Pipeline

$3.8 Billion Dakota Access Oil Pipeline Begins Service

The Dakota Access pipeline construction project officially begins shipping oil.

Northern Gas Pipeline Construction Contract Awarded

Jemena awards contract for the Northern Gas pipeline construction project to McConnell Dowell.

Oil Theft Around The World: Cartels And Exploding Donkeys

Thousands of miles of oil pipelines connect the world’s oil producing hubs to their key customers’ refineries and electrical grids. By replacing trucks, the advent of the pipeline has dramatically reduced the carbon emissions associated with transporting fuel from point A to point B, but their unatt..

Dakota Access Pipeline Expected to Begin Shipping Today

As the Dakota Access pipeline construction project prepares to ship oil, its developer faces scrutiny for alleged construction violations in North Dakota.

Report: U.S. Oil Production Could Reach All-Time High in 2017

According to a new report from Rystad Energy, U.S. oil production could reach an all-time high in 2017, surpassing the previous record of 10.044 million barrels per day set in November 1970. Based on proprietary and detailed well-level data, analysts with Rystad Energy say as of May 31, 2017, U.S. ..

Open Season Underway for Oil Gathering System

Western Refining launches open season for the Conan Crude Oil Gathering pipeline construction project.

DCP Midstream to Expand Sand Hills NGL Pipeline

DCP Midstream announces intention to expand the Sand Hills NGL Pipeline.

Kinder Morgan Pipeline Faces Opposition From BC Political Parties

Following an initial public offering that raised US$1.3 billion (C$1.75 billion), Kinder Morgan Canada’s restricted voting shares start trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Tuesday, just hours after two British Columbia parties opposing a Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion agreed to form an allian..

Bibby Offshore Snags Pipeline Contract

Bibby Offshore has won a contract for a pipeline construction project in the Shetland Islands.

Greece Opens Onshore Oil, Gas Blocs For Exploration

Greece will start opening new onshore oil and gas blocks for exploration in 2018, the head of the Hellenic Hydrocarbons Resources Management (HHRM), Yannis Bassias, told Reuters in an interview published on Monday. One of the first areas slated for opening is the region of Grevena in northern Greec..

DNV GL Releases New Guidelines for Submarine Pipelines

DNV GL has released the DNVGL-RP-F114, which provides holistic guidance and recommendations within a geotechnical framework for pipe-soil interaction assessments. “Geotechnical competence is required to understand the complex soil behaviour close to the pipe during installation and operational cond..

1.2 Million BPD Capline Pipeline Could Be Retired By 2021

New pipelines with similar routes may drive Plains All American LP’s Capline pipeline, from Louisiana-to-Illinois, obsolete, according to a new report by Reuters. The 1.2-million-barrel-per-day pipeline, was once the nation’s largest, but a bank report from the company’s latest investor presentatio..

FERC Won't Let Company Resume Drilling for Gas Pipeline

FERC says Energy Transfer Partners can't resume drilling activities for the Rover pipeline construction project.

Work Starts on Sur de Texas-Tuxpan Pipeline

Work is officially underway on the Sur de Texas-Tuxpan pipeline construction project.

Kinder Morgan Moving Forward with Trans Mountain Expansion Project

Kinder Morgan has secured the necessary financing to move forward with the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

Senate Bills Seek Tougher Great Lakes Pipeline Standards

DETROIT (AP) — Legislation proposed in the U.S. Senate would toughen liability standards for oil pipelines crossing the Great Lakes. The measure is part of a package introduced Wednesday by Sens. Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan. They say the bills are intended to boost safety of pipelin..

Public Comment Period and Hearings Set in Pennsylvania for Pipeline Project

Public hearings scheduled in Pennsylvania for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline construction project.

Company to Shut Down Well Linked to Fatal Colorado Explosion

FIRESTONE, Colo. (AP) — The company that owns a gas well linked to a fatal home explosion in Colorado says it will permanently shut down that well and two others in the neighborhood. Anadarko Petroleum announced the shut-down Wednesday in Firestone, where an April 17 explosion killed two people. In..

NGL Pipeline Planned in the Permian

Targa Resources announced it will move forward with an NGL pipeline construction project in the Permian Basin.

First Reserve, Crestwood JV Plans Pipeline Construction Project

A joint venture between Crestwood Equity Partners LP and First Reserve will proceed with a pipeline construction project in the Permian Basin.

Nebraska Commission Sets O'Neill Hearing for Pipeline Review

A public hearing has been scheduled in Nebraska concerning the Keystone XL pipeline construction project.

Open Season Extended for Pipeline Construction Project

Open season extended for the Permian Basin to Cushing pipeline construction project.

Iran, Spanish Company Sign $615 Million Deal for Oil Pipes

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Wednesday signed a deal worth $615 million — or euros 550 million — with a Spanish-Iranian consortium under which the group will provide pipes used in Iran’s oil industry. It was the first major deal for Iran’s oil industry since President Hassan Rouhani’s re-election la..

Few Pipeline Inspections Reported After Fatal Colorado Gas Blast

Colorado regulators say few energy companies have reported the results of oil and gas pipeline inspections following a pipeline explosion last month.

Oil Pipeline Attack Breaks Months Of Truce In Nigeria

Just as Nigeria’s government and militants in the restive Niger Delta have managed to reach a kind of fragile truce with talks, amnesty funding, and incentives, a pipeline close to the Warri oil hub was attacked by suspected rebels in what was the first sabotage against the country’s oil facilities ..

Texas Gov. Reauthorizes Oil and Gas Regulator for Another 12 Years

The Railroad Commission of Texas, which handles the state's oil and gas pipeline regulations, reauthorized to operate for another 12 years.

Pipeline Planned at Big Colorado Well Site, not Noisy Trucks

Extraction Oil & Gas says it will proceed with a pipeline construction project in Colorado.

ETP Offers to Buy PennTex Midstream Outstanding Stock

Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) tendered an offer to buy all of outstanding common stock in PennTex Midstream Partners that it doesn’t own for $20 per unit in cash. The tender offer will expire June 19, unless the offer is extended in accordance with its terms. ETP owns 32.4% of the outstanding PennT..

CEA Poll: Voters in Favor of Pipeline Construction

A new poll shows that the majority of those in North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia support pipeline construction projects.

Despite High Profile Spills, Oil Pipelines Are Still Safer Than Other Options

Last month, on April 4, the highly controversial Dakota Access Pipeline had its first leak before it was even fully operational. The small leak spilled about 84 gallons of shale oil at a pump station in Spink County, South Dakota. The incident occurred just 100 miles south of Standing Rock, the now ..