Pipeline

ETP Launches Open Season for Texas Diesel Pipeline

Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. launches an open season for a diesel fuel pipeline in Texas.

Southeastern Trail Expansion Project Application Filed

Williams Partners L.P. files an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeking authorization for the Southeastern Trail Expansion Project.

Canada's Trudeau to Meet Provincial Premiers on Pipeline Dispute

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will break off a foreign trip to return to Ottawa for a meeting on Sunday with the premiers of two provinces arguing over an oil pipeline.

New DJ Basin Midstream System to Be Built

Outrigger Energy II LLC has commenced development of a tri-stream midstream system in Weld County, Colo.

Tellurian Exec: $150 Billion in Pipelines Needed to Support U.S. Gas Output

The United States needs to invest $150 billion in infrastructure to support growing natural gas production, with some producers facing shutdowns as they try to ramp up output, Tellurian Senior Vice President Amos Hochstein says.

Canada's Trudeau to Press British Columbia to Accept Pipeline

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to pressure British Columbia into dropping its resistance to Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

Michigan Governor: Vessel Damaged Line 5

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says twin oil pipelines beneath the waterway linking two of the Great Lakes were damaged by the same vessel believed to have caused a recent 600-gallon (2,270-liter) coolant fluid leak from electric cables.

Mountain Valley Pipeline Proposes North Carolina Expansion

Mountain Valley Pipeline developers plan to extend the project to carry natural gas into North Carolina.

South Texas Gas Pipeline Commences Operations

WhiteWater Midstream today announced the Agua Blanca Pipeline, a 72-mile, 36-inch natural gas pipeline connecting Orla, Texas to the Waha Hub, began commercial operations on April 1, 2018.

Alberta Premier Says Province Willing to Buy Trans Mountain Pipeline

Alberta says it could buy the Trans Mountain Expansion Project outright from Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd as Canada's federal government reiterated it was "100 percent" behind the build.

Subsea 7 Awarded Two Offshore Pipeline Contracts

Subsea 7 has received contracts for two offshore pipeline projects, BP's Alligin subsea development, located approximately 140 kilometers west of the Shetland Islands, and ExxonMobil's Production Uplift Pipeline, located off the coast of Nigeria.

Gazprom Says Gas Transit via Ukraine to Europe May Fall to 10-15 Bcm Per Year

Future Russian gas transit flows through Ukraine to Europe may decline significantly, Alexei Miller, head of gas giant Gazprom, says.

German Chancellor Seeks to Assure Ukraine on Russian Gas Link

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she will consider the impact of a new Russian-German gas pipeline on Ukraine as plans progress.

Canada Considers Investing in Trans Mountain Expansion

Canada's natural resources minister says the federal government is considering investing in Kinder Morgan's controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in an effort to get the project completed.

TransCanada Further Expands NGTL System

TransCanada places the Sundre Crossover Project into service in central Alberta, increasing the company’s capacity to transport natural gas on the NGTL System to downstream pipelines and key markets in the Pacific Northwest and California.

Pipeline Spill Twice as Big as First Thought

A crude oil spill from the Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota last November twice as big as first reported.

Expansion of Canada's Trans Mountain Pipeline in Doubt

Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project that would nearly triple the flow of oil from Canada's oil sands to the Pacific Coast in doubt after the company announces a suspension in all non-essential activities and related spending on the project.

Dakota Access Pipeline Developer Submits Spill Response Plan

Energy Transfer Partners submits court-ordered spill response plan for the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Pipeline Break Spills Diesel Fuel in South-Central Idaho

A diesel-fuel pipeline in south-central Idaho ruptures.

Buckeye to Proceed with Pipeline Reversal, Hub Expansion

Buckeye Partners is taking the necessary steps to provide bi-directional service along the Altoona-to-Pittsburgh, Pa., section of the refined fuels pipeline system operated by its operating subsidiary, Laurel Pipe Line Company. Once completed, all of Laurel’s existing Pennsylvania Public Utility C..

North Dakota Oil Pipeline Leak Impacts Pastureland, Creek Tributary

A pipeline leak in Billings County spilled an estimated 2,100 gallons of oil and produced water, some of it into a waterway.

Gazprom Gets Finnish Approval to Build Nord Stream 2 Gas Pipeline

Finland approves the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline through Finland’s economic zone.

Texas Oil Output Surge Clogs Pipelines, Depresses Prices

The Permian basin in Texas is leading the way as U.S. oil production has reached an all-time high, but the prolific output is causing bottlenecks as pipelines transporting the crude have filled up more quickly than expected.

Indonesia Blames Coal Ship for Oil Spill, Not State Energy Firm

JAKARTA (Reuters) - A coal ship that dropped anchor off the coast of the Indonesian port city of Balikpapan on Borneo island was likely to blame for an oil spill, after dragging a pipeline more than 100 metres and causing it to crack, an energy ministry official said. Indonesia declared a state of ..

Vermont Utility Regulator Orders Review of Gas Pipeline

COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont utility regulators are asking for an investigation into the construction of a 41-mile natural gas pipeline. In an order issued on Wednesday, the Public Utilities Commission noted that Vermont Gas Systems has already agreed to an outside review of its construction prac..

Phase 1 of 650-Mile NGL Pipeline Completed

Phase 1 of EPIC's 650-mile NGL pipeline, which connects DLK Black River Midstream’s processing plant in Eddy County, N.M., and Delaware Basin Midstream’s terminal in Orla County, Texas, is now in service.

Indonesia State Firm Says Oil Spill Due to Cracked Underwater Pipeline

Indonesia’s state oil company Pertamina says a cracked underwater pipeline caused an oil spill off the coast of a port city on Borneo island that has prompted a major cleanup operation in the area.

Ex-White House Staffer Contracted to Promote Alaska LNG Project

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Former White House communications director Mike Dubke has been contracted to help promote the Alaska gas line project. Alaska Public Media reported Monday that Dubke, through his company Black Rock Group, has a $15,000-a-month contract to advise the state-owned Alaska Gasli..

Pipeline Company Offers to Relocate Residents Affected by Sinkholes

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Sunoco Pipeline LP has agreed to relocate five families whose backyards were damaged after sinkholes developed along a major natural gas pipeline in the Philadelphia suburbs. After sinkholes developed within 50 feet of homes and near an Amtrak rail line, the state Publi..

Turkish Permit for Land Section of TurkStream Pipeline Still Pending

ANKARA (Reuters) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday that Turkey's approval for Gazprom's onshore portion of the TurkStream gas pipeline's second line is still pending. TurkStream Pipeline map. Photo courtesy of Gazprom. "..