Pipeline

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..

Can Carbon Taxes Kill Pipeline Opposition?

Could carbon taxes actually help oil pipeline construction projects in North America proceed?

Inter Pipeline to Acquire Remaining Interest in the Cold Lake Pipeline System

Pipeline construction project part of Inter Pipeline's agreement to acquire the remaining interest in the Cold Lake Pipeline System from Canadian Natural.

Northeast Ohio Gas Pipeline Opponents Vow to Delay Project

Ohio residents opposing the NEXUS Pipeline construction project to try to delay it after FERC rejected their request to reroute the pipeline.

Federal Regulators Won’t Reconsider Oregon Pipeline

FERC denies request to reconsider approving the Pacific Connector Pipeline construction project.

Company Seeks OK for North Dakota Pipeline Construction Project

Summit Midstream subsidiary requests approval for pipeline construction project in North Dakota.

Dakota Access Pipeline Court Battle to Linger into New Year

The legal battle over whether Energy Transfer Partners can complete the Dakota Access Pipeline construction project won't be resolved until 2017.

National Grid Sells Majority Interest in UK Gas Distribution Pipelines

National Grid has entered into an agreement to sell a 61% equity interest in its UK gas distribution business to a consortium of long-term infrastructure investors. The consortium comprises Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, Allianz Capital Partners, Hermes Investment Management, CIC Capital ..

Tribes Suing Over Pipeline Willing to Put Claims on Hold

Two tribes are willing to put their legal claims regarding the Dakota Access construction project on hold.

FERC OKs Meter Station Relocation for Pipeline Project

FERC rules that American Midstream can relocate the Winnsboro Meter Station as part of the Natchez Pipeline Construction Project.

FERC OKs One Variance for the Impulsora Crossing Project

FERC gives the green light to one variance for the Impulsora Crossing Project.

Weather Affects Oil Pipeline Spill Cleanup in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A company with a history of oil field-related spills in North Dakota and Montana is being hampered by winter weather in its cleanup of a “significant” pipeline break that leaked crude oil into a tributary of the Little Missouri River in western North Dakota, a regulator said Th..

Rice Energy Fined $3.5 Million for Wellsite and Pipeline Violations

Rice Energy fined $3.5 million by Pennsylvania regulators for failing to adhere to well site and pipeline regulations.

Contract Awarded for 1st String of TurkStream’s Offshore Section

Allseas Group receives contract for the first string of the offshore section of the TurkStream Pipeline construction project.

Senator Urges Spill Protections after Canada Pipeline OK'd

Washington state senator wants stricter pipeline regulations to protect the state from oil spills.

TransCanada to Move Forward With Saddle West Natural Gas Project

TransCanada natural gas pipeline construction project to move forward.

Alberta Becoming Less Attractive for Oil and Gas Investment

Alberta continues to look less attractive for investment in the eyes of oil and gas companies, while neighbouring Saskatchewan keeps looking better, finds the annual global survey of petroleum-sector executives released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan, Canadian publ..