Pipeline

MPLX Announces Successful Joint Binding Open Season on Cushing-to-Patoka Pipeline Expansion

MPLX LP today announced that its subsidiaries MPLX Ozark Pipe Line LLC (Ozark) and Marathon Pipe Line LLC (MPL) have completed a successful joint binding open season on the company’s Cushing-to-Patoka Pipeline Expansion Project, which includes increasing capacity on the Ozark and Woodpat pipelines f..

Judge Agrees to Halt Bayou Bridge Pipeline Construction

Federal judge orders work stoppage on the Bayou Bridge pipeline construction project.

Wyoming Joins Iowa, Ohio In Anti-Pipeline Protest Legislation

Legislation designed to deter protests of pipeline construction projects proposed in Wyoming.

Building Starts on Afghan Leg of Turkmenistan Gas Pipeline

Work commences on the TAPI pipeline construction project in Afghanistan.

Atlantic Coast Pipeline Cost Expected to Increase by $1.5B

The cost to build the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project is expected to increase by Atlantic Coast Pipeline cost expected to grow by $1.5 billion.

ETP Eyes New Crude Pipeline from Permian Basin to Nederland, Texas

Energy Transfer Partners says it is considering proceeding with a new crude oil pipeline construction project in the Permian Basin.

Plains All American: Capacity Fully Committed on Cactus II

Plains All American Pipeline says capacity is now fully committed on the Cactus II pipeline construction project.

Shawcor Wins Pipe Coating Services Contract for Offshore Pipeline Project in Qatar

Shawcor receives pipe coating services for an offshore pipeline construction project in Qatar.

ONEOK to Invest $2.3 Billion in Additional NGL and Natural Gas Infrastructure

ONEOK to proceed with the Arbuckle II pipeline construction project.

Judge Orders Gov't Review of Keystone Pipeline Documents

Judge says federal officials must review Keystone XL pipeline construction project documents again.

Report: New U.S. Tax Laws Increase Rate Case Risk on Natural Gas Pipelines

According to a new report, new tax laws increase rate case risk for natural gas pipeline construction projects in America.

Open Season Begins for Haynesville Global Access Pipeline

Tellurian begins an open season for the Haynesville Global Access pipeline construction project.

Gibson Energy to Proceed with Viking Pipeline Project

Gibson Energy receives authorization to proceed with the Viking Pipeline Project.

Groups Want Details on Trump's Approval of Keystone Pipeline

Environmental groups ask judge to force the Trump administration to turn over Keystone XL pipeline construction project documents.

Colorado’s Top Oil, Gas Regulator Joining Energy Consultancy

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s top oil and gas regulator is stepping down to take a job with an energy consulting company. The Oil and Gas Conservation Commission said Tuesday Director Matt Lepore is resigning on March 4 after more than five years in the job. He’ll become legal counsel and strategic adv..

Oil Pipeline Spill Cleanup Underway in Oklahoma City

YUKON, Okla. (AP) — A spokesman for the Environmental Protection Agency says cleanup is underway in suburban Oklahoma City where about 2,000 barrels of oil spilled from a ruptured pipeline. EPA on-scene coordinator Mike McAteer said Tuesday that workers are skimming oil off the surface of a 7-acre ..

A Whopper of a Tale That’s No Exaggeration

When Columbia Gas of Kentucky began looking for better ways to dispose of its surplus expired plastic pipe, some of its workers came up with a plan that turned out to be a fish story worthy of retelling. As chance would have it the employees, who happened to enjoy recreational hunting and fishing, ..

Smart Pipelines and Smarter People

To protect valuable data from cyberattacks, pipeline companies should employ a twofold strategy: developing a cybersecurity plan and educating employees.

SGA Sets Upbeat Course as Industry Veteran Takes Reins

Bill Cantrell’s father was an accountant by profession and a craftsman at heart, and some of Cantrell’s favorite memories are of helping him make furniture, cabinets and other improvements to their Tampa, Fla., home.  He credits this early enjoyment of building and “making things work” as a factor i..

Pipeline Politics Destroyed Canada’s Reputation for Investors

It took a decade. It happened so gradually few noticed. Those who did were regarded as alarmist. Those opposed who participated, knowingly or otherwise, in an organized, well-financed, multi-year plan to destroy the future of the oil sands were pleased. No country in the world has written more abou..

New Pipelines Pre-Commissioning Inspection

The ROSEN Group successfully performed a pipeline inspection in Australia before commissioning took place.

Measurement Technologies Look to Improve Methane Emissions

NYSEARCH works to help local gas distribution companies identify and implement safe, cost-effective technologies to better quantify methane emissions rates of known non-hazardous leaks from pipeline infrastructure.

IoT and Digitalization of Oil and Gas Production

The oil and gas industry faces key challenges in both production and business environments. Capital expenditures across the industry are decreasing by roughly 20% annually, while at the same time the amount of data coming from the oil field can exceed 1.5 terabytes a day and threatens to overwhelm I..

Guideline Shows How to Make Oil And Gas Industry Cyber-Secure

DNV-GL has released a new guideline, RP-G108, addressing all the people, processes, and technology involved in ensuring industrial automation and control systems remain cyber secure.

New Pipeline Regulation Issued in Canada

Canada's National Energy Board announces a new pipeline regulation.

US LNG Exports Increasing as Facilities Open

In August, total U.S. natural gas liquefaction capacity in the Lower 48 states increased to 2.8 Bcf/d following the completion of the fourth liquefaction unit at the Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Louisiana. With increasing liquefaction capacity and use, exports averaged 1.9 Bcf..

Big Politics at Work Behind Nordstream 2

There are big politics at work behind the scenes of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction project.

Iraqi Oil Minister To Discuss Ceyhan Exports In Turkey

Iraqi oil minister Jabbar al-Luiebi is set to visit Turkey this week to discuss the future of the Ceyhan-Kirkuk oil pipeline, a statement from the Iraqi oil minister said on Monday, according to Reuters. Turkey and Iraq are warming to each other as the two nations seek to undermine the ability of f..

North Dakota Petroleum Council Reconvenes Task Force to Look at Flaring

North Dakota struggles to meet flaring goals as it needs more pipeline construction projects to meet rising natural gas production.

MAN Diesel Wins Order from Kuwaiti Oil

MAN Diesel & Turbo has won an order for nine compressor trains for the state-owned Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). MAN technology will be deployed in Kuwait’s Burgan field, one of the world’s largest oil fields. The British plant manufacturer Petrofac has been contracted by KOC to build Gas Gathering Cen..