Pipeline
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..
Report: Pipeline Study Underestimated Forest Fragmentation
Virginia agencies claim FERC's recent environmental review of the Mountain Valley pipeline construction project underestimates the impact to forests.
Kurdistan Claims Iraq-Iran Oil Pipeline Violates U.S. Sanctions
A proposed oil export pipeline construction project by Iran and Iraq may violate U.S. sanctions, Kurdistan claims.
Colorado Hunting Ranch Sues Oil Company over Pipeline Leak
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — The owner of a Colorado big-game hunting ranch has sued an oil and gas company over a pipeline leak that the suit says contaminated the property and killed its planned $5 million sale. Lawyers for Bishop Ranch LLC filed the suit on July 18 against Encana in Rio Blanco C..
Feds Giving Maine $300K to Help Ensure Pipeline Safety
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s U.S. senators say the federal government is giving Maine more than $300,000 to keep its pipelines safe. Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King say the federal Department of Transportation is giving the money to the Maine Public Utilities C..
Sound Energy Gets Approval for Proposed Moroccan Gas Export Pipeline
Sound Energy receives approval for a gas export pipeline construction project in Morocco.
MPLX Begins Open Season for Pipeline Construction Project
MPLX commences open season for the Wood River-to-Patoka pipeline construction project.
North Dakota Still Seeking to Recoup Pipeline Protest Costs
North Dakota applies for nearly $14 million in government funds to cover protest costs during the Dakota Access pipeline construction project.
Tallgrass Sets 2nd Open Season on Pony Express
Tallgrass Energy Partners begins second open season for the Pony Express pipeline construction project.
FERC Issues New Guidelines for Natural Gas Projects
FERC has released new guidelines concerning reporting on cultural resources investigations for natural gas pipeline construction projects.
Will Sanctions On Russia Push The EU To US Energy?
Events of the last few days will be opening up some interesting energy investment moves. We just need the smoke to settle, first. It brings me back to just a few years ago, when I found myself in the middle of a political tiff between Moscow, Brussels, and Washington. Then, the issue has centered..
Pipeline Builder Buying Farm Used as Protest Encampment
CONESTOGA, Pa. (AP) — A company building a $3 billion pipeline to carry natural gas is purchasing a southeastern Pennsylvania farm that has served as a base of operations for pipeline opponents. Atlantic Sunrise pipeline builder Williams said Monday it has struck a deal with the owner of the 107-ac..
Two Pipeline Construction Projects Get Favorable Environmental Review
TransCanada's Mountaineer XPress and Gulf XPress pipeline construction projects receive favorable final environmental analysis.
Natural Gas Council Releases Reliability and Resilience Guide
The Natural Gas Council, which collectively represents companies that produce, transport and deliver clean, affordable natural gas throughout the United States, has released a joint report, “Natural Gas: Reliable and Resilient” that provides a practical guide to the operational measures, physical ch..
Iran, Iraq Plan Pipeline To Export Kirkuk Crude Oil
Iran, Iraq plan feasibility study of pipeline construction project to export oil from Iraq’s northern fields in Kirkuk via Iran.
TransCanada to Increase Capacity on Canadian Mainline System
TransCanada Corporation has announced that it will apply to the National Energy Board (NEB) to increase the capacity of the Canadian Mainline System through its Maple Compressor Station near Vaughan, Ontario. The approximately $160 million project is underpinned by 15-year contracts and will expand ..
Nigeria To Play A Major Role In Turkey’s Energy Sector
Nigeria is one of Turkey’s largest trading partners in Africa, and trade remains an integral component of Nigeria – Turkey bilateral relations. In 2014, trade between the two countries reached approximately US $2.5 billion. However, this figure fell to US $1.5 billion in 2015 and approximately US $1..
Is Egypt’s Zohr Field A Game Changer?
A politically turbulent six-year period has impacted the Egyptian business environment, adding a new layer of political risks to investments made across the national economy. Despite this, the outlook in certain sectors is largely positive; and the gas sector may be one of the first to see profitabi..
Massachusetts Gas Leak Under Control After Thousands Evacuated
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Thousands of people were evacuated from surrounding buildings and streets were closed in Cambridge as authorities responded to reports of a natural gas leak. The Cambridge Fire Department tweeted at 11 a.m. Friday that all buildings could be reoccupied. A spokesma..
- Kinder Morgan Proposes 290-Mile Gas Pipeline Expansion Spanning Three States
- Valero Plans to Shut California Refinery, Takes $1.1 Billion Hit
- Three Killed, Two Injured in Accident at LNG Construction Site in Texas
- Tallgrass to Build New Permian-to-Rockies Pipeline, Targets 2028 Startup with 2.4 Bcf Capacity
- TC Energy Approves $900 Million Northwoods Pipeline Expansion for U.S. Midwest
- U.S. Pipeline Expansion to Add 99 Bcf/d, Mostly for LNG Export, Report Finds
- Enbridge Adds Turboexpanders at Pipeline Sites to Power Data Centers in Canada, Pennsylvania
- Great Basin Gas Expansion Draws Strong Shipper Demand in Northern Nevada
- Cheniere Seeks FERC Approval to Expand Sabine Pass LNG Facility
- Heath Consultants Exits Locate Business to Expand Methane Leak Detection Portfolio
