Pipeline
Open Season Launched for Spire STL Pipeline
Spire Inc. has launched an open season to broadly solicit commercial interest in capacity for the Spire STL Pipeline. Open season bids are due by August 19, 2016 for service beginning as early as November 1, 2018. The proposed 70-mile steel pipeline would interconnect to the Rockies Express Pipelin..
Enterprise Products Partners Natural Gas Plant Could Restart by Year's End
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Pascagoula natural gas processing plant heavily damaged by a June 27 explosion could restart operations before the end of the year. James Teague, CEO of Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners LP, made the comments Thursday to investors during a conference call after the ..
Erskine Production Resumes Following Pipeline Blockage
Serica Energy has resumed oil and gas production from the Erskine field following the clearance of a pipeline blockage and the completion of scheduled maintenance works on the Lomond platform. The pipeline blockage, which occurred earlier this year in the Lomond to Everest condensate export l..
Nigeria Loses 700,000 bpd Crude Output To Militant Attacks
Recent military attacks on oil infrastructure in Nigeria have dragged the country’s daily crude production down by 700,000 barrels per day (bpd), figures by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) show. Nigeria’s oil output is currently 1.5 million bpd compared to what would be a regular..
Sheehan Fleet Featured at Huge Auction
Two of the longest-running pipeline companies in the United States will be selling their entire fleets, Sept. 28-29, in Columbus, OH in what will be Ritchie Bros.’ largest-ever pipeline equipment auction. Most of the inventory will be that of Tulsa, OK’s Sheehan Pipeline Construction Company, which..
FERC OK’s Williams Partners’ New York, Virginia Expansions
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Williams Partners applications for both the New York Bay Expansion and the Virginia Southside II Expansion projects. The New York Bay Expansion will serve distribution demand in New York City, while the Virginia Southside II Expansion will hel..
Standing Rock Sioux Sues Corps of Engineers Over Oil Pipeline Permits
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is suing federal regulators for approving permits for a $3.8 billion pipeline that will move oil from North Dakota to Illinois. Tribal officials filed the lawsuit Wednesday against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps issued permits for the..
SapuraKencana Awarded TANAP contract
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad has secured a $510 million contract for the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline from TANAP Doğalgaz İletim A.S. The contract, awarded to SapuraKencana via its wholly-owned subsidiary company, SapuraKencana TL Offshore Sdn. Bhd. is for the Engineering, Procurement, Co..
Coast Guard: Abandoned Pipe Leaks Oil in Southeast Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cleanup was underway Tuesday on an oil spill caused by a leak from an abandoned pipeline in southeast Louisiana waters. The Coast Guard says the leak happened in an abandoned pipeline near marshland along Lake Grand Ecaille. The area of coastal marshes and open water is about 60 ..
European Development Bank Considers Funding Gas Pipeline
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is looking to support financially the development of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline, which plans to bring gas across the Balkans and on to Italy. President Suma Chakrabarti told Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama during a visit ..
Canada to Ban Rail Cars Involved in Fiery Crash
MONTREAL (AP) – Canada’s transport minister says the rail car model involved in a fiery crash that killed 47 people in Quebec three years ago will no longer be allowed to transport oil in Canada as of Nov. 1. Marc Garneau said Monday that older tankers, called DOT-111 cars, and a version jacketed w..
Phillips 66 Partners Acquires Larger Interest in Explorer Pipeline
Phillips 66 Partners will acquire an additional 2.5% equity interest in Explorer Pipeline Company, bringing Phillips holdings to about 22%. Explorer serves more than 70 cities in 16 states and owns 1,830 miles of pipeline transporting gasoline, diesel, fuel oil and jet fuel with an average flow of ..
Environmentalists Take Aim at TransCanada Pipeline Project
BOSTON (AP) — Environmentalists are again taking aim at the company that proposed the Keystone XL pipeline — this time for another of its projects they fear would send hundreds of supertankers laden with crude oil down the Atlantic coast to refineries in Texas and Louisiana. TransCanada is behind t..
Dakota Access Pipeline Gets Federal Permit Approvals in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Texas company planning a crude oil pipeline that will cut across Iowa received the final federal permit approvals Tuesday needed to proceed with construction. Documents posted by the Iowa Utilities Board show the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved 60 river crossings i..
Turkey Ready to Resume Pipeline Project with Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — Turkey’s economy minister says the country is ready to resume work on building a gas pipeline from Russia, a project that was suspended amid tensions between the two countries. The project, called Turkish Stream, would bring gas from Russia to Turkey, from where it could be distribute..
Developers Seek More Time to Build Constitution Pipeline
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Constitution Pipeline Company is asking federal regulators for more time to build a 124-mile natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania’s shale fields to eastern New York. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a permit for the pipeline in December 2014 on condition..
Workers: Force Majeure at ExxonMobil Nigeria May Last Weeks
WARRI, Nigeria (AP) — The force majeure — or freedom from contractual obligations because of extraordinary circumstances — declared by ExxonMobil on Nigeria’s largest crude stream could last a month because of extensive damage to its 300,000 barrel-a-day Qua Iboe export terminal, workers of the U.S...
SapuraKencana Petroleum Awarded Mexican Pipeline Contract
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad’s wholly-owned subsidiary company, SapuraKencana Mexicana S.A.P.I. de C.V., has been awarded a contract with a value of approximately USD 113 million for the procurement and construction of a 36-inch sour gas pipeline in Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico by Pemex Exp..
Turkmenistan to Hold Summit on European Gas
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — A Turkish diplomat says the presidents of Turkey, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan are set to meet to lay groundwork on possible future deliveries of natural gas from Turkmenistan to Europe. Mustafa Kapucu, Turkey’s envoy to Turkmenistan, said Friday that the three-wa..
Husky Energy Says Crude Oil Leaked into River
MAIDSTONE, Saskatchewan (AP) — Canadian energy company Husky Energy says between 52,834 gallons (200,000 liters) and 66,043 gallons (250,000 liters) of crude oil and other material has leaked into the North Saskatchewan River in west-central Canada. Husky Energy said Friday that booms are being use..
FERC Issues Draft EIS for PennEast Pipeline Project
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has released a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the PennEast Pipeline Project proposed by PennEast Pipeline Company, LLC. The EIS has been prepared in compliance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council ..
Russia May Take Bourgas-Alexandroupolis Pipeline Off Shelf
An oil pipeline project that was suspended due to financial problems a few years ago may once again be on the agenda because of the latest events in Turkey. Bourgas-Alexandroupolis was conceived of as an alternative to transporting crude from Russia to the world via the Bosphorus strait, a congeste..
Water Midstream Completes Saltwater Pipeline Disposal Extension
Dallas-based Water Midstream Partners completed the southern extension to its Midland County, TX commercial pipeline system, connecting new oil and gas wells inside and adjacent to the city of Midland to its Saltwater Disposal Well on State Highway 158. The extension bring the pipeline system to 9...
Feds Order More Upgrades to Spectra Pipelines After Blast
GREENSBURG, Pa (AP) – A federal agency has ordered a natural gas pipeline company to upgrade three lines buried in western Pennsylvania, including one that has corrosion similar to a fourth line that blew up in April, scorching some 40 acres. The Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration..
New Mexico Gas Co. Plans Natural Gas Pipeline to Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico Gas Co. says it’ll seek a federal permit to begin building a natural gas pipeline from southern New Mexico to Mexico. Company spokesman Teala Kail says the $5 million project would extend the company’s existing pipeline in Santa Teresa about five miles to the U.S..
Enbridge to Pay $61M Penalty for 2010 Michigan Oil Spill
Enbridge Energy Partners will pay a $61 million penalty for the costliest inland oil spill in U.S. history — a pipeline rupture in southwestern Michigan that polluted a nearly 40-mile stretch of the Kalamazoo River, federal officials said Wednesday. The settlement between U.S. government agencies a..
Different Perspective on Custody Transfer Measurement
Custody transfer measurement in the petroleum industry has been described many ways. It’s been called “an accuracy in measurement both the buyers and sellers can agree upon,” or sometimes described as “the best that can be achieved to meet the contract conditions.” There are many other descriptions ..
Delays in Pipeline Projects Costs Canada's Economy, Governments Billions a Year
Barriers to building pipelines that would allow Canadian producers to diversify their sales result in prices that are 20 to 30 per cent below the world price of West Texas Intermediate, costing Canada’s economy and governments billions in foregone revenues, finds a new study by the Fraser Institute,..
Duke Energy CEO: Buyout Foresees Greater Natural Gas Demand
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Duke Energy Corp.’s purchase of Piedmont Natural Gas Co. will create a company with the financial resources to expand the distribution of natural gas across the country as utilities shift further away from coal to the cleaner-burning fuel, the chief executive of the country’s la..
Hearing Set in Tioga on Proposed $4.5 Million Oil Pipeline
TIOGA, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota regulators have scheduled a public hearing in Tioga later this month on a proposed $4.5 million oil pipeline in Williams County. Hess North Dakota Export Logistics LLC is seeking a permit for the new Energy Transfer Partners Pipeline project. The proposed 12-inch dia..
- 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
