Pipeline
Part 2: Roadmap for Best-In-Class Utility Contractor Relationships
It is essential for utilities to develop great relationships with those working on their pipeline construction projects.
Part 1: Racing and ILI Make Odd Companions
“Each one of us must make his own path through life. There are no self-help manuals, no formulas, no easy answers. The right road for one is the wrong road for another … The journey of life is not paved in blacktop; it is not brightly lit, and it has no road signs. It is a rocky path through the wil..
AGA’s Young Professionals Program: Developing a New Generation of Global Industry Leaders
Lori Traweek is in her 25th year at the American Gas Association (AGA), where she now serves as senior vice president and chief operating officer. Among her vast responsibilities in this role, she’s responsible for making sure the association is ready and ab..
Pipeline Construction Best Practices – Roundtable
P&GJ: What are some of the more challenging aspects to constructing a new pipeline? Wolf: Getting all the required and necessary permits while managing public perception. Public opposition to pipelines seems to be growing more and more, so it’s important not only to make the regulators see the valu..
PHMSA Eyes Progress in Pipeline Safety Rulemaking Proceedings
PHMSA set to move ahead with pipeline safety regulation rule making proceedings with new administrator in place.
SkyX Drone Completes 62-Mile Data-Collection Flight
SkyX Systems drone completes 62-mile aerial pipeline inspection in Mexico.
Use of Pigging Tool Avoids Blowing Down 25-Mile Pipeline
When a multinational an energy and services company planned to decommission an onshore gas terminal in northwest England, it required a fast, total solution that would avoid depressurizing and blowing down a 25-mile (40-km), 36-inch gas pipeline that runs from an offshore field through north and sou..
Not Your Ordinary Run of the Mill
Tenaris completes construction on a 1.2 million-square-foot mill in Bay City, Texas that incorporates a high level of automation and cutting edge technologies into its production of seamless pipe.
OneBridge, Worley Parsons to Develop Pipeline Integrity Solution
OneSoft Solutions Inc’s wholly owned subsidiary, OneBridge Solutions Inc., has entered into a collaborative work agreement with WorleyParsons to deliver solutions for Canadian oil and gas pipeline operators that integrates OneBridge’s Cognitive Integrity ManagementTM (CIM) Software-as-a-Service solu..
API President: Steel Tariffs Exclusion Process Must Demonstrate Clarity And Flexibility
Jack Gerard, President and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, today issued a statement urging the importance of having clarity and flexibility with the Commerce Department’s newly announced exclusion process for the steel and aluminum import tariffs for U.S. companies. “We support an exclusio..
Balticconnector Pipeline Contract Awarded
Dovre Group issued contract to provide project management services for the Balticconnector pipeline construction project.
Enbridge Pipeline Raises Concerns in Minnesota
Minnesota residents concerned about pipeline construction project.
Virginia Regulators Cite Atlantic Coast Pipeline Developer for Tree-Felling Violations
Atlantic Coast Pipeline construction project developers found to have committed tree-felling violations in Virginia.
New Clean Water Pipeline Regulations Passed in Virginia
Virginia governor approves new pipeline regulations designed to protect the state's water supply.
More Trans Mountain Route Hearings Begin in Canada
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has commenced Detailed Route Hearings in the B.C. Lower Mainland area to solicit comments from landowners who have raised concerns with the proposed route of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.. The hearings, which are being held in Burnaby. B.C., started Marc..
ETP Mariner East Liquids Pipe Spills Fluid in Pennsylvania Again
Pennsylvania regulators cite Energy Transfer Partners for releasing drilling fluids into a stream during the Mariner East 2 pipeline construction project.
Kentucky Regulators Fine LG&E $395,000 for 2014 Gas Line Rupture
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has fined Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) $395,000 for a series of violations that led to the September 2014 rupture of a high-pressure natural gas pipeline in Goshen, Oldham County. The penalty is the largest ever assessed by the PSC in a natural..
Maryland Issues Permit for Natural Gas Pipeline
Maryland regulators award wetlands and waterways permit for proposed natural gas pipeline construction project.
Developers Want More Time for Pipeline Tree Clearing
The developers of the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project seek more time to finish tree clearing activities.
Baltic Pipe Project Contract Awarded
Subsea Engineering Associates receives an owner's engineering contract for an offshore gas pipeline construction project in the Baltic Sea.
Ten Companies Vie to Supply Pipes for Bulgaria-Greece Gas Pipeline
Ten companies express interest in supplying pipes for a gas pipeline construction project between Bulgaria and Greece.
Trans-Alaska Pipeline Fights 22 Million Cyberattacks Per Day
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alyeska Pipeline Service Company’s chief information officer said his team fights off about 22 million cyberattacks per day. Bill Rosetti said that at the Anchorage headquarters for the trans-Alaska pipeline, his team is kept busy by mass, automated attacks — often fr..
Appeals Court Lifts Halt to Louisiana Pipeline Construction
Appeals court says work can resume on the Bayou Bridge pipeline construction project.
Minnesota Regulators OK Environmental Review for Disputed Oil Pipeline
Minnesota regulators approve the final environmental review for Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline construction project.
Colonial Pipeline to Pay Alabama $3.3 Million for 2016 Spills
(Reuters) – Colonial Pipeline Co will pay $3.3 million to the state of Alabama to cover damages and penalties from an explosion and a spill on its gasoline line in 2016, the state’s attorney general said on Thursday. A combined 11,800 barrels of gasoline were spilled in rural Shelby County, causing..
Democratic Legislators in North Carolina Seek Money for Pipeline Attachments
The battle over an Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project is still ongoing in North Carolina.
New Ethane Export Facility and Pipeline Coming to Gulf Coast
Energy Transfer Partners and Satellite Petrochemical USA to proceed with a new ethane pipeline construction project along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
India Regulator Revokes Construction License for Gas Pipeline Project
India's Petroleum And Natural Gas Regulatory Board revokes GAIL India's license to work on a natural gas pipeline construction project.
North Dakota Regulators OK Pipeline Upgrade, New Gas Plant
North Dakota regulators approve refined fuels pipeline construction project.
Bulgaria Launches Gas Hub Feasibility Study
Study launched in Bulgaria to determine the feasibility of building new natural gas pipelines and a proposed natural gas hub.
- Kinder Morgan Proposes 290-Mile Gas Pipeline Expansion Spanning Three States
- Valero Plans to Shut California Refinery, Takes $1.1 Billion Hit
- Three Killed, Two Injured in Accident at LNG Construction Site in Texas
- Tallgrass to Build New Permian-to-Rockies Pipeline, Targets 2028 Startup with 2.4 Bcf Capacity
- TC Energy Approves $900 Million Northwoods Pipeline Expansion for U.S. Midwest
- U.S. Pipeline Expansion to Add 99 Bcf/d, Mostly for LNG Export, Report Finds
- Enbridge Adds Turboexpanders at Pipeline Sites to Power Data Centers in Canada, Pennsylvania
- Great Basin Gas Expansion Draws Strong Shipper Demand in Northern Nevada
- Cheniere Seeks FERC Approval to Expand Sabine Pass LNG Facility
- Heath Consultants Exits Locate Business to Expand Methane Leak Detection Portfolio
