Pipeline
Oil Thieves Force Nigerian Pumping Station To Shutter
Oil thieves are bringing Nigerian crude oil pumping stations to their knees, according to a new report from World Oil. The 60,000-barrel per day Agbada 2 flow station run by Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria stood idle for most of June due to significant leaks in the pipeline used to transport its crude..
State Trade Group Can Weigh in on Dakota Access Pipeline
Federal judge says energy trade groups can give their opinion about temporarily shutting down the Dakota Access pipeline construction project.
Pacific Connector Pipeline Open Season Begins
Jordan Cove LNG has commenced an open season for the Pacific Connector pipeline construction project.
Los Angeles Natural Gas Field to Reopen, but Fight Still on
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The planned reopening of a massive Los Angeles natural gas storage facility that spewed methane for months has only renewed the fight over its future. California state officials on Wednesday cleared the way for resumption at reduced capacity in the next few weeks of natural gas p..
Dakota Access Developer's New Pipeline Rankling Regulators
NEW WASHINGTON, Ohio (AP) — The company that developed the Dakota Access oil pipeline is entangled in another fight, this time in Ohio where work on its multi-state natural gas pipeline has wrecked wetlands, flooded farm fields and flattened a 170-year-old farmhouse. The federal commission that ove..
Delivering Gas Off-Grid in North America
Virtual pipelines are scheduled shipments of natural gas between two points – from A to B – by road, rail or sea without a fixed pipeline. Virtual pipeline operations are usually to be found in remote areas where the terrain makes it too costly or too difficult to construct permanent pipelines. The..
NextDecade Signs MoU for LNG Terminal in Ireland
NextDecade, LLC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Port of Cork Company to advance a joint business development opportunity in Ireland for a new Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) and associated LNG import terminal infrastructure. NextDecade and the Port of Cork will hol..
Saudi Men On Trial For Allegedly Plotting Oil Pipeline Attack
Two Saudi teachers are standing trial in Saudi Arabia on charges that they have allegedly spied for arch-rival Iran in gathering information about a 5-million-bpd oil pipeline for the purposes of planning to blow it up, Reuters reported on Wednesday, quoting two Saudi newspapers. According to the M..
Panel: Dakota Access-Style Protests Could Become Commonplace
Industry officials say don't expect protests of pipeline construction projects to stop anytime soon.
Tesoro to Begin Oil Transportation Services in Mexico
Tesoro Corporation, which will formally change its name to Andeavor effective Aug. 1, 2017, has reached a definitive agreement with Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) for terminaling and transportation services in Mexico. The agreement will enable Tesoro to supply transportation fuels in the Mexican states..
Gas Pipeline Fire Prompts Evacuation of 20 Residents
HEBRON, N.D. (AP) — About 20 people were evacuated from their homes in Hebron when workers digging holes for fence posts struck a natural gas pipeline and started a fire. No injuries were reported in the Tuesday incident. The Bismarck Tribune reports damage was limited to some fencing and a shed. ..
Plains All American to Move Forward with Pipeline Expansion
Plains All American Pipeline completes successful open season for pipeline construction project in the Delaware Basin.
Williams Partners Files Application for North Seattle Lateral Upgrade Project
Williams Partners filed application for natural gas pipeline construction project in the state of Washington.
Vaquero Midstream Receives More Funding for Gathering and Processing Projects
Vaquero Midstream has reached an agreement with its bank group to increase their revolving line of credit from $40 million to $95 million. The increased bank capacity will be used to support the construction of a second 200MMSCFD cryogenic processing plant at the company’s existing Caymus plant site..
Months Needed for Additional Study of Dakota Access Pipeline
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says an environmental study of the Dakota Access pipeline construction project will take the rest of 2017.
Perry Touts Energy Exports, Awaits Study on Electric Grid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pushing for increased exports of natural gas and other energy sources as it seeks U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market, Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Tuesday. He and President Donald Trump have offered a “comforting” message to energy c..
Second Indian Company Buys U.S. Crude
Bharat Petroleum has become the second Indian refiner to start buying U.S. crude oil, after Bharat purchased 500,000 bpd of Mars and the same amount of Poseidon crude, to be delivered between late September and early October, according to Reuters. Indian Oil Corp., the country’s top refiner, was th..
A Natural Gas War Is Brewing In The Mediterranean
Offshore gas developments in the East Mediterranean region are heating up. Alongside increased exploration efforts and a possible gas pipeline deal between Turkey and Israel, geopolitical risks are increasing too. While commercial prospects are starting to look good for all parties, a real military ..
American Midstream Extends Open Season for Bakken Pipeline
American Midstream Partners, LP has extended the previously announced open season for crude oil deliveries to the Dakota Access Pipeline to 5 p.m. CT on July 31, 2017 to incorporate certain modifications requested by shippers. The open season, which commenced on June 26, 2017, is for committed crud..
Trump Chooses Lawyer to Head FERC
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated energy lawyer Kevin McIntyre to chair the vacancy-plagued commission that oversees the nation’s power grid and natural gas pipelines. Only one commissioner currently serves on the five-member Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, leaving it wit..
U.S., Mexico Expand Energy Ties
The United States and Mexico will expand their energy ties, the two countries’ energy ministers said after a meeting in Mexico. The Associated Press quoted U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry as saying Mexico was “a very, very important partner” in energy. The meeting comes ahead of a renegotiation of..
Shell Nigeria Declares Force Majeure On Nigerian Light Oil Exports
Shell’s Nigerian unit declared a force majeure on Bonny Light crude oil exports effective 12:00 local time on Thursday, just two weeks after it had lifted a previous force majeure on exports of the grade. According to Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd, as quoted by Reuters, the for..
Vermont Regulators Investigate Whether Gas Pipeline Buried Deep Enough
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont regulators are investigating whether Vermont Gas Systems failed to bury its new gas pipeline from Colchester to Middlebury deep enough in New Haven. The Vermont Public Utility Commission said Friday that Vermont Gas notified the panel last month that it buried the pip..
Evacuees Return Home After Daylong Cleanup of Pipeline Break
BASTROP, Texas (AP) — Authorities have allowed residents to return to homes evacuated after about 50,000 gallons (189,000 liters) of crude oil spilled from a cut underground pipeline in Central Texas. Cleanup crews worked all day Thursday to clean up the oil spilled after a contractor accidentally ..
Gasoline Thieves Out of Control and Deadly in Mexico
TEPEACA, Mexico (AP) — Gasoline thieves are out of control in Mexico, tapping into pipelines in broad daylight often with the support of local townsfolks and under the noses of authorities. The growing and lucrative form of organized crime has become a blood trade with deadly shootouts, murders and..
Why Mexico Got No Bids For This Key NatGas License Round
I’ve talked a lot the last few years about America’s increasing natural gas exports to Mexico. With outgoing pipeline shipments from America’s shale plays having more than doubled over the last 18 months. But one development this week shows that U.S.-Mexico natgas trade still has some snags to be w..
Oil Pipeline Rupture in Texas Spills 1,200 Barrels of Crude
BASTROP, Texas (AP) — Authorities say about 50,000 gallons (189,000 liters) of crude oil spilled after a contractor accidentally cut an underground pipeline in Central Texas. A spokesman for Magellan Midstream Partners, Bruce Heine (hyn), says the contractor was conducting maintenance Thursda..
Construction Starts on Northern Gas Pipeline
Work on Jemena's Northern Gas pipeline construction project begins in Australia.
Virginia Supreme Court Sides with Pipeline in Survey Lawsuit
The Virginia Supreme Court rules in favor of the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project in a survey-related lawsuit.
Rock Placement Contract Awarded for Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
Boskalis and Van Oord have received a contract to provide rock placement services for the Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction project.
- 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
