Pipeline
TransCanada Launches Open Season on New Mainline Tolling Option
TransCanada Corporation has launched an open season for binding commitments on a new, long-term, fixed-price proposal to flow natural gas along the Canadian Mainline from the Empress receipt point in Alberta to the Dawn hub in Southern Ontario. The proposal is intended to allow Western Canadian Sed..
Cushing Pipeline Suspension Gets Extended
Plains All American Pipeline, the operator of the biggest pipeline carrying crude from the Permian to Cushing, Oklahoma, said it has extended the suspension of the pipeline due to problems with pressure. The announcement was made on Thursday, the day when the pipeline was to be restarted after a 10-..
Energy-Related CO2 Emissions for First Six Months of 2016 are Lowest Since 1991
U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions totaled 2,530 million metric tons in the first six months of 2016. This was the lowest emissions level for the first six months of the year since 1991, as mild weather and changes in the fuels used to generate electricity contributed to the decline ..
EQT Midstream Acquires Transmission, Storage and Gathering Assets
EQT Midstream Partners acquired the Allegheny Valley Connector (AVC) transmission and storage system, along with several Marcellus gathering systems from EQT Corporation for $275 million in cash, effective Oct. 1. The assets include 209 miles of transmission pipeline and 11 Bcf of working gas storag..
Oklahoma Natural Gas to Pay More Than $1M in Fines Over Explosion
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Natural Gas must pay more than $1 million in fines after a gas explosion destroyed one home and damaged about 50 others in Oklahoma City. One person was burned and two people were treated for breathing problems in the Jan. 2 explosion. ONG agreed Wednesday to pay $1.0..
Five Senators Ask Obama to Halt Dakota Access Pipeline for Full Review
(AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and four other Democratic senators are asking President Barack Obama to halt construction of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline until a full environmental review can be completed. In a statement, the senators said Thursday the request is due to a federal appeal..
Turkey, Israel to Consider Building Gas Pipeline
ISTANBUL (AP) — Israel and Turkey will consider building a pipeline that would carry Israeli natural gas to Turkey and onward to European markets, Israel’s energy minister said Thursday, during a first visit by an Israeli minister since the countries ended a six-year rift this summer. Yuval Steinit..
IL&FS Engineering Services Awarded Pipeline Laying Contract
IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited (IL&FS Engineering Services) has received the Fax of Acceptance (FOA) from Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) for Laying and Construction of Pipeline along with Associated Facilities of Section II Pipeline from Chainage 159.70 Km. to Receiving Te..
Dedicated Activists: The Next Big Threat For North-American Oil
Oil producers and pipeline developers are having a rough time trying to get their product to market, running into resistance from protestors and seeing projects fall by the wayside. The latest came from Royal Dutch Shell, backed out of a plan last week to build an oil train terminal in Washington S..
Technip Awarded Contract for Dvalin Subsea Development
Technip Awarded Contract for Dvalin Subsea Development
Companies Say Activists Didn't Stop Oil Delivery
Companies Say Activists Didn’t Stop Oil Delivery
Study to Look at Impact of Pipeline Construction on Farmland
CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio State University plans to launch a study in conjunction with the construction of a 215-mile petroleum pipeline that stretches from eastern Ohio to the Michigan border. The Plain Dealer in Cleveland reports the Utopia East pipeline will transport 50,000 barrels a day of ethane ..
Dakota Access Pipeline Work to Resume in Protest Area
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The company building the four-state Dakota Access pipeline plans to resume construction on private land near Lake Oahe in North Dakota, where protests supporting tribal rights have endured for months. The statement early Tuesday from Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners comes ..
Turkey, Russia Sign Gas Pipeline Deal as Ties Improve
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey and Russia on Monday signed a deal to build a gas pipeline from Russia as the two countries pressed ahead with efforts to normalize ties. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan watched as their countries’ energy ministers sealed an intergo..
Corps Won't Allow Pipeline Work on Federal Land
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Corps of Engineers says it won’t yet authorize construction of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline on federal land in southern North Dakota. The corps also is asking Energy Transfer Partners to respect the government’s earlier request that it voluntarily stop constructio..
Court: Construction Can Resume on Small Stretch Of Dakota Access Pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Sunday opened the door for construction to resume on a small stretch of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline while it considers an appeal by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The ruling removed a temporary injunction that halted work on the project. T..
Putin, Erdogan Voice Support for Gas Pipeline Project
ISTANBUL (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Turkey on Monday voiced support for the construction of a gas pipeline, a plan that was suspended amid tensions between the two countries. In separate addresses to the World Energy Congress, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tay..
Request Would Boost Dakota Access Pipeline to at Least 470K Barrels Daily
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — A sixth pipeline company has applied for a permit to become a part of the growing Dakota Access pipeline project. The Williston Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2dkiE12 ) that if it’s approved, it would add 30,000 barrels of oil to the four-state pipeline, meaning it’d be the la..
Pipeline Outage Could Lead To Another Gasoline Price Spike
Gasoline prices in the U.S. Southeast spiked in September after a major gasoline pipeline suffered a leak and was forced to temporarily shut down. The Southeast may see gasoline prices rise again because the problems with the pipeline are not over. The Colonial Pipeline is a 2.5 million barrel per ..
Wolf Midstream Inc. Signs Agreement to Acquire 50% Interest in Access Pipeline in Alberta for $1.4 Billion
Calgary-based Wolf Midstream will acquire a 50% ownership interest in Access Pipeline from Devon Energy for $1.4 billion. The Access system includes pipelines transporting blended bitumen and diluent between the Christina Lake area of northeastern Alberta and Edmonton. Under the terms of the contrac..
Major Work Planned on Leaky Wyoming Gas Pipeline
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – A pipeline company plans to replace portions of a northeast Wyoming natural gas pipeline that has had two recent leaks, including one that shut down a highway for more than two hours, though what caused the problems might not become publicly known. None of the government agenc..
Judges Ask Tough Questions in Dakota Access Pipeline Appeal
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court panel had tough questions Wednesday for opponents of the $3.8 billion, four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline who are arguing to keep a temporary stop of construction in place for a small stretch in North Dakota. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appe..
API Highlights Importance of Maintaining Rule of Law to Infrastructure Projects
API Midstream Group Director Robin Rorick underscored the importance of maintaining the rule of law and the benefits of increased infrastructure as the D.C. Circuit of Appeals heard oral arguments on the Dakota Access Pipeline. “Building on America’s 21st century energy renaissance – and the consum..
West Virginia Regulators to Hear Mountaineer Gas Pipeline Expansion Plan
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia regulators are conducting a two-day hearing on Mountaineer Gas Co.’s proposed $45 million natural gas distribution line expansion in the Eastern Panhandle. The hearing before the state Public Service Commission is set to begin Wednesday in Charleston. The dis..
Dakota Access Pipeline Case set for DC Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — A three-judge federal appeals court panel is set to hear a dispute over the $3.8 billion four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is being asked to keep a temporary stop of construction in place while the Standing Rock S..
Line Fill for Grand Mesa Pipeline Begins; Commercial Operations Set for Nov. 1
NGL Energy Partners’ Grand Mesa pipeline began line fill for its newly constructed crude oil pipeline system from Weld County, CO to Cushing, OK, with commercial service expected to start on schedule Nov. 1. Construction of the $18 million Lucerne and Riverside origin stations in Colorado and the co..
Ohio Valley Connector Initiates Transportation Service from West Virginia
EQT Midstream Partners began service Oct. 1 on the Ohio Valley Connector, which provides natural gas transportation service from northern West Virginia to Clarington, OH. The 37-mile pipeline, an extension of the existing Equitrans system, was certificated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission..
Petroperu To Restart Disaster Oil Pipeline In 2017
Petroperu will restart early next year the operation of its four-decades-old crude oil pipeline, which has caused several major leaks in the Amazon, after completing extensive repairs. The company also said it will seek support from Amazonian communities to help protect the pipeline from further van..
Michigan Approves Plans for Some Mackinac Pipeline Supports
ST. IGNACE, Mich. (AP) — Michigan officials have approved plans by pipeline company Enbridge to install additional supports for its twin oil pipelines in the waterway where Lakes Michigan and Huron meet. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality says it issued a permit Monday for Enbridge to..
Gazprom Receives Survey Permit for Two Strings of TurkStream Pipeline
Gazprom has received a survey permit for two strings of the TurkStream gas pipeline’s offshore section in Turkey’s territorial waters. “I would like to highlight the constructiveness and promptness on the part of our Turkish partners,” said Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committe..
- Kinder Morgan Proposes 290-Mile Gas Pipeline Expansion Spanning Three States
- Valero Plans to Shut California Refinery, Takes $1.1 Billion Hit
- Three Killed, Two Injured in Accident at LNG Construction Site in Texas
- Tallgrass to Build New Permian-to-Rockies Pipeline, Targets 2028 Startup with 2.4 Bcf Capacity
- TC Energy Approves $900 Million Northwoods Pipeline Expansion for U.S. Midwest
- U.S. Pipeline Expansion to Add 99 Bcf/d, Mostly for LNG Export, Report Finds
- Enbridge Adds Turboexpanders at Pipeline Sites to Power Data Centers in Canada, Pennsylvania
- Great Basin Gas Expansion Draws Strong Shipper Demand in Northern Nevada
- Cheniere Seeks FERC Approval to Expand Sabine Pass LNG Facility
- Heath Consultants Exits Locate Business to Expand Methane Leak Detection Portfolio
