Pipeline
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..
Gulf Publishing’s Energy Web Atlas Releases New Features for Real-Time LNG Intelligence Service
Gulf Publishing Company, a leading provider of data and technical information for the international energy industry, announced today several enhancements to the Energy Web Atlas (EWA) applications. The ESRI-based geographic information system (GIS) platform allows users to examine real-time project ..
Utility: Weight of Fill Material Caused Gas Pipeline Fire
ORION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan utility says the weight of 21 feet of fill material was responsible for a November gas line rupture and massive fire in Oakland County’s Orion Township. Jackson-based Consumers Energy says Monday in a statement that the weight of the material “stressed the pi..
Michigan Tech Engineer to Lead Line 5 Study
Michigan Technological University professor selected to lead Line 5 pipeline construction project study.
Pipeline Construction Project Application Filed
Application filed for a natural gas pipeline construction project in Pennsylvania.
ELN Attacks Another Colombian Pipeline As Ceasefire Ceases
Colombia’s Transandino pipeline stopped operating on Sunday after a bomb planted by ELN rebels caused a crude spill into a nearby river, according to a joint announcement by Ecopetrol and the military. The National Liberation Army (ELN) is reported to be restarting its militancy against state force..
China Gas Imports Hit All-Time High
China imports a record amount of natural gas, showing the country needs more natural gas pipeline construction projects.
- 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
