Pipeline
Chamber of Commerce Sides with Exxon in Appeal over Arkansas Oil Spill
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is siding with Exxon Mobil in the company’s appeal of a fine and safety measures ordered by a federal regulatory agency after the company’s Pegasus pipeline burst in March 2013 and spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into a central ..
Federal Intervention on Oil Pipeline Project Unprecedented
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Standing Rock Sioux’s effort to block a four-state oil pipeline got a lifeline when the federal government temporarily stopped the project, a move some say likely may forever change the way all energy infrastructure projects are reviewed in the future. Just minutes after U..
North Dakota Tribe's Request to Stop Work on Pipeline Denied
NEAR THE STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION, N.D. (AP) — The Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s attempt to halt construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline near its North Dakota reservation failed in federal court Friday, but three federal agencies asked the pipeline company to “voluntarily pause” work on ..
Key Ruling on Dakota Access Pipeline Due Today
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge is set to deliver a key ruling on the four-state Dakota Access pipeline that has drawn thousands of protesters to a construction site in North Dakota in recent weeks. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg says he’ll rule by the end of Friday on the Standing Rock S..
AGA White Paper: Reducing Pipeline Damages from the Use of Horizontal Directional Drilling
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Gazprom Receives First Permits for TurkStream Pipeline
Gazprom has received the first permits for the TurkStream project from the authorities of the Turkish Republic after the decision to resume the natural gas pipeline project this year. At last week’s negotiations between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Berat Albayrak..
North Dakota's Chief Archaeologist to Inspect Pipeline Site
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s chief archaeologist plans to inspect an area along the route of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline where Standing Rock Sioux officials say they’ve identified cultural artifacts. Paul Picha (PEE’-kuh) told The Associated Press that the trip likely won’t happ..
Proposed Power Plant Would Use Atlantic Coast Pipeline
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — A company wants to build a natural gas plant on the Elizabeth River that could utilize a controversial pipeline project. The Virginian-Pilot reported (http://bit.ly/2cBGA0t) Wednesday that the facility would be built in Chesapeake by the New York-based Macquarie Infrastructur..
Presidential Candidate Faces Charges in Dakota Access Pipeline Protest
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge issued a warrant Wednesday for the arrest of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, who is accused of spray-painting construction equipment during a protest against the Dakota Access pipeline. Court records show Stein was charged Wednesday in Mo..
Arkansas Regulators OK Plan for Pipeline to Cross Waterways
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – State regulators in Arkansas have approved plans for a $900 million crude-oil pipeline to cross five waterways in the state. The Arkansas Public Service Commission approved the request from Diamond Pipeline LLC, which plans to build a 440-mile pipeline that will move oil fr..
North Dakota Authorities to Build Up Presence Before Oil Pipeline Ruling
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota authorities are sending officers from across the state to the site of a protest in anticipation of a federal judge’s ruling on a request by the Standing Rock Sioux to block construction of a four-state oil pipeline. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg is expected t..
Rangeland Energy Brings RIO Pipeline into Service
Rangeland Energy has brought the 110-mile, 12-inch RIO Pipeline into commercial service transportation of crude oil and condensate to market from the Delaware Basin. The 125,000 bpd pipeline originates at the RIO State Line Terminal in Loving County, TX, a gathering hub at the Texas-New Mexico bord..
IL&FS Engineering Services Wins Pipeline Laying Contract
IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited has received the Fax of Acceptance (FOA) from Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), for Laying and Construction of Pipeline along with Associated Works of Section I Pipeline from Dispatch Terminal at Existing IP Station-1 at FACT Udyog Mandal of Ph..
Judge Grants Partial Stop on North Dakota Pipeline Work
WASHINGTON (AP) — An American Indian tribe succeeded Tuesday in getting a federal judge to temporarily stop construction on some, but not all, of a $3.8 billion four-state oil pipeline, but its broader request still hangs in the balance. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said Tuesday that work wil..
Forest Service Raises Concern About Pipeline Path
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service says it is “highly concerned” about the potential impact a proposed natural gas pipeline could have on a wild brook trout stream in Bath County. The Forest Service filed comments Thursday with regulators about the proposed path of the Atlantic Coast Pipe..
5,300-Gallon Oil Spill Being Cleaned Up in South Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Coast Guard says a south Louisiana pipeline has been secured and authorities are investigating what caused roughly 5,300 gallons of crude oil to leak near Bay Long. The Coast Guard in New Orleans received a report Monday about the leak from a pipeline owned by Harvest Pipelin..
Oil Pipeline Protest Turns Violent in Southern North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A protest of a four-state, $3.8 billion oil pipeline turned violent after tribal officials say construction crews destroyed American Indian burial and cultural sites on private land in southern North Dakota. Morton County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Donnell Preskey said four ..
Pipeline Operator Enbridge to Buy Spectra Energy for $28 Billion
NEW YORK (AP) — Canada’s Enbridge is buying Houston-based Spectra Energy for about $28 billion, creating North America’s largest energy infrastructure company. Both companies operate pipelines that deliver oil and natural gas. Under the terms of the deal announced Tuesday, Spectra Energy sharehold..
Williams Partners Advances Gulf Connector Project
Williams Partners said Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to construct a 475,000 dekatherm per day (Dth/d) expansion in Texas and Louisiana that would connect natural gas supplies with global LNG markets. Constructed in t..
Southern Company Closes on Kinder Morgan Pipeline Venture
Southern Company and Kinder Morgan closed Thursday on Southern’s acquisition of a 50% percent equity interest in the Southern Natural Gas (SNG) pipeline system through a subsidiary of Southern Company Gas. As previously announced, Kinder Morgan will continue to operate the system and the companies a..
Enbridge Drops Plans for Sandpiper Crude Oil Pipeline
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Enbridge Energy said Thursday it has dropped its proposal to build the Sandpiper crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. Enbridge attorneys notified the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission that the company won’t pursue the regulatory approvals needed for the $2.6 bill..
Wood Group Secures Subsea Tieback Detailed Design Scope with Statoil in the North Sea
Wood Group has been awarded the detailed design scope of the subsea tie-back from the Utgard gas and condensate field to the Sleipner facilities, in the Norwegian North Sea. The $1 million workscope is the first call off under the master service agreement (MSA) signed in May 2016. Effective immedia..
UN Body Says Sioux Must Have Say in Pipeline Project
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe must have a say with regard to a $3.8 billion oil pipeline that could disturb sacred sites and impact drinking water for 8,000 tribal members, representatives of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues said Wednesday. In a statemen..
Judge Won't Immediately Stop Pipeline Construction
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An oil-rich American Indian tribe in North Dakota was handed a setback Thursday in its fight against a Texas company building oil and natural gas pipelines beneath a lake on its reservation. The Three Affiliated Tribes ordered the project halted last month, saying Sacagawea Pi..
Oil Pipeline Protesters Disrupt Second Construction Site
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say some Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters are disrupting construction about 20 miles west of a main protest site in southern North Dakota. Morton County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Donnell Preskey says at least two people were arrested Wednesday morning at th..
Pipeline Company Seeks Restraining Order Against Protesters
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The company building an oil pipeline across Iowa is asking a federal judge to issue a restraining order against two protest groups and their leaders. Dakota Access filed the action in Des Moines on Monday against Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Bold Iowa and their d..
Cyprus, Egypt Sign Deal Paving Way for Gas Pipeline
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus and Egypt signed an agreement Wednesday that paves the way for the supply of gas to the Arab nation via an undersea pipeline that officials hope will create a regional energy hub. Cypriot Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis and Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Tarek el-Molla..
Buckeye Partners, L.P. Announces Open Season for Second Phase of Michigan/Ohio Pipeline Expansion Project
Buckeye Pipe Line Company, L.P., a subsidiary of Buckeye Partners, L.P has launched a binding open season to solicit commitments for the second phase of its Michigan/Ohio Pipeline Expansion Project. Once complete, the second phase of the Project will allow Buckeye to offer expanded transportation s..
Speakers Added To 2017 Pipeline Opportunities Conference
Lee Laviolette, Managing Director, Global Oil and Gas Practice for Navigant Consulting Jesus Soto, Senior Vice President of Natural Gas Operations for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Two new speakers have been added for the 13th annual Pipeline Opportunities Conference on March 21, 2017 at the Omni Gal..
Pemex Security Officers Caught Red-Handed At Fuel Pipeline
Five security officers in the employment of Mexico’s state oil company Pemex were caught siphoning fuel from a pipeline in the state of Veracruz as the country struggles to contain pipeline theft that is burgeoning out of control. Police responding to an emergency call found the five security perso..
- Williams' $1 Billion Gas Pipeline Blocked by U.S. Appeals Court, Derailing Five-State Project
- Texas Waha Hub Gas Prices Plunge to Record Lows, Hit Negative Territory
- Williams Begins Louisiana Pipeline Construction Despite Ongoing Legal Dispute with Energy Transfer
- U.S. Buys Nearly 5 Million Barrels of Oil for Emergency Stockpile
- U.S. Appeals Court Strikes Down Controversial Biden Pipeline Safety Rules
- Report: Houston Region Poised to Become a Global Clean Hydrogen Hub
- Exxon Mobil to Start Gas Reserve Seismic Surveys in Greece
- LaPorte, Texas, Issues Shelter in Place After Altivia Plant Leaks Toxic Gas
- Texas Startup Endeavors Again to Build First Major U.S. Oil Refinery Since 1977
- Mid-Year Global Forecast: Midstream Responding to Demand from LNG Projects
