Pipeline

GIE’s Latest Challenge: World’s Longest Heat-Traced Pipeline

Gulf Interstate Engineering to design world's longest heat-traced pipeline construction project

Goldman Lost $100M On Marcellus Natural Gas Bet

Goldman Sachs has lost more than $100 million due to delays on the Rover pipeline construction project.

Is Boone Pickens Wrong On Natural Gas?

Bloomberg is attempting to make the case that Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk and cheap gasoline prices have driven natural gas away as an economically viable vehicle fuel. But that does not seem to be the case if you look at the role compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been playi..

Canada’s Oil Industry Doomed If Prices Fall Lower

Canada’s oil industry has faced a lot of strain lately. The list of oil majors selling off assets and withdrawing from high-cost oil sands is long. ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Shell, Marathon Oil, Murphy Oil and Statoil have sold upwards of $25 billion worth of oil sands assets this year. ExxonMobil..

Mexico: 1 Dead, 5 Hurt in Blast at Illegal Fuel Pipeline Tap

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say an explosion at an illegal fuel pipeline tap has killed a person and injured five more in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. The state Civil Protection agency reports via Twitter that people were treated for burns from the blast near the town of Zapoapan. ..

Pressure Mounts on Virginia Officials Weighing Pipeline Projects

Virginia regulators face pressure to not issue water permits for the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project.

Iran Seeks 500,000 Bpd Oil Swap With Caspian Countries

Iran is ready to swap 500,000 bpd of oil with its fellow Caspian Sea countries, Iranian Fars news agency reported on Friday, quoting a senior official. According to Hamid Hosseini, head of the North department at Iranian Oil Pipeline and Telecommunication Company, a 272-km (169 miles) pipeline has ..

Federal Court Backs Denial of Constitution Pipeline’s Water Permits

A federal appeals court rules against Constitution pipeline construction project.

Minnesota Releases Review on Enbridge Oil Pipeline

Minnesota regulators release their final environmental review of Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline construction project.

Saipem Awarded Pipeline Construction Contract

Saipem wins contract for pipeline construction project in Kuwait.

Appeals Court Voids Pipeline Safety Order for Exxon

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An appeals court has voided an order that would have required Exxon Mobil to revise its pipeline-safety procedures after a 2013 oil spill in Arkansas. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the order in 2015, and it could have applied to more than..

Trump Speeds Up Oil, Gas Pipeline Approval Process

President Trump signs executive order designed to streamline the approval process for oil and gas pipeline construction projects.

Natural Gas Pipeline Projects Lead to Smaller Price Discounts in Appalachian Region

Natural gas pipeline construction projects lead to a smaller price discount in America's Appalachian region.

Second Oil Spill Reported in Kuwait’s Ras Al-Zour Waters

A new oil slick off of Kuwait’s southern shores is spreading in the Persian Gulf and will add on the impact of a recent 35,000-barrel spill in the same water body, according to emerging reports. The spill is the second reported this week. The first incident, which occurred just 60 kilometers away f..

Crews Removing Natural Gas Pipeline in Simon Canyon

Work is underway on a natural gas pipeline construction project in New Mexico.

Company Asks Judge to Dismiss Dakota Access Complaint

TigerSwan asks federal judge to dismiss complaint alleging it provided illegal security services for the Dakota Access pipeline construction project.

North Dakota Regulators Approve Request to Postpone Hearing

North Dakota regulators approve Energy Transfer Partners request to postpone a public hearing concerning the Dakota Access pipeline construction project.

North Dakota Gets $10 Million for Dakota Access Costs

North Dakota to receive $10 million for law enforcement costs pertaining to protests of the Dakota Access pipeline construction project.

Pipeline Construction Project Planned in the Delaware Basin

3Bear Energy to proceed with a pipeline construction project in the Delaware Basin

North Carolina Agency Getting More Public Input on Pipeline

North Carolina's Department of Environmental Quality to conduct public hearings concerning the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project this week.

Regulators Offer Settlement to Dakota Access Developer

North Dakota regulators offer Energy Transfer Partners a settlement over the discovery of artifacts during the Dakota Access pipeline construction project.

Report: Damage to Buried Utilities Cost at Least $1.5 Billion in 2016

The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) today announced findings from its comprehensive 2016 Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) Report. According to the report, which is the sum of all 2016 data submitted anonymously and voluntarily by facility operators, utility locating companies, one call centers..

Mexico Becomes Increasingly Important For U.S. Energy Exports

U.S. energy sales account for more than 50 percent of Mexico’s current energy imports as Mexican energy reforms open the market and as the country is switching to natural gas-fired electricity production, the Washington Examiner reported on Monday, citing an S&P Global Platts report due to be releas..

35,000-Barrel Oil Spill Prompts Urgent Cleanup In Kuwait

An oil spill into Kuwaiti waters prompted an emergency cleanup over the weekend, with media reports saying it all will be over this week. While some sources attributed the spill to a pipeline leak, estimating the amount that spilled into the Persian Gulf at 35,000 barrels, there has been no official..

Energy Transfer Partners: Rover Pipeline Was Sabotaged

Energy Transfer Partners' officials claim sabotage to blame for drilling fluid contamination along the Rover pipeline construction project.

FBI Raids House Where Pipeline Protesters Live

The FBI raids the house of two women accused of damaging the Dakota Access pipeline construction project.

Pipeline Construction Project to Proceed

Andeavor has received sufficient commitments from shippers to move forward with a pipeline construction project in the Delaware Basin.

Ex Minister: Unused Iraq-Saudi Pipeline Should Reopen

Iraq needs to regain access to a pipeline that was used in the past to export Iraqi crude oil via Saudi Arabia, according to Parliament member and former Iraqi oil minister, Ibrahim Bahr Al Olum. “I have discussed this issue before with the Saudi side,” Saudi newspaper Al Hayat quoted Al Olum as sa..

Trump Names ex-McConnell Aide to Lead Energy Agency for Now

FERC, which helps oversee pipeline regulation in America, has a new leader.

Line 67 Expansion Final EIS Released

The U.S. State Department has published its Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Enbridge’s proposed Line 67 Expansion. The Secretary of State (or his delegate), based on Presidentially-delegated authorities under Executive Order 13337, will now conduct a review to determine whethe..