Pipeline
Summit Starts Up Crude Pipeline Systems in Bakken Shale
THE WOODLANDS, TX – Summit Midstream Partners has begun operating 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 Pipeli..
FERC Approves Sabal Trail’s $3.2 Billion Gas Pipeline
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in the US has issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Sabal Trail Transmission’s $3.2 billion interstate natural gas pipeline project. Sabal Trail Transmission is a joint venture between Spectra Energy Partners, NextEra Energy and ..
Does Aligning Cybersecurity, Process Safety Approaches Reduce Risk?
Cyber-attacks are more hostile and frequent than ever. We’ve all heard news stories about how intellectual property and private information have been stolen by hackers. When this happens, it can be costly in some cases and embarrassing in others. However, for industrial operations, the stakes are mu..
Canada’s Energy Industry, Part I: Changing Times, Shifting Opportunities
To feel the winds of change from the global crash of crude oil prices in 2015, go no farther away than Canada, the world’s fifth-largest energy-producing nation. On the verge of a transformation before the commodity price nosedive, the U.S. northern neighbor is even more unsettled as global and Nor..
Enterprise Products Completes Aegis Pipeline
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. has completed construction, commissioned, and initiated operation of the remaining 162-mile portion of the Aegis ethane pipeline from Lake Charles to the Napoleonville, LA area. The 270-mile, 20-inch Aegis system originates at Mont Belvieu and is home to over 110 M..
Where There Is Oil, There Will Be Pipelines
“An Industry in Transition: Where There is Oil & Gas There Will Be Pipelines” was presented Monday night by Pipeline & Gas Journal Editor Jeff Share to members of the Pipelines Association Association. Is this a crazy world or what? Would anyone disagree that it takes a strong stomach and nerv..
Vaquero Midstream Reaches Construction Milestone
In a sign of progress on its gas gathering and processing project in the southern Delaware Basin, Vaquero Midstream LLC took delivery of cryogenic equipment, and is continuing installation on its plant and pipeline network. Located in Pecos County near the Waha Hub and the Lone Star NGL pipeline, t..
TransCanada Amends Filing for Energy East Pipeline
TransCanada filed an amendment to its existing application with the National Energy Board (NEB) to adjust the proposed route, scope and capital cost of the Energy East pipeline project based on extensive landowner, environmental, community and customer input. The original Energy East proposal calle..
Statoil Awards Johan Svedrup Pipeline Contracts
Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partners, awarded contracts for the line pipe, coating and pipe installation of the Johan Sverdrup export pipelines. The total contract value is estimated at slightly less than 2.5 billion Norwegian Krone ($279 million). The three contracts cover both th..
INGAA Foundation Chairman Rob Riess Takes on Challenging Year
If there is one certainty about the energy business, it’s that you never know what tomorrow will bring. Chairing a prominent and influential organization such as the INGAA Foundation is much more than an honorary title. It is bestowed upon individuals with an astute knowledge of the natural gas tra..
World News: Asian Leaders Laud TAPI Pipeline
Leaders from Afghanistan, Pakistan and India joined the president of Turkmenistan to discuss construction of a natural gas pipeline that could help ease energy deficits in South Asia: The 1,814-km Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline is expected to be operational by 20..
Only Recession Can Prevent Oil Price Spike
The biggest result from the collapse in oil prices could be a future price spike. Oil prices at $30 per barrel have put most producers under water. That has led to austere budgets and severe cuts to spending. Wood Mackenzie recently estimated that $380 billion in major oil projects have been delaye..
Iran Wasting No Time; Inks Deals with Italy, France
Balancing Iran’s increasingly closer ties with Russia and China, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is touring Europe to drum up as much renewed business with the West as he can now that his country is free of crippling sanctions. On Friday, Iran and Greece signed what is described as a “long-term ag..
Leaders of Cyprus, Greece, Israel Consider Building Natural Gas Pipeline
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The leaders of Cyprus, Greece and Israel pledged on Thursday to work together to seize opportunities emerging from newly found offshore gas reserves in order to bolster stability and security in a region wracked by conflict. The talks in the Cypriot capital are the first tr..
New Pipeline Projects Increase Northeast Natural Gas Takeaway
A number of recently completed and upcoming natural gas infrastructure projects are expected to increase the reach of natural gas produced in the Marcellus and Utica regions of the Northeastern United States. These projects are intended to transport natural gas from production centers to consuming m..
Russian Companies Back Talks with OPEC on Cutting Volumes
MOSCOW (AP) — The head of Russian state oil pipeline monopoly Transneft says talks on output cuts are planned with Saudi Arabia and OPEC. Transneft head Nikolai Tokarev said that Saudi Arabia had “taken the initiative and come out with a proposal to discuss the possibility of reducing volumes,” i..
Oil Stranded by California Pipeline Break Could Be Trucked Out
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eight months ago a ruptured pipeline created the largest coastal oil spill in California in 25 years, fouling beaches near Santa Barbara with crude and spreading goo as far as 100 miles away. The beaches reopened last summer, but the fallout is continuing. Santa Barbara County..
FERC's Clark Won't Seek Reappointment when Term Ends
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Federal Energy Regulatory Commission member Tony Clark says he won’t seek reappointment when his term ends June 30. The Republican made the announcement on his Twitter account Thursday, and his staff confirmed his intention. The federal agency regulates utilities, power gene..
North Dakota Regulators Approve Dakota Access Pipeline
BISMARCK, ND (AP) — North Dakota regulators on Wednesday approved the biggest-capacity crude pipeline proposed to date that would move nearly 600,000 bpd from the oil patch to Illinois. Some things to know about the $3.8 billion, 1,150-mile project that crosses four states: The North Dakota Publi..
Crowds Attack Mexico Pipelines, Steal Diesel with Buckets
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Rebellious crowds of townspeople in a rural area in central Mexico are defying police and soldiers to steal diesel from illegally tapped pipelines, creating what officials call an imminent threat of tragedies like fires that have burned dozens of people at other sites in Mexico. ..
KMI, TrailStone Form Mexican Gas Marketing Company
A subsidiary of Kinder Morgan signed a joint venture letter of intent with a subsidiary of the TrailStone Group to form a Mexican natural gas marketing company. The JV between KMI and TrailStone subsidiaries will combine North American gas supply and transportation to provide competitively priced g..
Editor's Notebook: A Few Things I Just Don’t Understand
A former classmate of mine posts on Facebook a photo of 1970, yearning again for gasoline at 40 cents a gallon. Do you want to go back to earning $2 an hour? Do you realize that the $1.75 you’re probably paying today is less in adjusted dollars than what you paid in 1970? But then I have to remind m..
French Pipeline Legend Hangs Up His Hard Hat
With 52 years in the industry working on pipeline projects in many countries around the world, Bernard Quereillahc, now 69, is packing away his safety gear to focus on retirement. Born in 1946 in Plaisance du Gers in the Gers department of the Midi-Pyrénées region of southwest France, Quereillahc f..
TDW Repairs Exposed Beach Gas Pipeline in 3 Weeks
A beach in a highly populated tourist area is hardly an ideal work site. But when a 42-inch gas pipeline laid parallel to the seashore shifted and became exposed on the beach near Ubhrat, India, crews had to overcome several unusual challenges posed by the surrounding landscape and notable environme..
P&GJ’s 2016 Worldwide Construction Report
P&GJ’s 2016 survey figures indicate 94,799 miles of pipelines are planned and under construction worldwide. Of these, 49,848 miles represent projects in the engineering and design phase; 44,951 miles are in various stages of construction. Following is a list of new and planned pipeline miles in the..
EN Engineering President on Acquisitions, Growth and the Future
EN Engineering has been on an acquisition mode, both acquiring and being acquired, in recent years. On July 1, the company welcomed General Atlantic, a leading growth equity investment firm, as a partner and majority investor in the firm. In 2011, Thomas C. Ziegenfuss became president of EN Engineer..
Magellan Midstream, TransCanada to Build Houston Connection
Magellan Midstream Partners and TransCanada announced definitive plans to connect TransCanada’s Houston tank terminal to Magellan’s East Houston terminal. HoustonLink Pipeline, a new company owned 50-50 by Magellan and TransCanada, will construct, own and operate a 9-mile, 24-inch crude oil pipelin..
Survey Finds Natural Gas Industry Still Upbeat, Just Less So
While the majority of those in the natural gas industry remain optimistic about growth between now and 2020, the numbers from a Black & Veatch survey clearly indicate that “the exuberance of 2014 is waning.” According to the 2015 Strategic Directions: U.S. Natural Gas Industry Report, even as deman..
National Grid at Home and Abroad
National Grid is a British-based multinational pipeline and power networks company with operations in the United Kingdom and northeastern United States. It is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the world and is listed on both the New York and London Stock Exchanges. According to ..
Financial Expert High on Mexico’s Potential
For an expert’s perspective on Mexico’s expansive Energy Reform effort, P&GJ interviewed Richard Ennis, managing director, ING Capital. P&GJ: Why did President Enrique Peña Nieto institute the Energy Reform program? Enrique Enni..
- 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
