Pipeline
Steel City Becoming Energy Research Center
Pittsburgh is repackaging itself as an energy innovation city, with new research facilities ramping up at the University of Pittsburgh. The new Energy Innovation Center will be a place where private industry, universities and foundations come together to work on research in a space that hosts job tr..
Understanding Both Sides of the Infrastructure Issue
A new book should be at the top of the reading list for everyone in the industry. It’s entitled The Green and the Black, The Complete Story of the Shale Revolution, the Fight over Fracking, and the Future of Energy, by Gary Sernovitz, a managing director of an oil and gas private equity firm in New ..
Columbia Pipeline Group Reaches 99% Availability
Changes to the oil and gas industry in the United States have put pressure on transmission companies to optimize their systems, add flexibility and respond more quickly to a fluctuating industry landscape. While many companies in the industry have been struggling to change, others have been more for..
Low Commodity Prices: Redrawing Midstream Financial Picture
As energy commodity prices continued flat-lining at the start of 2016, a favored financial tool of the midstream oil and natural gas sector – the master limited partnership (MLP) – was under siege, buffeted by skeptical Wall Street analysts and wary unitholders alike. A financial staple that had he..
St. Louis Gets an Upgrade: Laclede Replaces 235 Miles of Pipelines
Like many utilities operating in urban areas, The Laclede Group is faced with aging infrastructure. The company is tackling this challenge head on by undertaking a major upgrade to natural gas distribution systems operated by its three subsidiaries: Laclede Gas in St. Louis, Missouri Gas Energy in ..
Constitution Pipeline Updates In-Service Date
Cabot Oil & Gas announced the Constitution Pipeline Co. has pushed back its projected in-service from the fourth quarter of 2016 to the second half of 2017. The adjustment is to ensure compliance with the environmental conditions of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Fish and W..
Medallion Begins West Texas Expansion
After a successful binding open season, Medallion Pipeline is moving forward on an expansion of its West Texas crude system. The project involves 49 miles of new pipeline in Howard County to an interconnect on Medallion’s Wolfcamp connector mainline in Glasscock County to transport 45,000 bpd of cru..
Monterra Energy to Build Mexican Pipeline
Monterra Energy is planning a refined products pipeline to improve efficiency and competition in central Mexico. The midstream company said it has an equity commitment from KKR, a global investment firm specializing in the development and acquisition of midstream infrastructure in Mexico. The proje..
NEB Re-Opens Public Energy East Hearing
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) re-opened the Energy East application to participate process (ATP) for a three-week period, running through April 20. Energy East is a 2,795-mile pipeline designed to carry 1.1 MMbpd of crude oil from Alberta and Saskatchewan to refineries in Eastern Canada. The..
Coastal GasLink Pipeline Receives All Remaining Construction Permits
TransCanada received the last two of 10 pipeline and facilities permits required from the BC Oil and Gas Commission (OGC) for the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project. The project now has approval for construction and operation of the proposed pipeline and related facilities. The $4.8 billion pipeline ..
PHMSA Extends Comment Period for Natural Gas Transmission Pipelines
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) pushed back the deadline for comments on the proposed natural gas transmission rule until July 7. The proposed regulations would update critical safety requirements for natural gas transmission pipelines and expand risk-based safety..
Possible Flaw in Weld Coating Cited in PA Pipeline Incident
Investigators have found evidence of corrosion on a natural gas pipeline that exploded in a massive fireball in Pennsylvania last week, scorching trees a quarter-mile away, damaging homes and burning a fleeing homeowner, the federal pipeline safety agency said Wednesday. The cause of Friday’s blast..
Consumers Energy Ups Investment in Michigan Natural Gas System
Consumers Energy is investing nearly $225 million to enhance safety and reliability of its natural gas system throughout lower Michigan. This year’s commitment includes infrastructure replacement projects across the state, upgrades to compressor and pressure regulation facilities, and upgrades to a..
Sunbury Pipeline Receives FERC Approval
UGI Sunbury, a subsidiary of UGI Energy Services, received a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to construct and operate the 35-mile-long Sunbury Pipeline in central Pennsylvania. The pipeline, comprised of 20-inch steel pipeline and..
Natural Gas Pipeline Explodes, Burns Man at Nearby Home
A natural gas explosion at a Pennsylvania pipeline complex sent flames hundreds of feet into the air on Friday and burned a nearby home, injuring the man who lived there, officials said. The state Department of Environmental Protection said the blast was traced to a 36-inch pipeline, which exploded..
Crimson Pipeline Completes Acquisition of New Pipeline System
Crimson Pipeline, LLC has expanded transportation services to the Central and Northern California crude oil markets with its subsidiary’s acquisition of KLM Pipeline (and ancillary assets) and Western San Joaquin Laterals (WSJ) from Chevron Pipe Line Company (CPL). The KLM Pipeline transports crud..
Jacobs Wins Contract for Tuxpan-Tula Project in Mexico
Jacobs Engineering Group received a contract for detailed engineering of facilities associated with the Tuxpan-Tula Pipeline Project in Mexico. As subcontractor for pipeline facilities, Jacobs is providing engineering, procurement and field engineering support for the installation of a compressor s..
American Midstream Acquires Gulf of Mexico Gas Gathering Interest
American Midstream Partners bought a 66.7% interest in the 100-mile Okeanos pipeline, a gas gathering system located in the Gulf of Mexico, from an affiliate of the partnership’s general partner. The acquisition complements the company’s existing offshore infrastructure and strengthens its in offsho..
Uganda: Hope for Oil Production by 2018 after Pipeline Deal
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A Ugandan official says hopes to produce crude oil by 2018 have been boosted by an agreement to build a pipeline through Tanzania to Tanga port. Bukenya Matovu, spokesman for Uganda’s energy ministry, said Tuesday the agreement with Tanzania comes after months of uncertainty ..
Enbridge $7.5 Billlion Pipeline Replacement Gains Conditional Approval
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Canada’s National Energy Board has granted conditional approval to a massive Enbridge Inc., project to replace a pipeline that would enable more Canadian crude to flow into the U.S. The $7.5-billion Line 3 Replacement project involves rebuilding a 1031-mile (1,660-kilometer)..
Despite Rejected Permit, Partners ‘Committed’ to Constitution Pipeline
Constitution Pipeline Company officials said Monday they remain steadfastly committed to pursuing the federally approved energy infrastructure project, despite the recent decision by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) to deny a critical permit for the 124-mile Const..
Pembina Pipeline Gains Regulatory OK for Phase III Expansion
Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline received approval from the Alberta Energy Regulator for the construction of two 270-km, 24- and 16-inch pipelines between Fox Creek and Namao. The project is part of the company’s Phase 3 Expansions. Once complete, Pembina will have four pipelines in the Fox Creek-to-..
Kinder Morgan Suspends Plans for NED in New England
Kinder Morgan canceled its $3.1 billion Northeast Direct pipeline project, which was scheduled to bring gas to Boston and the New England area starting in 2018. In July, Kinder Morgan’s board authorized subsidiary Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGP) to move forward with the project’s “market path” segment..
Medallion Pipeline Launches Binding Open Season
Medallion Pipeline announced a binding open season through May 11 for firm transportation capacity on the fifth major expansion of the company’s existing crude oil pipeline system. The expansion project is expected to begin full commercial operations in the third quarter, although certain segments ..
Emerson to Upgrade Mexico’s Gas Pipeline Infrastructure
Mexican oil and gas giant Pemex and ENGIE, a French energy company, have selected Emerson to help upgrade and expand Mexico’s gas pipeline infrastructure. The $8.9 million project is part of Mexico’s energy reform initiative. Because existing natural gas availability is expected to fall short of dem..
Subsea 7 Awarded Contract Off Egypt
Subsea 7 S.A. is working under a contract from BP, and partner DEA (Deutsche Erdoel AG), to development of the Giza, Fayoum and Raven subsea fields offshore Alexandria, Egypt. This is the second phase of the West Nile Delta project, where the field development will be at depths of up to 800 meters. ..
After 7-Year Run, Sequent Tops Tenaska Among Capacity Traders
Sequent Energy Management became the first capacity trader in seven years to beat out Tenaska in Capacity Center’s annual Top 20 report, as seven companies dropped out of the 2015 rankings altogether. Houston-based Sequent, a subsidiary of AGL Resources, traded an average daily equivalent capacity ..
Property Values Unaffected by Presence of Pipelines, New Report Finds
Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal The presence of an underground natural gas transmission pipeline does not affect the sales prices or value of residential properties, according to a new study, “Pipeline Impact to Property Value and Property Insurability,” conducted by Integra Realty Resources on b..
Q&A: A Day in the Life of an Ironworker
It pays to learn a trade. That’s a story that Chris Jania can talk about. Jania, 43, has been a member of the Ironworkers Local Union 84 for 20 years and has been involved in a number of energy-related projects because he took the time to learn his craft, and learn it well. A Sagittarius, Jania emb..
Upstream Debt May Put Pipelines Under Pressure
Just like everything else, the bankruptcy river flows downstream, and as upstream players look to pass their debt burdens onto midstream operations through a rash of Chapter 11 filings, investors are wondering what is going to happen to all the pipelines as the industry continues to batten down the ..
- 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
