Pipeline
Pipeline Construction Project Application Suspended
Canada's National Energy Board has approved TransCanada's request to suspend its applications for two pipeline construction projects for 30 days.
Water Permit Revoked for Pipeline Construction Project
West Virginia regulators have revoked a previously issued water quality certification for the Mountain Valley pipeline construction project.
Trump Names New PHMSA Administrator
President Donald J. Trump has announced his intent to nominate Howard R. “Skip” Elliott as Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). Elliott, who currently serves as group Vice President of Public Safety, Health, Environment and Security for CSX Tran..
The North Sea Oil Recovery Is Dead In The Water
The oil majors issued a vote of confidence for the North Sea in recent days, citing precipitous declines in the cost of production, which they say will revive the region’s oil and gas production. At an oil industry conference in the North Sea’s oil capital, Aberdeen, the chief executives of BP and ..
Largest Libyan Oilfield Back Online After Armed Assault
Libya’s largest oilfield is now fully operational following a couple of weeks of output turbulence, according to UPI, who received official confirmation of the oilfield’s operational status from Austrian energy firm, OMV. The “irregularities” had been caused by “gangsters,” said Mustafa Sanalla, he..
Study: Global Gas Pipeline Infrastructure Market to Exceed $2 Trillion by 2024
According to a study by Global Market Insights, the global gas pipeline infrastructure market is projected to exceed $2 trillion by 2024. Key findings include: The U.S. gas pipeline infrastructure market is projected to exceed 2.5 million kilometers by 2024, due to growing discoveries of unconve..
TransCanada Requests Suspension Of Oil Pipeline
TransCanada asks for a 30-day suspension of its application for the Energy East pipeline construction project to review recent regulatory changes.
Developers Ask Regulators to OK Atlantic Coast Pipeline Soon
The developers of the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project hope the project will be approved this month.
Petrofac Awarded TurkStream Pipeline Contract
Petrofac awarded a contract to build pipelines and a gas terminal for the TurkStream pipeline construction project.
Libya Resumes Production At Largest Field Amid Rising Oil Prices
Libya’s largest oil field, Sharara, will resume production following a two-week halt, after a pipeline blockade ended yesterday. This is what an unnamed source from Libya’s oil industry told Reuters, with the Sharara to resume output today, according to Bloomberg. The pipeline that was blocked feed..
Trump Touts Support for Dakota Access Pipeline
President Trump reminds supporters in North Dakota he helped get the Dakota Access pipeline construction project completed.
Wood Group Awarded Pipeline Engineering Contract in Australia
Wood Group has been awarded a new, five-year contract by INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd to provide subsea engineering services for the gas export pipeline associated with Ichthys LNG Project, offshore Western Australia. “We are proud to support the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project’s successfu..
Hurricane Irma Could Destroy Oil Demand
About half of the shuttered refining capacity along the Gulf Coast could be back up and running by Thursday, assuaging concerns about the possibility of acute gasoline shortages in much of the U.S. The disruptions of more than 4 million barrels per day of refining capacity have been cut in half, wi..
Magellan Midstream to Construct Delaware Basin Crude Oil and Condensate Pipeline
Magellan Midstream starts work on a crude oil and condensate pipeline construction project in the Delaware Basin.
Kyrgyzstan Unveils Revamped Transnational Gas Pipeline
Gazprom completes gas pipeline construction project in Kyrgyzstan.
Magellan to Expand Texas Pipeline System
Magellan Midstream to proceed with a refined products pipeline construction project in Texas.
Russia Expands Control Over Oil Pipeline Monopoly
A Transneft share swap could give the Russian sovereign wealth fund more control over the oil pipeline monopoly, according to a new report by Reuters. The Russian government already owns 78.1 percent of the company, all of which are ordinary shares. The rest of the company consists of preferred sha..
Colombia Signs Cease-Fire Deal with Last Guerrilla Group
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government and last remaining major rebel group signed a bilateral cease-fire Monday ahead of Pope Francis’ visit this week, an agreement seen as a significant step toward negotiating a permanent peace deal. The deal struck in Quito, Ecuador, where talks with the ..
Federal Agency Approves Use of Ohio Natural Gas Pipeline
FERC says Energy Transfer Partners can commence partial service on the Rover pipeline construction project.
Transco Pipeline Files for Rivervale South Authorization
Williams has filed an application with FERC for the Rivervale South-to-Market pipeline construction project.
Foreign Workers Evacuated At Libya’s Sharara Oil Field
Reuters reports that foreign workers at Libya’s largest oil field have been evacuated after news emerged on Monday of unspecified activities near the site. An engineer at the field said a total of 16 workers from Spain, France, the Philippines and Serbia had all been evacuated for two days. The Na..
Oklahoma Pipeline Plans to Resume Fuel Delivery After Harvey
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma pipeline company that halted transport of gasoline and other fuel after Harvey devastated parts of the Texas Gulf Coast hopes to resume deliveries this weekend. Dolin Argo, vice president of operations and business development for Tulsa-based Explorer Pipeline, said ..
Harvey Continues to Batter Energy Markets
Tropical Storm Harvey came ashore for a second time yesterday, east of Houston along the Texas-Louisiana coast. Downgraded now to a tropical depression with reduced winds, the rain bands nonetheless pounded Port Arthur and Beaumont, continuing to shutter refineries and associated energy infrastructu..
Regulators OK Permits for Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Regulators approve permits for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline construction project.
Key US Gasoline Pipeline Hopes to Carry More Fuel By Sunday
DALLAS (AP) — A major gasoline pipeline may be able to resume shipping fuel from the Houston area by Sunday, its operator said, potentially mitigating gasoline shortages across the southern United States since Hurricane Harvey forced Gulf Coast refineries to close. But filling tanks was already beco..
Texas Shale Hit Hard By Hurricane Harvey
Crude oil prices are taking a serious hit from Hurricane Harvey, slammed on multiple fronts at a time when benchmark prices were already showing some signs of strain. As has already been widely noted, Hurricane Harvey has knocked out major refineries along the Gulf Coast. Goldman Sachs said in a re..
Tribes Say Dakota Access Shutdown Impact Overstated
Tribes say the impact of shutting down the Dakota Access pipeline construction project while an environmental review is finished is being overblown.
Hurricane Harvey Is A Disaster For OPEC
The skies are clearing over Houston, but the damage from the remaining elements of Hurricane Harvey has spread east to Port Arthur and Lake Charles along the Texas-Louisiana border. That has knocked more refineries offline, including the largest refinery in the United States. In the aftermath of th..
Colombia Pipeline Bombing Takes 210,000 Bpd Off The Market
A bombing of the Cano Limon oil pipeline in Colombia has led to the suspension of crude flow, sources from Ecopetrol and Colombia’s army told Reuters. Leftist militant group ELN was behind the attack, the sources said, who declined to be identified ahead of an official announcement. Some crude oil ..
Energy Trade Groups Get Say on Dakota Access Shutdown
Energy trade groups weigh in on whether to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline construction project as an ongoing environmental review is conducted.
- 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
