Pipeline
North Dakota Gov. Thankful for Protest Payment
North Dakota's Governor says he is grateful that Energy Transfer Partners paid $15 million Dakota Access pipeline construction project protests.
Pipeline Developer Gives North Dakota $15M for Protests
Energy Transfer Partners gives North Dakota $15 million to help pay for protests associated with the Dakota Access pipeline construction project.
The Driving Forces Behind Today’s Oil Markets
The oil market is arguably the most fickle market in the world… One day it might set new records for bullishness, the next we might see it plummet into bear-territory. A flurry of global news also makes it difficult to interpret the impact of each development on prices and market sentiment. Needle..
FERC Issues New Draft SEIS for Southeast Market Pipelines Project
FERC has released a draft supplemental environmental review for the Southeast Market Pipelines construction project.
Pembina to Expand Phase V Project
Pembina Pipeline Corporation today announced that in order to accommodate incremental volume commitments from customers, the company is adding additional infrastructure and increasing operational flexibilities to its previously announced Phase V pipeline expansion, which includes a 20-inch pipeline ..
TechnipFMC Awarded Pipeline Construction Contract in Brazil
TechnipFMC receives a contract for a pipeline construction project in Brazil.
Maine is Turning to Canada to Boost Natural Gas Supply
FALMOUTH, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Paul LePage says he’s exploring the idea of expanding the state’s natural gas supply with a pipeline from Canada because of stalled pipeline efforts to the south. LePage is frustrated by a lack of progress in bringing more natural gas into Maine after a Massachuset..
Energy Transfer Partners Cited for More Rover Pipeline Violations
Days after getting the green light to resume HDD activities, Energy Transfer Partners cited for more Rover pipeline construction project.violations.
Permian Still Holds 60-70 Billion Barrels Of Recoverable Oil
The lucrative Permian Basin still holds between 60 and 70 billion barrels of unharvested oil, IHS Markit Ltd said this week. The recoverable resources in the basin shared by Texas and New Mexico could supply crude to every U.S. refinery for 12 years straight—that’s a total market value of $3.3 tril..
DOE Seeks To Boost Usage Of Carbon Capture Tech
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has approached the National Petroleum Council to help find effective applications of carbon capture technology in oil and gas production, Reuters reports, citing a meeting of the 200-member industry body with Perry and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. While carbon captu..
US Oil Refinery Runs Out Of Crude As Hurricane Season Rages On
The 185,000-bpd refinery of Monroe Energy in Trainer, Pennsylvania ran out of oil due to shipment delays caused by hurricane activity in the Caribbean, shipping data and a source close to the company, as quoted by Reuters, revealed. The shipment that caused the idling of several units at the facili..
Expect A Major Leap In U.S. Oil Exports
The Gulf Coast was ravaged by Hurricane Harvey, and the effects are going to take time to wear off, but the situation has also made U.S. crude exports much more competitive. Harvey knocked out more than 4 million barrels per day (mb/d) of refining capacity for a few days, but three weeks on from th..
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. ..
- 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
