Pipeline

The Hurdles Never Seem to End for Keystone XL

TransCanada continues to encounter hurdles concerning the Keystone XL pipeline construction project.

INGAA Leader Urges Industry to ‘Do a Better Job Telling Our Story’

Iroquois Pipeline Operating Co, President Jeff Bruner was recently elected as 2018 chairman of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA). During his 25-year career at Iroquois, he served as vice president, general counsel and secretary before being named president in 2013. Bruner is ..

China Expanding its Oil and Gas Pipeline Network

China to invest in oil and gas pipeline construction projects over the next decade.

Tool Offers Option for Detecting Corrosion

Draper develops tool that helps detect corrosion during pipeline inspections.

North Dakota Oil Industry Missed Natural Gas Flaring Target in October

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Revised numbers show North Dakota’s oil industry failed to meet the state’s natural gas flaring goals in October. The latest numbers from the Mineral Resources Department show the industry flared slightly more than 16 percent of natural gas produced in October — not 15 percent..

Microfluidics Probe ‘Cholesterol’ of Oil Industry

It sounds cliché, but things do get worse before they get better when oil and gas lines are being cleared of contaminants, according to Rice University researchers. Until now, nobody knew exactly why. Asphaltene is a complex of hydrocarbon molecules found in crude oil. It is the source of valuable ..

ODORIZATION: The Not-So-Sweet Smell Of Safety

Ensuring that natural gas is easily detectable is not just for the sake of customer safety but also concerns economics. For example, the loss of over 607,000 tons of gas by the Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) storage facility near Los Angeles is estimated to have cost the company $665 million..

New Venue, Speakers for Pipeline Conference

Due to the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Harvey, the 14th annual Pipeline Opportunities Conference has been relocated from the Omni Galleria hotel to the Westin Galleria Hotel, according to conference director Karen Francis. Francis said both the April 3 date of the conference and the April ..

Mainline Extension Part of Plains, Matador Resources Strategic Partnership

Matador Resources Company today announced a strategic relationship between a subsidiary of the company’s 51%-owned midstream joint venture, San Mateo Midstream, LLC, and a subsidiary of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. to gather and transport crude oil in the Rustler Breaks asset area in Eddy Coun..

Nord Stream 2 Is A Game Changer For Gazprom

The Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction project would provide Gazprom with a significant boost.

The World’s Most Innovative Gas Field

New pipeline construction projects help capitalize on surging Appalachian natural gas production.

PennEast Pipeline Approved

FERC approves the PennEast pipeline construction project.

Environmental Groups Challenge Key Approval for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Environmental groups take legal action concerning key Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project approval.

Construction Permit Awarded for Second TurkStream Offshore Pipeline

Gazprom receives permit for the TurkStream pipeline construction project.

Contract Awarded for Australian Pipeline Construction Project

Nacap receives contract for the Yamarna Gas pipeline construction project in Australia.

US Oil Output is Booming and Seen Outpacing Saudis, Russia

PARIS (AP) — A global energy agency says that U.S. oil production is booming and is forecast to top that of heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Russia this year. The International Energy Agency said in its monthly market report released Friday that U.S. oil production, which has already risen to its high..

Dakota Access Protester Accused in Shooting Arrested

Woman accused of shooting at law enforcement officials during the Dakota Access pipeline construction project arrested for violating terms of pretrial release.

Kinder Morgan Delays Trans Mountain Launch Again

Kinder Morgan said it would have to delay the start of the expansion of its Trans Mountain pipeline by another three months, to December 2020, its chief executive Steve Kean said at the presentation of the company’s fourth-quarter results. The US$5.95-billion expansion project still needs to gather..

TransCanada Says It's Moving Forward with Keystone XL Pipeline

TransCanada says it will move forward with the Keystone XL pipeline construction project.

Iraq, BP Sign Initial Deal to Develop Kirkuk Oil Fields

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq and British energy giant BP have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop lucrative oil fields in the country’s north. The Oil Ministry’s statement quotes BP’s president for the Middle East region, Michael Townshend, as saying that his company will conduct surveys and stu..

EIA: Shale Oil Output To Rise By 1.8 Million Bpd Through Q1 2019

American crude oil output is set to rise by 1.8 million barrels per day from the nation’s largest shale producing areas over the next year, according to new forecasts by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Just next month, national output will climb up 111,000 bpd. The Drilling Produ..

WCS-WTI Spread Narrows As Exports-By-Rail Pick Up

Volume constraints on the Keystone pipeline system levied by U.S. regulators have widened the spread between Western Canadian Select crude prices and benchmark American crude prices, but the steep discount is set to moderate, according to emerging reports. Growing volumes from Alberta’s oil sands h..

API President to Step Down in August

After 10 years running one of Washington’s most influential associations covering all aspects of the oil and natural gas sector, API President and CEO Jack Gerard today announced he will step down when his current contract ends in August 2018. Until then, he will continue to direct the association’s..

J.D Power Study: Customer Satisfaction with U.S. Natural Gas Utilities Reaches All-Time High

According to J.D. Power’s 2017 Gas Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study, natural gas utility business customer satisfaction scores have reached an all-time high. With an overall satisfaction score of 792 (on a 1,000-point scale), gas utility business customers are now the most satisfied amon..

Construction Underway on TurkStream Terminal

Work begins on the receiving terminal of the TurkStream pipeline construction project.

MPLX Launches Joint Binding Open Season for 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 commenced a joint binding open season on the combined Ozark 22-inch and Woodpat 22-inch pipelines from Cushing, Oklahoma, to Patoka, Illinois. The joint binding open season provides i..

Pipeline Protester Accused in Dakota Access Shooting Reaches Plea Deal

Dakota Access pipeline construction project protester reaches plea agreement.

Construction Begins on Oil Pipeline Project in Nigeria

Work begins on an oil pipeline construction project in Nigeria.

Groups Opposing Planned Pipeline Sue Company for Records

Environmental groups file lawsuit to get access to records concerning the Bayou Bridge pipeline construction project.

North Dakota Oil Output Cut Back to Meet Gas Capture Rules

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Fearing sanctions by the state, some North Dakota oil drillers have begun cutting output to control the amount of natural gas that’s being burned off at well sites and wasted as a byproduct of crude production, industry and state officials say. Rebounding oil prices and techno..