Pipeline
How The Shale Boom Is Boosting U.S. Exports
Most people are at least somewhat aware that the U.S. shale oil boom has resulted in lower fuel prices at the pump. But they are probably less familiar with the economic impacts of the shale gas boom. I have covered some of the impacts of the cheap shale gas bounty in the past. They include a surge..
Trump’s China Trip To Reap Billions In Energy Deals
President Trump to discuss oil pipeline construction project on upcoming visit to China.
West Virginia Again Approves Mountain Valley Pipeline
West Virginia regulators again approve the Mountain Valley pipeline construction project.
Colorado Regulators Fine Chevron for Oil Pipeline Spill
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — State oil and gas regulators have fined a pipeline operator more than $65,000 after an oil spill contaminated water in western Colorado earlier this year. The Daily Sentinel reports that the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission reached a settlement agreement thi..
Russia’s Gazprom To Help Build Iran-India Gas Pipeline
Gazprom to take part in Iran-India natural gas pipeline construction project.
McDermott Wins Pipeline Construction Contract in India
McDermott wins contract for a pipeline construction project in India.
Pipeline Construction Project Hearings Start in Minnesota Town
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A hearing opens in St. Paul on Wednesday on whether Enbridge Energy should be allowed to replace a stretch of its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline that crosses northern Minnesota. The 12-day “evidentiary hearing” before an administrative law judge will be a trial-like proceedi..
Railway Company Lawsuit Highlights Dangers Of Oil By Rail
Norfolk Southern Railway is suing a company that manufactures railroad ties because it didn’t use the right protective coating for the ties, and now Norfolk Southern will need to replace more than 4.7 million of these to avoid accidents, including oil by rail accidents. The Alabama tie manufacturer..
Kansas Gas Companies Told to Speed up Pipeline Replacement
Kansas regulators order three gas companies to speed up pipeline construction project.
80 Oil Pipeline Companies Off The Hook For Wetlands Damage
Over 80 oil and gas pipeline companies will be exonerated of a lawsuit that claims damage to wetlands via the construction of canals in Louisiana after the Supreme Court decided this week not to hear the case. The Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East had filed their appeal against th..
Iraqi Pipeline Disruption Takes 250,000 Bpd Off The Market
Crude oil from northern Iraq, including from the Kurdistan region, stopped flowing from the oil pipeline between Kirkuk and the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan early on Monday local time, Bloomberg reports, citing a port agent. According to a Kurdish shipping source who spoke to Reuters, the f..
Booming U.S. Oil Exports Could Hit A Bottleneck
U.S. crude oil exports have been setting new records lately, but as both the U.S. oil production and exports are set to increase, analysts and traders warn that booming exports may reach infrastructure limitations in two to three years, which would weigh on U.S. oil prices due to high domestic produ..
Financing Awarded for European Pipeline Construction Project
Transgaz receives $50 million to begin work on the BRUA pipeline construction project in Romania.
Bangladesh and China to Build Oil Pipeline
Bangladesh and China agree to move forward with an oil pipeline construction project.
Pre-Feasibility Study Contract Awarded for Australian Pipeline
The Australian Government has awarded a contract for a pre-feasibility study of the proposed West-East Gas pipeline construction project.
Lawmaker Blasts Video Game Allowing Fantasy Pipeline Attacks
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota lawmaker wants to impose new restrictions on state funding of the arts after learning about a video game that lets players zap imaginary oil pipelines with lightning bolts. Elizabeth LaPensee received nearly $3,300 from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund to c..
Enbridge Says It Knew About Line 5 Damage Years Ago
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The company that operates twin oil pipelines in a Great Lakes waterway says it knew three years ago that protective coating had been damaged but didn’t inform regulatory agencies. Enbridge Inc. says four gaps were opened in enamel coating on one section of Line 5 in Mich..
INGAA Board Elects Iroquois Pipeline President Jeff Bruner Chairman
The board of directors of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America has elected Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company (IPOC) President Jeffrey Bruner as chairman of the INGAA board of directors for a one‐year term, effective immediately. “As the chairman of INGAA, Jeff will lead our industry’..
Professor Quits over Denied Dakota Access Pipeline Seminars
Professor quits after his request to hold seminars over protests concerning the Dakota Access pipeline construction project was denied
Iraq Begins Pumping Kirkuk Oil From KRG Pipeline
Iraq will begin pumping oil from Kirkuk once again, just a week after clashes between Iraqi and Kurdish forces forced production in certain parts of the No.2 OPEC producer to shutter. Baghdad began pumping crude from the Avana field in Kirkuk through a pipeline controlled by the Kurdistan Regional ..
2 Sentenced To Jail Time For Pipeline Protests
Two protesters of the Dakota Access pipeline construction project receive jail time.
Video Game Enabling Fantasy Pipeline Attacks Draws Fire
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A video game developed by a Michigan State University assistant professor supports “eco-terrorism” by enabling players to zap imaginary oil pipelines with lightning bolts, an industry group said Wednesday, although the designer countered that it’s not meant to incite viol..
Iraq And Kurdistan To Collaborate On Oil Production
Iraqi government-owned North Oil Co. and Kurdish Kar Group are cooperating on pumping the oil from two fields that halted operations following the government military action to take it over from Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Kurdistan forces had been there since 2014 when they ousted Islamic ..
Minnesota Agency Cancels Public Hearings on Oil Pipeline
Minnesota regulators cancel public hearings concerning Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline construction project.
Database Seeks to Highlight Attacks on Pipeline Infrastructure
Oil and gas industry group develops database highlighting attacks against pipeline construction projects in America.
Valley Crossing Pipeline Gets Presidential Permit
Enbridge's Valley Crossing pipeline construction project receives Presidential Permit.
Turkey Says it Will Help Iraq Restore Pipeline
Turkey says it will help Iraq on an oil pipeline construction project.
LNG Glut To Continue Into 2020s, IEA Says
The world’s LNG market will continue to be oversupplied into the mid-2020s as new supplies continue to outweigh demand, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA added that Chinese demand could tighten the market earlier than that. “We will see massive amounts of new LNG capacity..
LNG Becomes A Buyer’s Market
The world’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) market has dramatically changed over the past few years. Continuously growing supply has led to a glut, and the U.S. starting LNG exports has led to more flexible contract terms. LNG trade is increasingly shifting to a buyers’ market, where importers are shapi..
Midwestern Refiners Seek Canadian Oil To Expand Output
Cheap crude from Canada and North Dakota is reducing the U.S. Midwest’s reliance on Gulf coast fossil fuels, according to a new report by Reuters. Figures from last year say the Midwest’s refining capacity at 3.9 million barrels per day – that’s the highest volume on record. The surge in production..
- Williams' $1 Billion Gas Pipeline Blocked by U.S. Appeals Court, Derailing Five-State Project
- Texas Waha Hub Gas Prices Plunge to Record Lows, Hit Negative Territory
- Williams Begins Louisiana Pipeline Construction Despite Ongoing Legal Dispute with Energy Transfer
- U.S. Buys Nearly 5 Million Barrels of Oil for Emergency Stockpile
- U.S. Appeals Court Strikes Down Controversial Biden Pipeline Safety Rules
- Report: Houston Region Poised to Become a Global Clean Hydrogen Hub
- Exxon Mobil to Start Gas Reserve Seismic Surveys in Greece
- LaPorte, Texas, Issues Shelter in Place After Altivia Plant Leaks Toxic Gas
- Texas Startup Endeavors Again to Build First Major U.S. Oil Refinery Since 1977
- Mid-Year Global Forecast: Midstream Responding to Demand from LNG Projects
