Pipeline
The Remarkable Recovery Of Big Oil
Royal Dutch Shell kept the party going this week, reporting a huge jump in profits for the third quarter. It is something of a clean sweep for the oil majors, who posted sizable increases in quarterly earnings compared to the same period a year earlier. Shell said its profit on a cost-of-supplies b..
The Radical Transformation Of U.S. Oil Imports
Last week we discussed how flows from Saudi Arabia into the U.S. were about to be surpassed by Iraq for the first time since 1985 (teeing up Back to the Future / Carly Simon / Tears for Fears references). With October closing out, this has now become fact. Such a reversal highlights Saudi Arabia’s o..
Contested Land Owned by Nuns Prioritized for Pipeline Laying
Williams to move ahead with work associated with the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline construction project on contested land in Pennsylvania.
Senate Confirms FERC Nominees
The U.S. Senate has confirmed the nominations of Kevin McIntyre and Richard Glick to join the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). McIntyre will serve as Chairman. McIntyre, co-leader of the global Energy Practice at the law firm Jones Day, will serve out the remainder of a term that ends J..
TransCanada Wants Alberta To Commit To Keystone XL Capacity
TransCanada wants Alberta’s government to purchase capacity on the Keystone XL pipeline construction project.
Dakota Access Developer, Corps Object to Tribes’ Proposal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Energy Transfer Partners object to tribes’ Dakota Access pipeline construction project proposal.
U.S. Oil Exports Hit A Record High
Crude oil exports from the United States hit another record last week, at 2.133 million bpd, as production also continued growing, the Energy Information Administration said. This is the first time U.S. oil exports have breached the 2-million-bpd level. The authority said average daily production st..
Tensions Rise As Iraq Halts Kirkuk Oil Exports
Since the Iraqi army took control of the fields in the oil-rich Kirkuk area in mid-October, reports of disruptions in oil flows have been a daily occurrence, but now, according to an official at the Kirkuk provincial council, Iraq’s oil ministry has ordered a stop to all oil exports from Kirkuk’s oi..
Can Nigeria Achieve Its Zero Oil Agenda?
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) is a cash cow. It attracts the highest earnings for the country, at least for now, until the Zero Oil Agenda goal to wean the country off oil as the staple source of income materializes, if at all. The nation’s economy is intractably tied to the vagari..
Enbridge Official Testifies Aging Pipeline Needs Replacing
Enbridge official testifies that the company needs to proceed with Line 3 pipeline construction project to repair corrosion and cracking in the system.
Dakota Access Sued over Farmland Damage
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota farming family has sued the Dakota Access pipeline company, alleging it reneged on promises to restore farmland damaged during the oil pipeline’s construction. Slack Family Properties accuses Dakota Access LLC of fraud, deceit, breach of contract and taking p..
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
- Phillips 66 to Shut LA Oil Refinery, Ending Major Gasoline Output Amid Supply Concerns
- FERC Sides with Williams in Texas-Louisiana Pipeline Dispute with Energy Transfer
- U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Kinder Morgan’s Tennessee Pipeline Permits
- ConocoPhillips Eyes Sale of $1 Billion Permian Assets Amid Marathon Acquisition
- Valero Considers All Options, Including Sale, for California Refineries Amid Regulatory Pressure
- U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Kinder Morgan’s Tennessee Pipeline Permits
- Malaysia’s Oil Exports to China Surge Amid Broader Import Decline
- U.S. LNG Export Growth Faces Uncertainty as Trump’s Tariff Proposal Looms, Analysts Say
- Marathon Oil to Lay Off Over 500 Texas Workers Ahead of ConocoPhillips Merger
- Valero Considers All Options, Including Sale, for California Refineries Amid Regulatory Pressure
