Pipeline

Tesoro Receives Pipeline Contract in Mexico

As a result of an Open Season Public Auction held by Pemex Logística, Tesoro has received a three-year contract to store and transport refined fuels via Pemex’s Baja California and Sonora systems. For the Baja California system, Tesoro was awarded the following storage and transportation capacities..

Oil Pipeline Vandalism Reported in South Dakota

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Law enforcement officers have stepped up patrols around an oil pipeline site in Minnehaha County after vandalism was discovered. Sheriff’s Capt. Jason Gearman says vandals broke through a chain link fence recently that surrounds an above-ground section of the Dakota Access ..

TurkStream Construction Begins

Work officially begins on the TurkStream pipeline construction project.

Fire at Illegal Oil Pipeline Tap in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A clandestine pipeline tap went up in flames Sunday in the central Mexico state of Puebla, where clashes over illegal fuel thefts killed 10 people just days ago. The state Public Security Department reported via Twitter that firefighters were working to put out the blaze in the t..

Colorado Needs to Devote More Resources to Pipeline Safety

DENVER (AP) — State records show Colorado has only three people assigned to check on the safety of pipelines running from about 54,000 active oil and gas wells, a task that came under scrutiny after a leaking pipeline was blamed for a fatal house explosion. The Denver Post reported Sunday (http://d..

Dakota Access Pipeline Developer Involved in Tree Dispute

North Dakota regulators examining whether Energy Transfer Partners removed too many trees during the Dakota Access pipeline construction project.

Open Season Launched for Pipeline Construction Project

Open season begins for Savage's Bakken Connector pipeline construction project.

Nigerian Village Sues Eni For $2.2 Million Tied To 2010 Pipeline Explosion

Italian Eni is facing a lawsuit from a Nigerian village that demands financial compensation from damages caused by a pipeline explosion in 2010, according to the Italian lawyer representing the village in the Milan case. Ikebiri, located in the Niger Delta, demands a pay out of $2.2 million in addi..

Gazprom To Begin Turkish Stream Construction In Next Few Days

Gazprom will begin construction on the TurkStream pipeline construction project in the next few days.

API Study: U.S. Gas and Oil Infrastructure Could Support Over 1 Million Jobs

Study shows that increased investment in U.S. oil and gas pipeline construction projects could support over one million jobs.

Colorado Officials: Don't Expect Quick Fix After Pipeline Explosion

DENVER (AP) — Colorado regulators have ordered a snap review of oil and gas pipelines after a fatal house explosion near a well, but they haven’t said how they plan to fix a fundamental flaw in the system: They don’t know where all those pipelines are. Matt Lepore, the state’s top oil and gas..

Meritage Midstream Acquires Devon Energy’s Midstream Assets in Wyoming

Meritage Midstream Services II, LLC’s subsidiary Thunder Creek Gas Services, L.L.C. has acquired midstream assets located in the southern part of Wyoming’s Powder River Basin from Devon Energy Production Company, L.P., a wholly owned subsidiary of Devon Energy Corp. These assets include approximatel..

Report: The Global Pipe Coatings Market is in Good Shape

According to the report “Pipe Coatings Market by Form (Powder, and Liquid), Type (Thermoplastic Polymer, Fusion Bonded Epoxy, Concrete Coatings), End-Use Industry (Oil & Gas, Water & Wastewater Treatment, Chemical Processing), and Region-Global Forecast to 2021,” from MarketsandMarkets™, the glo..

Gunmen Kill Four Mexican Soldiers Investigating Pipeline Theft

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gunmen using local residents as a human shield opened fire on Mexican army patrols investigating fuel pipeline thefts in clashes that killed four soldiers and left six attackers dead, the military said Thursday. The confrontations late Wednesday in the central state of Puebla m..

Texas Pipeline Construction Projects Finished

Energy Transfer Partners has started operations on the Trans-Pecos Pipeline, the Comanche Trail Pipeline, and the Trans-Pecos Pipeline WAHA Header.

SemGroup to Build Oklahoma Pipelines

SemGroup says it will move forward with pipeline construction projects in Oklahoma.

Canada's National Energy Board Launches Pipeline Portal

The National Energy Board has launched a new and interactive online tool that provides Canadians with information on what products are moving through NEB-regulated pipelines. The Pipeline Portal provides easy-to-use information on what has been shipped on most large NEB-pipelines since 2006. Where ..

Pipeline Inspections Ordered in Colorado After Fatal Blast

Colorado orders pipeline inspections in response to fatal home explosion.

GPA Midstream Asks EPA to Withdraw Proposed Rule

The GPA Midstream Association has filed comments on the Environmental Protections Agency’s proposed addition of natural gas processing facilities to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). “GPA Midstream believes this information is already being shared with the general public through a large number of..

Enable Midstream to Build Anadarko Basin Pipeline

Enable Midstream plans pipeline construction project in the Anadarko Basin.

Small Gas Pipeline Blamed for Fatal Colorado Home Explosion

FIRESTONE, Colo. (AP) — A home explosion that killed two people was caused by unrefined natural gas that was leaking from a small abandoned pipeline from a nearby well, fire officials said. The April 17 explosion in Firestone about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of Denver happened when the odorless..

Jemena Gets License for Northern Gas Pipeline

Jemena receives license for the Northern Gas pipeline construction project.

EVRAZ North America to Provide Pipe for Trans Mountain Expansion

EVRAZ North America will supply approximately 250,000 metric tons of pipe for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

Police: 18 Arrested at Connecticut Expansion Protest

18 protesters of the Connecticut Expansion Project in Massachusetts arrested.

Olive Trees vs Pipelines: Will The TAP Pipeline Ever Be Completed?

The Trans Adriatic pipeline construction project remains in limbo.

Suncor Restarts Heavy Canadian Oil Shipment From Syncrude Oil Sands

Suncor Energy said on Monday that pipeline shipments from the Syncrude Mildred Lake Oil Sands facility in Canada had resumed after completing repairs following a fire at the upgrader on March 14. Over this past weekend, Syncrude completed the necessary repairs and start-up activities, and shipments..

Hearing Set for Keystone XL in Nebraska

The Nebraska Public Service Commission has scheduled a hearing concerning the Keystone XL pipeline construction project for Wednesday.

North Dakota Seeks Federal Aid for Pipeline Protest Costs

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s governor is asking President Donald Trump for federal reimbursement of $38 million in state law enforcement costs related to months of protests over construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Gov. Doug Burgum emailed Trump Saturday seeking a presidential di..

Pembina Boosts Natural Gas Holdings, Buys Veresen

Pembina Pipeline is buying its smaller competitor, Veresen, in a stock-and-cash deal worth about $7.1 billion (C$9.7 billion). The move gives the pipeline operator access to natural gas pipelines and processing infrastructure. Both Calgary, Canada-based companies hold assets in several oil and gas ..

PHMSA Adjusts Fines for Violations of Pipeline Safety Regulations

PHMSA has altered the civil penalty amount for breaking various pipeline safety regulations.