has completed installation of its automated gas-metering solution for ATCO Gas, a natural gas service provider to more than a million customers in Alberta, making this the largest such project in Canada. Itron’s gas-metering solution include 1.1 million gas communication modules, mobile and handheld collectors and associated software.
Emerson Expands Line On Micro Motion Coriolis Flowmeters
Emerson Process Management has added the Micro Motion ELITE CMFS sensor platform to its line of Coriolis flowmeters to deliver precise measurement to smaller pipeline sizes of less than 2 inches or DN50.
Marathon Expects Kurdish Oil Production By 2015
Marathon Oil Corp. reports that it will likely start producing oil from Iraq’s Kurdish region over the next two years.
Yokogawa Wins Gas Storage Facilities Upgrade Contract In UK
Yokogawa Electric Corp. announced that its subsidiary, Yokogawa United Kingdom Ltd., won a multimillion-pound contract by SSE Hornsea Ltd. to upgrade one of the UK's largest onshore underground gas storage facilities in Atwick, East Yorkshire.
New Technology For Gas Flow And Composition
Quantitech has launched an in-pipe gas flow monitoring technology that can also measure gas composition or purity. Unlike other methods, this measurement is not affected by the gas composition, temperature, density, viscosity or pressure, and there is no obstruction at the measurement point.
CNPC Takes Reins In Latin American Deals As Venezuela Retreats
China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) made significant investments in place of Venezuela’s state-owned oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PdV), which has retreated from its international commitments following the death of President Hugo Chavez, said an analyst with research and consulting firm GlobalData.
Rail Delivery Continues To Increase, But Pace Slows
With U.S. crude oil production at the highest level in two decades, outstripping pipeline capacity, the U.S. is relying more on railroads to move its new crude oil to refineries and storage centers. The amount of crude oil and refined petroleum products transported by rail totaled close to 356,000 carloads during the first half of 2013, up 48% from the same period in 2012, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Runaway Train Calamity Underscores Crude-By-Rail Concerns
When a train carrying 72 tanker cars of Bakken crude oil derailed in the Quebec town of Lac-Mégantic, killing 47 people and destroying 40 buildings, it powerfully rekindled the debate over the merits of rail vs. pipeline delivery throughout the industry.
- 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
- 450-Mile Eiger Express Pipeline Gets Green Light for Permian-to-Gulf Natural Gas Transport
- Duke Energy to Sell Tennessee Gas Business, 3,800 Miles of Pipelines, for $2.48 Billion
- Energy Transfer’s Lake Charles LNG Project Wins Export Extension
- Enbridge Sees High Demand to Expand 593-Mile Canada-to-U.S. Gulf Oil Pipeline
- Energy Transfer to Build $5.3 Billion Permian Gas Pipeline to Supply Southwest
- Russia Strikes Key Ukraine Gas Interconnector on Romania Border, Disrupts LNG Imports
- Ontario Seeks Study on Alberta-to-Ontario Pipeline and James Bay Port Corridor
- U.S. Energy Exporters Unlikely to Gain Big From Potential U.S.-India Trade Deal
