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Canada’s Energy Industry, Part II: Globally Focused Growth Projects
At the beginning of 2016, Calgary, Alberta-based midstream developer and operator Veresen, Inc. had $1 billion invested in two gas-processing facilities under construction in the prolific Montney shale play in parts of British Columbia and Alberta. In giving guidance on a conference call just before..
CEPA: 2015 in Review – 5 Pipeline Milestones
Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal The Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA) marked several pipeline milestones in 2015. These initiatives are designed to help make transmission pipeline operations safer and more transparent for Canadians and the environment: Pipeline Performance Report ..
New Opportunities Arise with Demand in Mexico
In the southern United States, Texas finds itself awash with gas while Mexico, its southern neighbor, has seen a decline of 24% in its domestic natural gas production since 2010 and is unable to meet rising domestic demand, according to a recent presentation by Kenneth S. Culotta, of the Houston ene..
PSE&G Accelerates Pace of Replacement Program
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), New Jersey’s largest utility, recently got the go-ahead to speed up its gas pipeline infrastructure modernization efforts through a supplemental program to replace 38,000 service lines. New Jersey regulators approved a PSE&G plan to replace 400 miles..
U.S., Canadian Pipelines Endorse Program to Certify All Inspectors
The boards of directors of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, the INGAA Foundation Inc., the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association and the CEPA Foundation – major pipeline trade associations in the U.S. and Canada, respectively – recently voted to endorse a program to ensure all pipel..
BLM Proposal Would Stimulate Pipeline Construction
New proposed limits on flaring and venting of natural gas from wells on federal lands could be a boon to the pipeline construction industry. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposed new limits in February to reduce atmospheric emissions of methane. Kyle Danish, a partner at Van Ness Feldman, ex..
House Democrats Seek to Toughen Senate Pipeline Safety Bill
Key Republicans and Democrats in the House were determined to pass a pipeline safety bill this year, although it may have some differences with the bill just passed by the Senate. That bill is called the Securing America’s Future Energy: Protecting Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (S..
Anadarko Selling Majority Stake in Pipeline
Western Gas Partners LP will buy a majority stake in Anadarko Petroleum Corp.’s South Texas oil and gas pipeline system for $750 million. The deal is for Springfield Pipeline LLC, which owns a 50.1% share in the overall gathering system in the Eagle Ford shale basin. The system serves Anadarko and i..
Caspian Pipeline Expansion Planned
The board of directors of Caspian Pipeline Consortium met in Moscow recently to discuss a planned expansion project that includes rehabilitation of five existing and construction of 10 additional pump stations (two in Kazakhstan and eight in the Russian Federation), six new storage tanks (100,000 cu..
Punj Lloyd-Limak JV Awarded TANAP Construction Contract
Punj Lloyd, in a 50-50 joint venture with Limak, was awarded the contract to construct 459 km of the 48-inch Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project (TANAP) gas pipeline in Turkey. Awarded by TANAP Doğalgaz İletim A.Ş., Punj Lloyd’s value of the project is US$ 204 million. TANAP will be built ..
Deepwater Gulf Pipeline Begins Service Ahead of Schedule
Enbridge’s 20-inch, 58-km Heidelberg Oil Pipeline has been brought into service three months ahead of schedule. The Heidelberg Oil Pipeline is located in the Gulf of Mexico, 322 km southwest of New Orleans, and transports crude oil from Anadarko Petroleum Corp.’s Heidelberg development to a third-pa..
Laclede Group to Tap Marcellus and Utica Shale Gas Supply
Laclede Group plans to tap into a new natural gas supply with a pipeline connecting to the Marcellus and Utica shale formations in the eastern U.S. Laclede CEO Suzanne Sitherwood announced the project in an earnings call with investors and said it will help the natural gas distributor diversify its ..
Texas-Based NGL Fractionator Begins Operation
Phillips 66 has begun operations of its 100,000-bpd NGL fractionator located at its Sweeny Complex in Old Ocean, TX. Sweeny Fractionator One supplies purity ethane and LPG to the petrochemical industry and heating markets. It is supported by 250 miles of new pipelines and a multimillion-barrel stora..
Wood Group Wins North Sea Services Contract
Wood Group has contracted with CATS Management Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Antin Infrastructure Partners, to provide operating services for the Central Area Transmission System (also known as CATS) in the North Sea. Wood Group PSN will have day-to-day responsibility for the terminal and pi..
Buffett Makes Substantial Investment in Kinder Morgan
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a new investment in pipeline operator Kinder Morgan, boosting its bet on the oil industry as crude prices have hovered near 12-year lows. Berkshire owned about 26.53 million Kinder Morgan shares worth $395.9 million at year end, according to the Securiti..
Fluor Donation Kicks Off Industrial Construction Management Partnership with UH
The University of Houston and Fluor are partnering to promote state-of-the-art training for students in the UH Department of Construction Management. The partnership was cemented with a $1 million grant from the Fluor Foundation, Fluor’s philanthropic organization, which UH will use as a research gr..
Future of Constitution Pipeline Hazy, Analysts Say
New York State still has yet to give final approval for the $700 million Constitution Pipeline which Williams and several partners have proposed building from northeastern Pennsylvania through New York’s Southern Tier. On Jan. 29 the operators received authorization from the Federal Energy Regulator..
PA Lawmaker Suggests Routing Pipelines Along Turnpike
Routing gas transmission pipelines along the Pennsylvania Turnpike would help the state’s environment and balance sheet, said GOP Rep. Scott Petri, who has introduced legislation giving the turnpike commission authority to allow use of its right-of-way for commercial transmission pipelines and charg..
PHMSA Cites External Corrosion as Cause of Santa Barbara Spill
External corrosion on a pipeline pumping crude was the root cause of the rupture last May that spilled over 140,000 gallons of oil on the Santa Barbara coast, federal regulators reported. The spill occurred after pumps on the Plains All American Pipeline were shut down and restarted, sending a large..
Binding Open Season Held for Point Comfort Pipeline
Harvest Pipeline Company affiliate, Arrowhead Offshore Pipeline, LLC, launched a binding open season that ended March 31 to solicit commitments for its Point Comfort Pipeline project. Once complete, the project will permit Arrowhead to offer transportation services of crude petroleum from Jackson Co..
Fluor Wins Construction Management Project
Fluor Corp. has won a construction management contract from Sunoco Logistics for the Mariner East 2 project at its Marcus Hook Industrial Complex on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value into backlog in the fourth quarter of 2015. Upon completion, Mariner E..
Open Season for Fourth Major Expansion of Medallion Crude Line
Medallion Pipeline Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Medallion Midstream LLC, held an open season that ran through March 16 to solicit long-term commitments from shippers for firm transportation capacity on the fourth major expansion of Medallion’s existing crude oil pipeline system. The project propose..
Summit Places North Dakota Pipeline in Service, Readies Another
Summit Midstream Partners, LP has begun operations of the Stampede Lateral crude oil transmission pipeline in North Dakota and is in the final stages of completing the nearby Little Muddy crude oil transmission pipeline, which includes an interconnect with Enbridge’s North Dakota Pipeline System. Th..
Pipeline Industry Needs Clarity About Canada’s Regulatory Process
Recent polling suggests Canadians recognize that pipelines are the safest way to transport oil, that the National Energy Board garners a significant amount of public trust and that Quebeckers would rather get their oil from Alberta than Saudi Arabia. And still we find ourselves engaged in a politica..
Q&A: Wearing Many Hats No Problem for Ralph LaRossa
Ralph A. LaRossa is a busy man these days. His company, Public Service Electric & Gas Co. (PSE&G), is embarking on an extensive multi-year upgrading of its North Jersey and environs territory (see related article). His peers at the American Gas Association thought enough of his experience and abilit..
Keystone Outage Affects North American Crude Stock Levels
The recent eight-day outage on TransCanada’s cross-border Keystone pipeline potentially removed 4.6 MMbbls of oil from entering the United States from Canada and was a widespread influence on crude stock levels in both countries, according to Genscape. The 590,000 bpd pipeline resumed flow April 10..
Thieves in Mexico Build Tunnel, Camouflage Trucks to Steal Oil
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in central Mexico say thieves built a camouflaged truck to transport fuel stolen from government pipelines. Police found a tunnel built by pipeline thieves in the same state of Guanajuato last week. The discoveries show the sophistication of thieves who drill taps int..
Iowa Panel Says Construction Can Begin on Oil Pipeline
DES MOINES (AP) — State utility regulators have deemed that construction can begin on the Bakken oil pipeline in Iowa as soon as federal permits are obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and two other plans are filed. The Iowa Utilities Board voted unanimously this past week to issue the o..
TransCanada Resumes Oil Shipments Through Keystone Pipeline
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — TransCanada Corp. has resumed sending oil through the Keystone Pipeline after a weeklong shutdown prompted by a leak and oil spill in southeastern South Dakota. The pipeline came back online Sunday, but with a reduced pressure. The company says it is continuing cleanup and ..
Alberta's Taxes Precipitate Fall from Grace Within Oil Industry Circles
“Who will stand up for Alberta’s persecuted billionaire community?” the headline of a popular political blog site sarcastically blared after the story broke last month about how wealthy Calgary entrepreneur N. Murray Edwards had apparently relocated his residence to London for tax reasons...
- 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
