Pipeline
Utility Reminds People to Call 811 Before Digging
In honor of National Safe Digging Day tomorrow, Aug. 11, Dominion Energy Ohio today announced a reminder that Ohio law mandates that property owners and contractors to call 8-1-1 — to have underground utility lines marked — at least two business days, but no more than 10 business days, prior to any ..
Pipeline Says They Could Ship 100,000 Barrels of Oil Daily
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The president of the company behind a Maine pipeline says they would be able to ship 100,000 barrels of crude oil daily if they were allowed to reverse the flow of their pipeline. The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2usUz0q ) the Portland Pipe Line Corp. di..
NEXUS Pipeline Receives Favorable Ruling
The NEXUS pipeline construction project receives a favorable legal decision.
FERC Officially Establishes Quorum
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has sworn in Robert F. Powelson and Neil Chatterjee as commissioners, officially establishing a quorum within the agency. Powelson was sworn in today, Aug. 10, while Chatterjee was sworn in on Aug. 8. Both Powelson and Chatterjee were nominated by Pre..
Call 811 Before Digging, PG&E Says
In honor of National Safe Digging Day on Friday, August 11, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is asking all Californians to help prevent damage to gas pipelines and other underground utilities. With a free call to 811 or submission on 811express.com at least two working days ahead of any diggi..
Gazprom Reports Opal Pipeline At Full Capacity After Court Case
Following a German court’s lifting of a restriction on the Opal pipeline last month, Russian gas major Gazprom reported using the line to full capacity on Wednesday. The instance was the first since the line was allowed to return to normal operations after the court case. Poland had lodged a compla..
Small Plane Doing Gas Pipeline Inspection Crashes Near Road
A small plane conducting a gas pipeline inspection crashes in Ohio.
West Virginia Ends Construction Halt to Rover Pipeline Segments
West Virginia regulators say work on all segments of the Rover pipeline construction project can resume.
Sunoco Reaches Settlement on Natural Gas Pipeline
Sunoco reaches settlement concerning drilling activities associated with the Mariner East 2 pipeline construction project.
The $50 Billion Backlog Of U.S. Energy Projects
FERC has a $50 billion backlog of oil and gas pipeline construction projects it needs to address.
Natural Gas Prices Poised To Rise As Exports Boom
New data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) has brought some good newsfor advocates of U.S. natural gas production. In three of the first five months of 2017, the United States exported more natural gas than it imported, reversing a trend of net-imports that’s endured for nearly sixty ..
Keystone XL Foes Question Proposed Route Through Nebraska
TransCanada's proposed route for the Keystone XL pipeline construction project questioned.
Attorney Grills Company Officials in Keystone XL Hearing
The Nebraska Public Service Commission grills TransCanada about the Keystone XL pipeline construction project.
New Water Rule to Provide Clarity, EPA Chief Says
New water rule could impact pipeline construction projects.
Tribes Want Dakota Pipeline Shut Down, But Offer Fallback Plan
Tribes ask judge to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline construction project until environmental review is finished.
American Midstream, Targa Announce Cayenne Pipeline Joint Venture
American Midstream Partners, LP (AMID) has entered into a joint venture agreement with Targa Midstream Services LLC to create Cayenne Pipeline, LLC. Cayenne will transport Y-grade NGLs from the Targa-operated Venice Energy Services Company, LLC gas processing plant to Enterprise Products Partners’ p..
Citizens Can Weigh in on Pipeline Water Quality Conditions
Virginia to hold hearings concerning the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipeline construction projects this week.
Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Receives Favorable Ruling
Federal judge says authorities can use eminent domain to seize land for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline construction project.
Russia May Break Gazprom Monopoly To Stimulate LNG
A Russian Security Council commission has recommended breaking down Gazprom’s gas export monopoly in a bid to boost the competitiveness of Russia’s gas, Russian daily Vedomosti reported after seeing the protocol from a July 6 meeting of the commission. The global rise in LNG as a replacement for na..
Nebraska Commission Begins Hearing on Keystone XL Pipeline
The Nebraska Public Service Commission begins public hearings concerning the Keystone XL pipeline construction project.
A. Hak, Al Tamimi Energy Awarded Pipeline Inspection Contract
A. Hak Industrial Services and Al Tamimi Energy receive five-year pipeline inspection contract from Saudi Aramco.
Niger Delta Legalizes Illicit Oil Refineries
The Nigerian government will make illicit refineries operating in the Niger Delta legal, and will even supply them with crude oil, the presidency announced yesterday. The legalization process will take until the end of the year, and the crude they will process will be sold at a reasonable price. Th..
Three Important Oil Trade Chokepoints are Located Around the Arabian Peninsula
Nearly 59 million barrels per day (b/d) of global petroleum and other liquids production moved on maritime routes in 2015, or almost 61% of the world total. Many of these products transited the Suez Canal and SUMED Pipeline, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and the Strait of Hormuz chokepoints around the A..
School Blast Investigators Looking at Gas Meter Work
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Workers may have been moving a gas meter when an explosion tore through a Minneapolis school building this week, killing two people and injuring at least nine others, according to federal investigators. A team from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived in Minneapolis T..
Senate Approves FERC Nominees, Restores Voting Quorum
Quorum established at FERC, paving the way for pipeline construction projects to be approved.
NTSB Investigates Blast that Killed 2 at Minnesota School
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board were sent to a Minneapolis school Thursday to look into an apparent natural gas explosion and partial building collapse that killed two people and injured at least nine, including one critically. The explosion at Minneha..
Keystone XL Survived Politics but Economics Could Kill It
The Keystone XL pipeline construction project may not be economically viable, experts say.
North Dakota Regulators Investigating Minnesota Contractor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Minnesota contractor that damaged a natural gas pipeline in North Dakota last week has a history of striking pipelines. The damage caused the release of 126,000 gallons of natural gas liquids and shut down a gas processing plant for three days. State regulators wh..
South Dakota Patrol Reimbursed for Pipeline Protest Duty
South Dakota's Highway Patrol has been reimbursed for helping to police protests of the Dakota Access pipeline construction project in North Dakota.
Trump Signs Bill Imposing Sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, conceding under pressure from his own party that a warmer relationship with Moscow was not in the country’s best interest. The legislation is aimed at punishing Moscow for interfering in the 2016 p..
- 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
