Pipeline
Peru Oil Pipeline Resumes Operation
Petroperu announced the restart of a crude oil pipeline that has been shut for a year for urgent repairs after a series of leaks. The 687-mile piece of infrastructure, which carries crude from Peru’s oilfields in the Amazon to the Pacific Coast, carried a modest 15,000 bpd of crude per day before th..
China Looks To Create National Natural Gas Pipeline Firm
China is dusting off a plan to create a natural gas pipeline company and is working with state oil giants on the project, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing three senior sources familiar with the matter. The pipeline would give producers more access to infrastructure and would help to raise natura..
Enbridge Fails Pipeline Inspection
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has issued three Inspection Officer Orders to Enbridge for failure to adhere to worker safety, pipe handling and environmental protection requirements during construction activity on the High Pine Expansion Project near Chetwynd, British Columbia. The NEB orders ..
Canadian Regulators Conduct Trans Mountain Emergency Response Exercise
On September 20, Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) conducted a full scale emergency response exercise at Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby Terminal, located in Burnaby, British Columbia, and the Incident Command Post in Coquitlam, as a condition for approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project. As par..
Taxpayers Likely To Pick Up The Growing Tab For DAPL Protests
North Dakota taxpayers likely to foot the ball for rising costs associated with Dakota Access pipeline construction project protests.
Report: Installation of IoT in Pipelines Can Reduce Oil Thefts Significantly
According to a new report from Technavio, the global IoT market in pipeline management is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 12% between 2017-2021. Reasons for this growth include: Increasing oil thefts Growth of deepwater pipelines Drones for pipeline monitoring Increasing oil thefts ..
Is This The End Of U.S. Dominance In Global Energy?
Russia’s Gazprom ranked no.1 in the 2017 S&P Global Platts Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings, toppling ExxonMobil and ending its 12-year reign at the top spot, S&P Global Platts said in what it defined as the most profound change in the 16-year history of the ranking. The second most profound ..
Erdogan Threatens To Cut Off Kurdish Oil Exports
Turkey could cut off the crude oil flow from the northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, putting further pressure on Kurdistan over what Ankara sees as an illegitimate separatist vote. Turkey—which is vehemently opposing today’s referendum on indep..
Construction Begins on Key TANAP Section
Work has started on a 19-kilometer section of the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas pipeline construction project.
ExxonMobil Expands Methane Emissions Reduction Program
ExxonMobil today announced an enhanced program to reduce methane emissions from its production and midstream facilities across the United States. The program, which builds on the company’s longstanding commitment to emissions reduction, prioritizes actions at sites operated by subsidiary XTO Energy..
North Dakota's Bill Rises for Oil Pipeline Protest Costs
North Dakota's cost for protests of the Dakota Access pipeline construction project continue to rise.
Jordan Cove, Pacific Connector Applications Submitted
Veresen has submitted applications for the Jordan Cove LNG Project and Pacific Connector pipeline construction project with FERC.
American Midstream Starts Crude Deliveries Into Dakota Access Pipeline
American Midstream begins commercial operations on a North Dakota oil pipeline construction project.
Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline Debate Shifts to Public Hearings
Public hearings concerning Enbridge's Line 3 Replacement Project to begin this week.
Vermont’s High Court Finds in Favor of Pipeline Under Park
Vermont's Supreme Court rules in favor of a natural gas pipeline construction project.
Repairs to New Zealand Pipeline Ease Airport Fuel Shortage
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The main pipeline that delivers jet fuel to New Zealand’s largest airport was operational again Sunday after a rupture was repaired. That should soon end a 10-day fuel shortage that has caused about 140 flights to be cancelled and disrupted the plans of thousands of trav..
Oil Spills From Pipeline After Syria Army Retakes Oil Field From ISIS
Oil spilled from a pipeline at the al-Teym oil field in the oil-rich desert south of Deir al-Zor in Syria after the Syrian Arab Army and its allies had recaptured the oil site from ISIS, video footage uploaded on Friday on YouTube by Berlin-based video news agency Ruptly shows. Earlier this month, ..
LAGCOE 2017 Targets Midstream Sector
LAGCOE, a nonprofit energy industry organization focused on educational programs and organizer of a leading technical exposition and conference, is targeting the midstream industry sector with the following sessions at LAGCOE 2017. Two midstream panels and one LNG keynote session will be featured. ..
MDU to Build Natural Gas Pipeline to Doosan Bobcat Factory
Montana utility to proceed with a natural gas pipeline construction project in North Dakota.
NEXUS Pipeline Gets Ohio Water Permit
The Ohio EPA has issued a Water Quality Certification for Enbridge’s Nexus Transmission Pipeline Project to be constructed in Columbiana, Stark, Summit, Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron, Erie, Sandusky, Wood, Lucas, Henry and Fulton counties. The 255-mile NEXUS Transmission Pipeline Project will transp..
U.S. Shale: Water Is the New Oil
Water pipeline construction projects in the Permian Basin on the rise.
ExxonMobil Resumes Service on Pipelines Affected by Harvey
ExxonMobil today announced that its Baytown and Beaumont refineries have begun producing fuels at reduced rates and that crude oil and refined product pipelines in the Gulf and other regions of Texas have restarted as recovery continues from Hurricane Harvey. “We are making good progress safely res..
Report: Global LNG Market to Reach Nearly $21 Billion by 2025
According to a new report from Grand View Research, Inc., the global LNG market is expected to reach 20.6 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 12.7%. Reasons given for this growth include: A rising focus on development and expanding gas pipeline infrastructure and growing demand for natural gas..
Residents File Motion to Stop Sunoco Pipeline Project
Pennsylvania residents file a motion to stop the Mariner East 2 pipeline construction project.
Colorado Revising Pipeline Regulations After Fatal Gas Explosion
In response to a fatal gas explosion that occurred in April, Colorado is revising its pipeline regulations.
Purchase of California Oil Hub Dropped After State Sues
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Valero Energy petroleum company says it is giving up plans to acquire the last independently owned petroleum terminal in the San Francisco Bay Area. Valero said in a statement Monday that it is dropping its purchase of the Martinez petroleum terminal hub rather than wage a ..
Ohio Increases Fines to $2.3 Million Against Pipeline Developer
The Ohio EPA more than doubles fine against Energy Transfer Partners for Rover pipeline construction project pollution violations.
Russia’s Kurdish Pipeline Gamble
Russia's Rosneft is taking a major gamble with a $1 billion gas pipeline construction project in Kurdistan.
North Dakota Settles with Dakota Access Pipeline Builder
North Dakota regulators, Energy Transfer Partners reach settlement over Dakota Access pipeline construction project violations.
Turkey’s Gas Pipelines at Major Crossroad
Natural gas pipeline construction projects at a major crossroads in Turkey
- 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
