Pipeline
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.
Sempra Energy's IEnova Wins $155 Million Liquid Fuels Contract
Sempra Energy’s Mexican subsidiary, Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova), has been awarded a 20-year contract by the Veracruz Port Administration in Mexico to build and operate a receipt, storage and send-out liquid fuels marine terminal on the Mexican Gulf Coast. With an expect..
Enterprise, Navigator Developing Ethylene Terminal
Enterprise Products Partners and Navigator Holdings have executed a letter of intent to jointly develop an ethylene marine export terminal on the Houston Ship Channel. Enterprise would manage the construction, operations and commercial activities of the proposed terminal, which would be located at E..
Trump Denies Disaster Declaration for Dakota Access Pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Trump administration has denied a request from Republican North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for a “major disaster declaration” to help cover some of the estimated $38 million cost to police protests of the Dakota Access pipeline. Burgum spokesman Mike Nowatzki says the governo..
Poland Seeks To Become EU’s Gas Hub
There’s no holding Poland back. A little over a month after it began to divest itself of reliance on Russian gas by taking ownership of the first U.S. shipment, the country’s president has declared that he wants to make Poland an energy hub capable of distributing gas across the EU. Speaking after ..
Canada’s Wildfires Threaten Kinder Morgan’s Pipeline
Wildfires ripping through Canada’s western province of British Columbia since the weekend have forced people to flee and companies in the mining and forestry sectors to scale back or suspend operations. Some of the worst fires, raging in the BC’s interior, have grown overnight, remaining “out of co..
Clock Spring Casing Spacer Axial Shear Testing Results Released
Clock Spring Company, LP, a manufacturer of permanent and temporary composite pipeline and pipe work repair solutions, has released Axial Shear Testing Evaluates Casing Spacer Integrity and Performance, a white paper highlighting the results of Stress Engineering Services, Inc.’s full-scale upper-b..
DeepOcean Awarded North Sea Pipeline Contract
DeepOcean awarded EPCI contract from Statoil for pipeline construction project in the North Sea.
Mexico's 2nd US Gas Capacity Auction Declared Void
Mexico’s second auction for natural gas transportation capacity held in the United States by its state-owned energy companies closed July 10 without an award, round organizer and transmission system operator Cenagas announced that same day, according to information service ICIS. The round offered 2..
Residents Evacuate, Restaurants Close After Gas Leak
WARREN, R.I. (AP) — Officials say about 50 people had to be evacuated after a worker hit a main gas line in Rhode Island. Warren Fire Chief Alexander Galinelli says natural gas poured into the air for about two hours after an excavator hit the gas main in Warren Monday. Firefighters went door to d..
First Phase of Hillabee Expansion Completed
Williams Partners has completed the first phase of construction on the Hillabee Expansion Project.
Man Killed in Pipe Cleaning Accident Identified
BROWNSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a 20-year-old man killed in an industrial accident in Brownsville. The Dodge County Sheriff’s Office identifies the victim as Treston Isham of Fond du Lac. Authorities say Isham was cleaning pipes at utility contractor Michels Corp. wh..
Ohio Orders Pipeline Builder to Clean up its Spills
The Ohio EPA orders Energy Transfer Partners to develop a plan to clean up drilling spills related to the Rover pipeline construction project.
Florida’s Sabal Trail Pipeline, Associated Projects Begin Service
The Sabal Trail pipeline construction project started commercial operations last week, and that's a good thing according to the EIA.
Keystone XL Opponents May Appeal Decision
Those opposing the Keystone XL pipeline construction project may appeal judge's ruling to the South Dakota Supreme Court.
Analyst: 1 in 60 Chance of Straits Pipeline Spill by 2053
HOLT, Mich. (AP) — Analysts say there’s a small chance but serious risk of an oil spill from a nearly 65-year-old dual pipeline underneath the Straits of Mackinac in northern Michigan. Engineer James Mihell of Dynamic Risk Assessment Inc. says there is a 1 in 60 probability that the section of Enbr..
Another Pipeline Construction Project Coming to Permian
Summit Midstream Partners to build a natural gas pipeline construction project in the Permian Basin.
Nexen Charged for July 2015 Long Lake Pipeline Spill
The Alberta Energy Regulator has issued five charges against Nexen for violating pipeline regulations.
Open Season for BridgeTex Pipeline Launched
Magellan Midstream and Plains All American commence open season for the BridgeTex pipeline construction project.
- 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. 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
- Another Major U.S. Oil Refinery Shutting Down as Lyondell Confirms Houston Closure
- Chevron CEO Wirth Under Fire as Hess Deal Delay Drags Down Stock Performance
