Pipeline
Iowa Regulators Reject Request to Fast Track Oil Pipeline
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — State regulators have rejected a Texas-based company’s request to expedite a permit to build the so-called Bakken oil pipeline through 18 counties in Iowa. The Des Moines Register reports that the Iowa Utilities Board issued an order Friday refusing to grant the motion..
CO2 Corrosion Prediction: Consider the Need for Validation
Carbon dioxide (CO2) corrosion modeling software is used by asset owners, contractors and consultants in the oil and gas industry to predict the CO2 corrosion rate at both the design and operation phases of pipelines and well tubing. Prediction results from a dozen CO2 corrosion models are known to ..
NACE International’s IMPACT Breaks New Ground in the Study of Corrosion Management
Over past decades there have been significant studies in various parts of the world on the cost of corrosion and how it affects a country’s economy. The often-cited 2002 study, “Corrosion Costs and Preventive Strategies in the United States,”1 revealed that the total annual estimated direct cost of ..
Pipeline Pigs – You Have Got to be Kidding!
Even today, a lot of people laugh when you talk about putting a pig in a pipeline. And it takes a good 15 minutes to explain what they do and what they look like! There are an estimated 18-20 manufactures of pipeline pigs, most residing in the United States, with an estimated annual global market s..
Pipeline Industry Leaders to Produce Safety Leadership Training Program
Caterpillar, in collaboration with PipeLine Machinery International, Inc. (PLM) and a group of industry leading companies, is now offering the Pipeline Safety Leadership Program, a first-of-its-kind training course produced specifically for pipeliners. With a focus on personal accountability for saf..
SwRI-Designed Computer Model Predicts Corrosion Risks
Oil and gas pipelines crisscross the nation beneath critical infrastructure, such as highways, railroads and waterways, as well as passing through population centers. Because over half of U.S. pipelines date to the 1950s and 1960s, corrosion prevention and related repairs are increasingly important ..
Creating an Environmentally Friendly Pipeline
With the advent of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and Clean Water Act of 1972, environmental quality, protection and enhancement have been at the forefront of proposed pipeline activities for nearly a half century. Considerable effort and coordination goes into planning pipeline proj..
Improving Pipeline Corrosion Protection Systems with Computer Simulation
Computer-modeling technology has developed over a number of years and is now widely used to verify the performance of cathodic protection (CP) systems used in combination with coatings to manage the corrosion risk to underground assets. Modeling can be used to verify the protection provided by the ..
AOPL-API Report Finds Pipeline System Growing
During the past five years U.S. crude oil pipeline mileage has grown by 22% for an increase of 12,000 miles – or to think of it another way, about the distance covered in two round-trips between Seattle, WA and Tampa, FL. “In the time the Keystone XL pipeline was under review, we built the equivale..
Considering Corrosion Allowances for High-Strength Steels
Due to great chemistry and metallurgical innovations of the steel industry, higher strength steels have made significant strides, in specified minimum yield strength (SMYS), wall thickness control, toughness and weight per foot. However, one significant factor in these great improvements was no con..
Apache Faces More Charges in Canada over Safety
The Alberta Energy Regulator said Apache could be slapped with a penalty of up to $2.5 million for a spill in northwestern Alberta two years ago. In that incident, contaminated water spilled about 40 km from Whitecourt, affecting a nearby creek. Apache has been charged on five counts under the Pipel..
New Pipeline Company Targets Increased Use of Natural Gas
Warren Equity Partners, a middle market private equity firm, is partnering with Multifuels, L.P. to build a midstream pipeline platform based in Houston. As part of the transaction, Multifuels, L.P. is contributing an existing natural gas pipeline that supplies a utility service area in Texas, and W..
Rubio Speaks Welders’ Language in NH Campaign Stop
When Sen. Marco Rubio, in a recent Republican presidential debate, argued that American colleges weren’t equipping their students for the job market, he said, “The world needs less philosophers and more welders.” That remark, picked up by the Wall Street Journal, was music to the ears of Kyle Reaga..
Q & A: We Can Win This, John Davies Tells Oil & Gas
John Davies, CEO and chairman of California-based Davies Public Affairs, warms to challenges, and that’s good news for the beleaguered energy industry which needs an eloquent and forceful advocate who can speak to the public. Davies has been active throughout the U.S. as a speaker at numerous confer..
Direct Pipe Installation Solves Canal Crossing Challenges
Experience and expertise are important on all construction projects, especially when safely and successfully pushing the limits of an emerging technology. Michels Corporation combined the two by using the Direct Pipe methodology to complete a 4,038-foot installation of a 48-inch natural gas pipe in ..
Ins and Outs of Pipeline Coating
The global pipeline coatings and application services market is worth about $5.5 billion a year, according to Noru Tsali at Ami Consulting. Current market conditions are stormy, owing to low oil prices that depress demand for new pipelines, terrorist activities in Libya, Nigeria and Iraq, financial ..
Enbridge Acquires Gas Plants/Pipelines in British Columbia
Enbridge Inc. announced a $538 million acquisition of Tupper Main and Tupper West gas plants and associated pipelines in northeastern B.C. from the Canadian subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corp. “This acquisition fits extremely well with Enbridge’s low-risk value proposition and supports our key priority ..
Fluor Awarded Cutbank Ridge Partnership Sweet Gas Plant Project in Canada
Cutbank Ridge Partnership selected Fluor to execute engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) for Saturn 15-27 Phase 2 Sweet Gas Plant Project near Dawson Creek, British Columbia. The project is part of the Cutbank Ridge Partnership Program to develop natural gas and natural gas li..
Grand Mesa Pipeline to Hold Open Season in 2Q 2016
NGL Energy Partners’ subsidiary, NGL Energy Partners LP, will conducting another open season for its 20-inch pipeline that originates at Lucerne/Riverside, CO and will deliver at least two grades of crude oil from the DJ Basin into NGL’s facilities at Cushing, OK. Grand Mesa expects the open season ..
Howard Energy Partners Proposes 287-Mile Products Pipeline from Texas to Mexico
Howard Midstream Energy Partners’ subsidiary, Dos Aguilas, LLC, plan to permit, construct and operate the Dos Águilas project, an open-access system of refined products terminals and pipelines spanning from Corpus Christi to northern Mexico. The 287-mile Dos Águilas project will offer direct and se..
Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Review
Kinder Morgan has not met the conditions set by British Columbia for expansion of its Trans Mountain pipeline, according to findings the B.C. environment minister submitted to Canada’s National Energy Board. The original Trans Mountain Pipeline was built in 1953 and continues to operate. Expansion ..
Marcellus Producer Asks Approval of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Chief Oil & Gas LLC, one of the customers supporting Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC‘s proposed Atlantic Sunrise pipeline, said Marcellus producers are in desperate need and urged FERC to “promptly approve” the project. “The Atlantic Sunrise project is a critical pathway to connect Marcellus..
McDermott Wins Contract in Gulf
McDermott International, Inc. was awarded a subsea umbilical and flowline installation contract by Anadarko in support of its Phase II development of the Caesar/Tonga field in the Gulf of Mexico. Caesar/Tonga Phase II will be developed as a subsea tieback to the Anadarko-operated Constitution spar ..
Mountain Valley to Supply Markets In Northeastern U.S.
Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC and Consolidated Edison, Inc. announced their intent to deliver natural gas to industrial and consumer end-use markets located in the growing demand areas of the Northeast. The 20-year transportation agreement with ConEd is for 250,000 Dth/d of firm capacity on proposed..
Right-Of-Way Clearing Begins for Constitution Pipeline
Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC received authorization from FERC to proceed with limited tree felling activities along its pipeline right-of-way in Pennsylvania. The authorization is a significant milestone and major step forward for the pipeline designed to transport enough natural gas to serve ..
Siting Permit Awarded for Dakota Access Pipeline
The North Dakota Public Service Commission approved the siting permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline, which has been under review for over a year. The pipeline is to be built by Dakota Access LLC, a subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners. The 1,134-mile, 30-inch pipeline will connect the Bakken and ..
Subsea Engineering Associates Win Baltic Gas Project
Australia’s Subsea Engineering Associates Pty Ltd. (SEA) was awarded design, procurement and construction management for the Baltic Gas Project in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea for Baltic Gas Sp. The scope of work includes over 110 km of subsea pipelines, HDD shore crossings, pre- and post-la..
TransCanada to Link 2,000-Mile Pipeline Network to Magellan Pipelines in Texas
TransCanada plans to connect with Magellan Midstream Partners’ oil pipelines that serve refineries in the Houston area – a connection that could potentially supply oil shipped on TransCanada’s international Keystone system. The $50 million project calls for a 9-mile, 24-inch pipeline linking the ter..
FERC Investigates Possible Overcharging at 4 Pipelines
It is not unprecedented for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to investigate potential overcharging at pipelines, as it announced it was doing in January. But it doesn’t happen frequently, just three other times since 2009. The agency announced Jan. 21 that it will initiate Natural Ga..
Liquid Pipeline Safety Proposal Criticized from All Sides
Reaction to the PHMSA’s proposed rule (NPRM) to tighten liquid pipeline safety regulations has run along predictable lines. The pipelines think the proposal is too expansive and expensive. The environmental community and some notable safety experts believe the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety..
- 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
