Pipeline

Lucid Energy Group Expands Gathering and Processing Capacity in the Delaware Basin

Lucid Energy Group has made significant expansions to its gathering and processing capacity in the Delaware Basin of southeastern New Mexico. The expansions follow the company’s August 30, 2016 acquisition of Agave Energy Company and the implementation of an aggressive plan to expand the Agave asset..

Synertec Receives Contract for Northern Gas Pipeline Project

Synertec awarded contract to design, supply and commission the process control & safety system for the Northern Gas Pipeline construction project.

Dakota Access Pipeline Suit on Hold During Related Dispute

Judge agrees to place tribes' lawsuit concerning the Dakota Access Pipeline construction project on hold until another dispute is resolved.

Young LDC Manager Sees Millennials as an Answer, Not a Threat

Bradley Walters, gas distribution manager for the city of Rocky Mount, NC, sees the public utility’s gas services and infrastructure program from an especially fresh perspective. At 30 years old, what other choice would he have? Already with the city nearly eight years, Walters, who cut his teeth o..

Gathering, Fracking Create Greater Demand for Plastic Pipe

The plastics industry continues to push the envelope in creating higher performance materials for pipe, which then inspires new compositions and installation techniques. And the main benefactors are gas utilities, exploration and production companies, and ultimately their customers. The research an..

Pipeline Infrastructure: LDCs, the Little Engines that Could

LDCs are poised to play a major role in pipeline construction projects moving forward.

Incoming INGAA Chair Emphasizes ‘Common Good’ in Energy Debate

Incoming INGAA chairwoman, Diane Leopold, says natural gas pipeline construction projects will help America's economy for decades to come.

Oil Spill Management Market Expected to Reach $125 Billion by 2022

According to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., the global oil spill management market size is expected to reach $125.62 billion by 2022,  Increasing oil spill incidents since the past five years coupled with stringent safety and environmental regulations are expected to remain key driving f..

Massive 2013 Oil Spill in North Dakota Still Not Cleaned Up

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Three years and three months later, a massive oil spill in North Dakota still isn’t fully cleaned up. The company responsible hasn’t even set a date for completion. Though crews have been working around the clock to deal with the Tesoro Corp. pipeline break, which happened in ..

Allseas Receives Nord Stream 2 Offshore Pipe Laying Contract

Allseas Group wins offshore pipe laying contract for the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline construction project.

Honeywell Awarded SCADA Contract for TAP

Honeywell receives SCADA contract for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline construction project.

Swedish Island Rejects Renting Pipe Storage Space for Nord Stream 2

Swedish island rejects Russian request to rent harbor space for the storage of pipes to be used in the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline construction project.

FERC OKs Southwest Louisiana Supply Project

Tennessee Gas' Southwest Louisiana Supply Project approved by FERC.

Jordan Cove LNG Intends to Refile with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Jordan Cove LNG intends to refile its application for the Pacific Connector Pipeline construction project with FERC.

Douglas-Westwood: Operations and Maintenance Activity to Boost Onshore Pipeline Spend

Douglas-Westwood has released the World Onshore Pipelines Market Forecast, which examines the prospects for onshore pipelines construction projects.

Union Gas Launches Open Season for Dawn Parkway Transmission System

Union Gas has launched an open season for firm capacity of up to 700,000 GJ/d beginning in 2019 or 2020 for the Union Gas Dawn Parkway Transmission System along the Dawn to Parkway, Dawn to Kirkwall and Kirkwall to Parkway transportation paths. The open season offers firm access to the liquidity an..

Years After Law, Kansas Begins Underground Utility Notification System

TOPEKA (AP) — It’s been more than a decade since lawmakers passed a law requiring the formation of an entity to lead underground utility notifications and safe digging in Kansas, and it will be another two years before that group is expected to be operational. The Kansas Corporation Commission on T..

Binding Open Season Underway for Enbridge Ozark Pipeline Expansion

Open season officially begins for the expansion of the Enbridge Ozark Pipeline construction project.

Transportation Secretary Appoints 24 Members to Pipeline Safety Working Group

PHMSA appoints 24 to group tasked with improving pipeline inspection information sharing.

Libya’s Rayayina Oil Pipelines Reopened After A Two-Year Closure

The Rayayina Patrols Brigade of the Petroleum Facilities Guard agreed on Wednesday to end a two-year-long blockade of two of Libya’s major oil pipelines, according to the Libya Observer. The Rayayina pipelines carry oil to the Zawia refinery and Mellitah terminals in western Libya from both the Al-..

Canadian Government Appoints Temporary Members to NEB for Energy East Review

The Canadian government adds three members to the National Energy Board to assist in reviewing the Energy East Pipeline construction project.

Poll: Majority of Canadians Support the Nation's Approach to Pipelines

A Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers poll shows most Canadians approve how the country's government is handling pipeline construction projects.

Justice Department Won't Send Officers to Pipeline Protest

The Federal government won't send officers to help police protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline construction project in southern North Dakota.

INGAA President Comments on PHMSA Natural Gas Storage Rule

Don Santa, president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America today gave his thoughts on a new Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration interim final rule to regulate natural gas storage.  According to Santa, 12 months is not enough time to successfully implement this rule..

Enable Midstream Lands Service Agreement, Will Add Pipe

As part of a service agreement with Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Enable Midstream has been awarded a contract for a 77-mile pipeline construction project.

Gazprom Opens World's 1st Gas Transmission Museum

Gazprom has opened the world’s first multimedia scientific and educational Gas Transmission Museum in Moscow. The museum was set up in the premises of Gazprom Transgaz Moscow, a subsidiary of Gazprom, at the building that used to house the Moscow district operation center of the first Russian long-..

Incoming New Hampshire Governor Pledges to Fight for Natural Gas Projects

Incoming New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu says he plans to support natural gas pipeline construction projects in the state.

Solaris Midstream Subsidiary Merges with Water Midstream Partners

Solaris Midstream closed a transaction to merge the operations of Water Midstream Partners (WMP), into Solaris Water Midstream, a subsidiary of Solaris Midstream. Solaris Water will provide water gathering and disposal services to more than 20 E&P operators who have dedicated about 50,000 acres to S..

Officers Ask for Help Policing North Dakota Pipeline Protests

North Dakota law enforcement officials ask President Obama for more assistance to help police protests of the Dakota Access Pipeline construction project.

Company: Equipment Didn't Detect North Dakota Pipeline Leak

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Electronic monitoring equipment failed to detect a pipeline rupture that spewed more than 176,000 gallons of crude oil into a North Dakota creek, the pipeline’s operator said Monday. It’s not yet clear why the monitoring equipment didn’t detect the leak, Wendy Owen, a spokeswo..