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LNG Glut To Continue Into 2020s, IEA Says
The world’s LNG market will continue to be oversupplied into the mid-2020s as new supplies continue to outweigh demand, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA added that Chinese demand could tighten the market earlier than that. “We will see massive amounts of new LNG capacity..
LNG Becomes A Buyer’s Market
The world’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) market has dramatically changed over the past few years. Continuously growing supply has led to a glut, and the U.S. starting LNG exports has led to more flexible contract terms. LNG trade is increasingly shifting to a buyers’ market, where importers are shapi..
Midwestern Refiners Seek Canadian Oil To Expand Output
Cheap crude from Canada and North Dakota is reducing the U.S. Midwest’s reliance on Gulf coast fossil fuels, according to a new report by Reuters. Figures from last year say the Midwest’s refining capacity at 3.9 million barrels per day – that’s the highest volume on record. The surge in production..
Uganda Eyes $15-20 Billion In Oil Investments
Uganda, a newcomer on the international oil stage, expects investments to the tune of US$15-20 billion over the next three to four years, the executive director of the country’s petroleum Authority, Ernest Rubondo said at a conference in South Africa. Earlier this month, Nigerian Oranto Petroleum s..
Economic Growth Will Spur Southeast Asia Oil Demand Growth: IEA
Economic growth plus a demographic boom will drive crude oil and coal demand growth in Southeast Asia in the next two decades, the International Energy Agency said at an industry event in Singapore. The region, which at the moment uses about 4.7 million bpd, will need 6.6 million bpd by 2040, accord..
Pipeline Construction Project Contract Awarded in Mexico
Gas Natural del Noroeste SA de CV receives contract for a natural gas pipeline construction project in Mexico.
Kenya Inks Agreement for Crude Oil Pipeline Study
Joint Development Study Agreement reached for oil pipeline construction project in Kenya.
Gas Pipeline Explosion Kills Man Doing Maintenance Work
NAVARRE, Ohio (AP) — A sheriff’s office says a natural gas pipeline explosion in Ohio killed a man doing maintenance work. The explosion Monday killed a Columbia Gas Transmission pipeline worker and caused a large gas leak just south of Canton that forced authorities to evacuate the neighborhood. ..
Global Oil Supply Disruptions Lowest Since 2012
Unplanned disruptions in global oil supply dropped to 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd) in September 2017, which was the lowest level of crude offline due to unforeseen events since January 2012, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Monday. The main reasons for the lowest unplanned c..
300,000 bpd Offline As Kurdistan Conflict Continues
Crude oil flows from Kurdistan to Turkey’s port city of Ceyhan continued at rates of between 200,000 and 250,000 bpd over the weekend, versus a normal flow of between 550,000 and 600,000 bpd, sources from the shipping industry told Reuters. Last week, Iraq’s Oil Minister Jabbar Al-Luaibi ordered st..
West Texas Pipeline System to be Expanded
NGL pipeline construction project planned in the Delaware Basin.
International Plastic Pipe Conference Extends Deadline for Papers
The organizers of the International Plastic Pipe Conference and Exhibition today announced a two-week extension of the deadline for the submission of abstracts to Nov. 15, 2017. “We have already received some major proposals for presentations and are particularly interested to receive case referenc..
API Welcomes Bipartisan Effort To Examine Attacks On U.S. Energy Infrastructure
API announced its support for a bipartisan letter, led by Congressman Ken Buck, R-Colo. and sent today by 84 members of Congress urging U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to protect against the sabotage of oil and natural gas pipelines, such as the dangerous tactics taken by extremists in October 2..
6 More Protesters Arrested at Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Six more Atlantic Sunrise pipeline construction project protesters arrested.
More Rover Pipeline HDD Activities Can Resume
FERC says Energy Transfer Partners can restart HDD activities at two locations along the Rover pipeline construction project.
Drones – A Necessary Tool in Pipeline Development & Maintenance
Drones are helping make pipeline inspections and monitoring simpler.
Real-Time Imaging of Methane Gas Leaks Using a Single-Pixel Camera
A single-pixel camera can help identify methane leaks in real-time during pipeline inspections.
Does Residual Stress Really Matter in Pipelines?
The presence of residual stress in components should not be overlooked, even though it may not be as apparent and quantifiable as primary loads. While residual stress is often responsible for over-conservatism of a design, it can also be considered a major “unknown” contributing factor during a fail..
Sur de Texas-Tuxpan Pipeline Key to Mexico’s Power Supply
According to recent estimates for 2025, Mexico’s demand for natural gas will double Pemex’s production in 2012. Current domestic market conditions suggest the production growth rate will have to increase by 2.9% per year to meet that demand. This is why the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) has ..
SoCalGas Tech Cites Training for Life-Saving Response
When Southern California Gas Co. technician Jeff Catton pulled his truck into the cul de sac near a two-story residence, he was already thinking about what might lie ahead. A seven-year employee at SoCalGas, Catton was responding to what many might consider a routine call – an elderly couple in the..
Piped Gas vs. LNG: Competition May Be Heating UP
Historically, the world trade of gas has been dominated by piped gas with first-ever commercial LNG cargo being delivered to the UK from Algeria in 1964. The growth of the fuel was steady, but accelerated when Qatar entered the supply market with huge LNG trains almost 10 years ago. Recent developm..
Creating Public Trust with Strategic Outreach
Strategic outreach can help companies overcome opposition to pipeline construction projects.
Russia’s Rosneft To Take Majority In Kurdish Oil Pipeline
While tensions between Iraq’s federal government and the Kurdistan region continue to escalate, Russia’s state-controlled oil giant Rosneft said on Thursday that it had agreed with the Kurdistan Regional Government to take majority control in the operation of the oil pipeline in the Kurdish region, ..
Shell Nigeria Lifts Force Majeure on Bonny Light Exports
WARRI, Nigeria (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell’s Nigeria subsidiary says it has lifted the force majeure imposed on Bonny Light crude oil exports a month ago. Company spokesman Joseph Obari says the force majeure was lifted Thursday. It was imposed on Sept. 16 after a major pipeline, the Nembe Creek Trunk..
More Oil than Initially Believed Spilled off Louisiana Coast
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Coast Guard says the amount of oil discharged into the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana’s coast last weekend is substantially higher than initial estimates. The Coast Guard says multiple flights over the area have detected no recoverable oil. Skimming vessels from Clean Gulf Asso..
TANAP Awarded $500 Million in Financing
The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas pipeline construction project receives $500 million in financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Protesters Shut Down Pipeline Construction Project Hearing
Protesters shut down public hearing concerning Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline construction project in Minnesota.
Natural Gas Production Tax Gets Life in Pennsylvania House
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The potential for a tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas production gained new life Wednesday, as a bill emerged from a state House committee and Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf urged leaders of the Republican-controlled chamber to speed it to a floor vote. Wolf, who has long sought t..
Washington Neighborhood Evacuated after Mudslide Hits Gas Line
EDMONDS, Wash. (AP) — A neighborhood in a Seattle suburb was evacuated after a mudslide breached a natural gas line. KOMO-TV reports that emergency officials responded to the scene at about 5:40 a.m. Thursday in the Snohomish County city of Edmonds after receiving reports of a gas leak. About 30 h..
Pipeline Protest Charges Dismissed Against Journalist
Judge dismisses protest charges against journalistrelated to the Dakota Access pipeline construction project.
- Kinder Morgan Proposes 290-Mile Gas Pipeline Expansion Spanning Three States
- Enbridge Plans 86-Mile Pipeline Expansion, Bringing 850 Workers to Northern B.C.
- Intensity, Rainbow Energy to Build 344-Mile Gas Pipeline Across North Dakota
- U.S. Moves to Block Enterprise Products’ Exports to China Over Security Risk
- Court Ruling Allows MVP’s $500 Million Southgate Pipeline Extension to Proceed
- U.S. Pipeline Expansion to Add 99 Bcf/d, Mostly for LNG Export, Report Finds
- A Systematic Approach To Ensuring Pipeline Integrity
- 275-Mile Texas-to-Oklahoma Gas Pipeline Enters Open Season
- LNG Canada Start-Up Fails to Lift Gas Prices Amid Supply Glut
- Kinder Morgan Gas Volumes Climb as Power, LNG Demand Boost Pipeline Business
