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Companies Say Activists Didn't Stop Oil Delivery

Companies Say Activists Didn’t Stop Oil Delivery

Study to Look at Impact of Pipeline Construction on Farmland

CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio State University plans to launch a study in conjunction with the construction of a 215-mile petroleum pipeline that stretches from eastern Ohio to the Michigan border. The Plain Dealer in Cleveland reports the Utopia East pipeline will transport 50,000 barrels a day of ethane ..

Dakota Access Pipeline Work to Resume in Protest Area

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The company building the four-state Dakota Access pipeline plans to resume construction on private land near Lake Oahe in North Dakota, where protests supporting tribal rights have endured for months. The statement early Tuesday from Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners comes ..

Turkey, Russia Sign Gas Pipeline Deal as Ties Improve

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey and Russia on Monday signed a deal to build a gas pipeline from Russia as the two countries pressed ahead with efforts to normalize ties. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan watched as their countries’ energy ministers sealed an intergo..

Corps Won't Allow Pipeline Work on Federal Land

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Corps of Engineers says it won’t yet authorize construction of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline on federal land in southern North Dakota. The corps also is asking Energy Transfer Partners to respect the government’s earlier request that it voluntarily stop constructio..

Court: Construction Can Resume on Small Stretch Of Dakota Access Pipeline

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Sunday opened the door for construction to resume on a small stretch of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline while it considers an appeal by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The ruling removed a temporary injunction that halted work on the project. T..

Putin, Erdogan Voice Support for Gas Pipeline Project

ISTANBUL (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Turkey on Monday voiced support for the construction of a gas pipeline, a plan that was suspended amid tensions between the two countries. In separate addresses to the World Energy Congress, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tay..

Request Would Boost Dakota Access Pipeline to at Least 470K Barrels Daily

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — A sixth pipeline company has applied for a permit to become a part of the growing Dakota Access pipeline project. The Williston Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2dkiE12 ) that if it’s approved, it would add 30,000 barrels of oil to the four-state pipeline, meaning it’d be the la..

Pipeline Outage Could Lead To Another Gasoline Price Spike

Gasoline prices in the U.S. Southeast spiked in September after a major gasoline pipeline suffered a leak and was forced to temporarily shut down. The Southeast may see gasoline prices rise again because the problems with the pipeline are not over. The Colonial Pipeline is a 2.5 million barrel per ..

Wolf Midstream Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire 50% Interest in Access Pipeline in Alberta for $1.4 Billion

Calgary-based Wolf Midstream will acquire a 50% ownership interest in Access Pipeline from Devon Energy for $1.4 billion. The Access system includes pipelines transporting blended bitumen and diluent between the Christina Lake area of northeastern Alberta and Edmonton. Under the terms of the contrac..

Major Work Planned on Leaky Wyoming Gas Pipeline

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – A pipeline company plans to replace portions of a northeast Wyoming natural gas pipeline that has had two recent leaks, including one that shut down a highway for more than two hours, though what caused the problems might not become publicly known. None of the government agenc..

Judges Ask Tough Questions in Dakota Access Pipeline Appeal

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court panel had tough questions Wednesday for opponents of the $3.8 billion, four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline who are arguing to keep a temporary stop of construction in place for a small stretch in North Dakota. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appe..

API Highlights Importance of Maintaining Rule of Law to Infrastructure Projects

API Midstream Group Director Robin Rorick underscored the importance of maintaining the rule of law and the benefits of increased infrastructure as the D.C. Circuit of Appeals heard oral arguments on the Dakota Access Pipeline. “Building on America’s 21st century energy renaissance – and the consum..

West Virginia Regulators to Hear Mountaineer Gas Pipeline Expansion Plan

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia regulators are conducting a two-day hearing on Mountaineer Gas Co.’s proposed $45 million natural gas distribution line expansion in the Eastern Panhandle. The hearing before the state Public Service Commission is set to begin Wednesday in Charleston. The dis..

Dakota Access Pipeline Case set for DC Court

WASHINGTON (AP) — A three-judge federal appeals court panel is set to hear a dispute over the $3.8 billion four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is being asked to keep a temporary stop of construction in place while the Standing Rock S..

Line Fill for Grand Mesa Pipeline Begins; Commercial Operations Set for Nov. 1

NGL Energy Partners’ Grand Mesa pipeline began line fill for its newly constructed crude oil pipeline system from Weld County, CO to Cushing, OK, with commercial service expected to start on schedule Nov. 1. Construction of the $18 million Lucerne and Riverside origin stations in Colorado and the co..

Ohio Valley Connector Initiates Transportation Service from West Virginia

EQT Midstream Partners began service Oct. 1 on the Ohio Valley Connector, which provides natural gas transportation service from northern West Virginia to Clarington, OH. The 37-mile pipeline, an extension of the existing Equitrans system, was certificated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission..

Petroperu To Restart Disaster Oil Pipeline In 2017

Petroperu will restart early next year the operation of its four-decades-old crude oil pipeline, which has caused several major leaks in the Amazon, after completing extensive repairs. The company also said it will seek support from Amazonian communities to help protect the pipeline from further van..

Michigan Approves Plans for Some Mackinac Pipeline Supports

ST. IGNACE, Mich. (AP) — Michigan officials have approved plans by pipeline company Enbridge to install additional supports for its twin oil pipelines in the waterway where Lakes Michigan and Huron meet. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality says it issued a permit Monday for Enbridge to..

Gazprom Receives Survey Permit for Two Strings of TurkStream Pipeline

Gazprom has received a survey permit for two strings of the TurkStream gas pipeline’s offshore section in Turkey’s territorial waters. “I would like to highlight the constructiveness and promptness on the part of our Turkish partners,” said Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committe..

Trans Adriatic Pipeline Installs First Pipes in Albania

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Trans Adriatic Pipeline has started building its gas pipeline in Albania. The TAP on Friday started putting the first of its 13,000 pipes along 215 kilometers (133 miles) in Albania. The pipeline runs 878 kilometers (545 miles) long from the Shah Deniz field in Azerbaija..

Go or No-Go Expected For Enbridge Pipeline By November

The Canadian government announced on Thursday that it will hold itself to a two-month deadline for a yay or nay on the controversial Northern Gateway and Line 3 oil pipelines—two projects that would alleviate pipeline capacity issues currently choking Canadian oil companies. Another pipeline projec..

Enbridge Sells Key Pipeline for $1 Billion

Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge has agreed to offload one of its key networks, in Saskatchewan, for US$1.08 billion. The buyer is Tundra Energy, a private energy infrastructure company. The proceeds of the deal will go towards funding Enbridge’s takeover of U.S. Spectra Energy, worth US$28 billion...

NC Regulator OKs Duke Energy-Piedmont Natural Gas Merger

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina regulators are allowing Duke Energy to expand from being the country’s largest electricity company to selling natural gas. Duke Energy Corp. said in a statement Thursday that the North Carolina Utilities Commission has allowed its acquisition of Piedmont Natura..

Pipeline Disruption Leads to Record Gasoline Stock Changes in Southeast, Gulf Coast

The outage of Colonial Pipeline Line 1 between September 9 and September 21 resulted in record changes in motor gasoline stocks in both the Lower Atlantic and Gulf Coast states during the week ending September 16. Colonial’s Line 1 is the largest gasoline supply pipeline linking the Gulf Coast—home ..

Haydale Graphene Industries Awarded Contract Extension By National Grid

Haydale Composite Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Haydale Graphene Industries plc, has been awarded a £310,000 contract extension by National Grid to design and develop 14 different Gas Transition Piece (GTP) solutions for seven different pipeline diameters from 300-1050mm and for two ..

Crestwood and SWEPI Enter into Long-Term Gas Gathering Agreement in the Delaware Basin

Crestwood Equity Partners LP has entered into a long-term agreement with SWEPI LP, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, to construct, own and operate a natural gas gathering system in Shell’s operated position in the Permian – Delaware Basin. The system will be owned through Crestwood’s previously..

Trudeau Pushes Through LNG Megaproject Despite Environmental Concerns

The Canadian federal government has given the green light to the $8-billion Pacific NorthWest LNG project, proposed by Malaysia’s Petronas three years ago. The decision is highly controversial because it follows an assessment that found the project will produce significant amounts of CO2, which woul..

Colorado Officials to Visit Oregon about Proposed Pipeline

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Western Colorado officials will travel to Oregon next week to advocate for a project that would carry natural gas from Colorado to the Pacific Rim. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2dgZUkD ) that then $5.3 billion project includes a pipeline from..

North Dakota Asks Pipeline Company to Explain Ranch Purchase

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is asking the developer of the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline to explain its purchase of a ranch where a protest turned violent earlier this month. Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners recently purchased the 7,000-acre ranch..