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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..
Canadian Energy East Pipeline Hearing Cancelled After Protestors Raid Venue
A hearing regarding the status of the construction of the controversial Energy East Pipeline in Canada was suspended on Monday at the orders of Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre after a group of protestors disrupted a meeting on the issue, according to Canada’s National Energy Board. “The Energy East Mo..
Uganda Grants 8 Oil Production Licenses to Total, Tullow
Uganda’s government on Tuesday issued eight oil production licenses to two foreign companies, moving the East African country closer to becoming a producer of crude.Five of the licenses were granted to Britain’s Tullow Oil while France’s Total was given three, after years of regulatory delays and ta..
Phillips 66 Partners to Acquire South Louisiana NGL Logistics Assets
Houston-based Phillips 66 Partners will acquire a southeast Louisiana natural gas liquids (NGL) logistics system from Chevron, which includes about 500 miles of pipelines and a storage cavern connecting multiple fractionation facilities. Among the assets is the 300-mile, bi-directional TENDS Pipeli..
Regulator: Dakota Access Pipeline Worker Killed in Accident
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A man working on the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline was killed in an apparent accident in western North Dakota, a state regulator said Saturday. North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Brian Kalk said the man, whose name has not been released, died of his injuries Frid..
Biden Reveals U.S. Opposition to Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
Comments made by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday indicate that the United States believed the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that would have connected Europe to Russia was a “bad deal” for European Countries, a new report by Reuters says. Gazprom, one of Russia’s major state-run energy companies,..
Lengthy Construction Delay of Iowa Pipeline Denied
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Utilities Board denied Thursday a request by a group of landowners to halt construction of an oil pipeline beyond this week. The three-member board voted in a brief afternoon meeting against a lengthy stay of construction of the Dakota Access pipeline on parcels of ..
UGI Energy Begins Construction of Sunbury Pipeline
UGI Energy Services celebrated the start of construction on its Sunbury Pipeline with a groundbreaking ceremony in central Pennsylvania near the Panda Hummel Station power plant it will serve. The 35-mile-long pipeline will carry natural gas from the Transco interstate pipeline in eastern Lycoming ..
Oil Pipeline Subject of Federal Hearing, Small Work Stoppage
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Texas company that’s building an oil pipeline across four states was told Wednesday by the Iowa Utilities Board to stay away from the properties of 15 Iowa landowners until Monday to give board time to review legal issues involving a lawsuit. Also Wednesday, a federal judge ..
Dominion-Questar Merger Moves Closer After Approval From Utah PSC
The Public Service Commission of Utah has approved the merger between Dominion Resources, Inc. and Questar Corporation, subject to terms and conditions of an agreed settlement stipulation. With this action, the final regulatory approval needed to complete the merger is pending with the Wyoming Publi..
Judge Moves Pipeline Protest Hearing, Says Sides Should Meet
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A federal judge has postponed a hearing on whether a preliminary injunction should be issued to prevent protesters in North Dakota from interfering with construction of an oil pipeline. U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland moved the hearing scheduled on Thursday to Sept. 8. The ..
Russia-Iran-Turkey Alliance Could Change Energy Dynamics For Good
A new strategic axis is forming in the Middle East, and this axis could play a transformative role in the region, upsetting the longstanding balance of power. Ankara has apologized to Moscow for the shooting down of a fighter plane last year. Iran and Russia have both condemned the July coup attempt..
Pennsylvania DEP Fines Pipeline Companies for Modifying Construction Plans Without Proper Approval
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has fined CNX Gas Company LLC (CNX) and CONE Midstream Partners LP (CONE) for not constructing pipelines as approved in their permits with the agency. CNX was directly fined $139,000 and CONE was fined $45,000 for violating the state’s Cl..
FBI to Probe Laser Beam Incident at Pipeline Protest Site
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The FBI has been called to investigate a laser beam allegedly being aimed at the cockpit of an airplane that was doing surveillance of an ongoing oil pipeline protest in southern North Dakota. Morton County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Donnell Preskey says the alleged incident..
Judge Denies Iowa Landowners' Request to Halt Pipeline Work
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A district court judge on Monday denied a request by Iowa landowners to immediately halt construction of a $3.8 billion oil pipeline on 15 parcels of their land, saying they must first talk to state regulators. A state law written in 1998 says the Iowa Utilities Board must c..
Natural Gas Blamed in Aug. 10 Apartment Explosion
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A buildup of natural gas caused an explosion and fire that killed seven people and injured dozens of others at a Maryland apartment building Aug. 10, investigators said Friday. The exact cause of the explosion remains under investigation, but Daniel Board, special agent in..
7 People Detained in Plot to Bomb Georgian Gas Pipeline
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s intelligence agency says it has detained seven people suspected of plotting an attack on a gas pipeline that carries Russian gas to Armenia. The State Security Service said in a statement on Monday that it detained five people on Saturday who were planning to bomb ..
- Phillips 66 to Shut LA Oil Refinery, Ending Major Gasoline Output Amid Supply Concerns
- FERC Sides with Williams in Texas-Louisiana Pipeline Dispute with Energy Transfer
- U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Kinder Morgan’s Tennessee Pipeline Permits
- ConocoPhillips Eyes Sale of $1 Billion Permian Assets Amid Marathon Acquisition
- Valero Considers All Options, Including Sale, for California Refineries Amid Regulatory Pressure
- U.S. LNG Export Growth Faces Uncertainty as Trump’s Tariff Proposal Looms, Analysts Say
- Marathon Oil to Lay Off Over 500 Texas Workers Ahead of ConocoPhillips Merger
- Valero Considers All Options, Including Sale, for California Refineries Amid Regulatory Pressure
- Another Major U.S. Oil Refinery Shutting Down as Lyondell Confirms Houston Closure
- Chevron CEO Wirth Under Fire as Hess Deal Delay Drags Down Stock Performance
