Pipeline
Deloitte: North Sea Pipeline Deals to Rise this Year
The North Sea will see a rise in infrastructure deals this year, with private equity funds playing an increasing role in midstream assets, according to business advisory firm Deloitte. Against the backdrop of a low oil price, more oil and gas companies are looking to rationalize their portfolios an..
Compromise Allows Big Spending on Israel’s Natural Gas Sector
Israel’s decision to adopt changes to guidelines under which U.S. developers operate in its massive Leviathan natural gas field will likely lead to the largest infrastructure project the tiny nation has ever seen. The move clears the way for Houston-based Noble Energy’s planned $5 billion natural g..
Guidelines Aim for Better High-Speed Compressor Systems
With the growing use of high-speed separable reciprocating compressors in natural gas storage and transmission applications, the Gas Machinery Research Council (GMRC) identified the need for better guidelines and practices to govern the specification, design and application of this class of compress..
GIS – Improving Pipeline Risk Assessment
While geographic information systems (GIS) have been around in commercial form since the early 1980s, subsequent technologies for data capture, storage and processing have improved rapidly in both resolution and scope. In terms of data capture, technologies that explicitly incorporate spatial refere..
Asset Management in Cross Bore Safety
Why Inspect? “Last root-ball before lunch!” thought Joe the plumber, as he ran the snake up the sewer lateral toward a tangle of roots and tissue. The cutting tool spinning at the end of the snake hung up a bit, but the motor powered it through the blockage all the way up under the foundation of th..
DOT Site Security Plans: Potential Application to Pipeline as Offerors
The Department of Transportation (DOT) requires “offerors” of hazardous materials to develop and adhere to a site-specific security plan that evaluates transportation security risks and appropriate measures to address those risks. For the midstream sector, questions often arise as to whether or not ..
Transient Modeling of Natural Gas Transmission Systems
Transient flow regularly occurs in the gas pipeline during normal operation due to variations in demand, inlet and outlet flow changes, and compressor start and stop. Transients can also occur in natural gas pipelines during filling and line pressurization, emergency shutdown, gas blowdown, line dep..
Need for More Capacity Driving Gas Compressor Market
Analysis by Frost & Sullivan researchers suggests the oil and gas industry is the single-largest customer in the pipeline gas compressor market, worth over $6 billion in 2014 and forecast to surpass $8 billion in 2021. In the United States alone, according to the federal Energy Information Administ..
Power Generation Moving to Greener Future with Natural Gas
The power generation industry is undergoing sweeping change. Global governments finally accept the reality of climate change and are opting for generation with lower carbon footprints, as witnessed in the COP21 agreement and various national policies. Generation is also shifting from a centralized m..
Projects
FERC Approves Williams Partners’ Dalton Expansion Project Williams Partners L.P. has won Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval for Transco’s fully contracted Dalton Expansion project to provide additional natural gas service to utilities and a municipal entity in northwest Georgia. The Da..
What’s New
Juniper Systems, Inc. Juniper Systems, Inc. introduced its nonincendive Class I, II, and III, Division 2-certified Mesa 2 Hazloc, designed to perform in hazardous locations where explosive gases, liquids, vapors, dusts, or fibers and flyings may be present. It is said to be ideal for oil and gas ma..
Libya's National Oil Corporation Calls for Reopening of Pipelines
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has requested the immediate reopening of pipelines in Rayayina which connect the Sharara and El Feel oil fields in southwestern Libya with the Zawia refinery and Mellitah complex in the west of Tripoli. The pipelines have been blockaded by a local brigade of t..
NEB Improves Access to Pipeline Approval Condition Information
The National Energy Board (NEB) continues to make strides toward increased regulatory transparency with the launch of a condition compliance web page that enables Canadians to track company compliance with pipeline approval conditions. More than 3,200 approval conditions and their respective comple..
Saudi KAD Awarded Contract To Execute Pipeline Projects by Saudi Aramco
Saudi KAD has been selected as Saudi Aramco’s contractor for executing several strategic pipeline projects related to the Master Gas Program Phase II, and the Fadhili Gas Program. When the project is completed in 2018, the Master Gas System capacity will increase to 12.5 billion standard cubic feet..
Colonial Announces Construction Of Temporary Pipeline
ATLANTA (AP) – Colonial Pipeline said it’s beginning construction of a temporary pipeline that will bypass a leaking section of its main gasoline pipeline in Shelby County, Alabama. According to AL.com, Colonial gave no timetable Saturday as to when that bypass line would be completed or what path ..
Court Halts Construction of Another Section of Dakota Access Pipeline
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ordered a halt to construction of another section of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said in a ruling late Friday that it needs more time to consider ..
With Some Gas Stations Dry, Pipeline Works to Send More Fuel
ATLANTA (AP) — Gas prices spiked and drivers found “out of service” bags covering pumps as the gas shortage in the South rolled into the work week, raising fears that the disruptions could become more widespread. The shortage is blamed on a pipeline rupture and leak of at least 252,000 gallons (954..
Michigan Panel that Oversees Pipeline Network to Meet Today
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A state panel that oversees the safety of pipelines carrying oil and other substances around Michigan is meeting Monday. The Michigan Pipeline Safety Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Michigan Agency for Energy building in Lansing. The board is c..
Reroute Of Oman-Iran Gas Pipeline Increases Costs
The Iran-Oman gas pipeline will be more expensive than initially thought after the two countries agreed to alter the original route plan to avoid passing through UAE waters, Reuters reported on Thursday, quoting an industry source in the know. Iran, which holds the world’s second-largest gas reserv..
Expansion of Dominion East Ohio's Pipeline Infrastructure Replacement Program Approved
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has authorized Dominion East Ohio to continue its Pipeline Infrastructure Replacement (PIR) program and recover the associated costs for another five-year period, which runs through 2021. The PUCO also approved an increase in annual PIR spending from t..
AFL-CIO President: Dakota Access Pipeline Provides High-Quality Jobs
The AFL-CIO has issued a statement supporting the Dakota Access Pipeline. According to its president, Richard Trumka, the organization supports pipeline construction as part of a comprehensive energy policy that creates jobs, makes the United States more competitive and addresses the threat of clima..
FERC Issues Draft EIS for Mountain Valley Pipeline
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Mountain Valley Pipeline Project. According to FERC’s statement, while construction and operation of the projects would result in some adverse environmental impacts, these impacts would..
FBI Investigating Anonymous Threats in Oil Pipeline Dispute
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The FBI says it is investigating anonymous online threats made against political leaders, law enforcement and Dakota Access pipeline workers. YouTube videos posted by “Anonymous Agents” include threats against President Barack Obama, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple, National Gua..
National Energy Board Extends Sunset Clause for Construction to Begin on North Montney Pipeline Project
The National Energy Board (NEB) is extending the date in the sunset clause for the North Montney Pipeline Project to June 10, 2017. The sunset clause originally stated that construction must begin before June 10, 2016 or approval for the project will expire. NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. wrote to the N..
Lack Of Pipelines Continues To Dog Canada’s Oil Industry
Canadian oil companies have struggled for years to build enough pipeline capacity to get their oil out of landlocked Alberta, and more than a handful of proposed projects have been stifled by intense opposition from people living in affected areas. Still, the industry is applying a lot of pressure ..
Israel Approves Gas Pipeline For Crisis-Struck Gaza Strip
Leaders from Israel and the Palestine Authority have agreed on a deal to build a natural gas pipeline from Israel into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, according to The Times of Israel. Currently, Gaza faces an acute shortage of energy, with local utility authorities an 8-hour on, 8-hour off pattern to cu..
Record-Setting Pipeline Equipment Auction Set for Later this Month
On September 28 – 29, more than 160 pipelayers, along with massive dozers and support equipment, will be sold by Ritchie Bros. This will be Ritchie Bros.’ largest-ever pipeline equipment auction, with the majority of the inventory being provided by Sheehan Pipeline Construction Company, in operatio..
New York Regulators Order Full Environmental Review for Pilgrim Pipeline
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state regulators say a proposed dual pipeline from Albany to New Jersey oil refineries requires a full environmental review. The Department of Environmental Conservation and the Thruway Authority announced its finding Wednesday, saying the Pilgrim Pipeline project has t..
Alabama Governor Declares State of Emergency in Response to Colonial Pipeline Gas Spill
HELENA, Ala. (AP) — Governor Bentley has declared a state of emergency in order to facilitate the granting of a United States Department of Transportation waiver. Work crews are trying to repair a pipeline that has spilled more than 250,000 gallons of gasoline in a rural area near Birmingham. Colo..
API: EPA Methane Regs Inconsistent with US Success in Emissions Reductions
The dramatic resurgence of the United States as an energy superpower has provided tremendous economic and environmental benefits, API Upstream Director Erik Milito testified during a House Committee hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s methane regulations. “Thanks to industry efforts ov..
- Kinder Morgan Proposes 290-Mile Gas Pipeline Expansion Spanning Three States
- Enbridge Plans 86-Mile Pipeline Expansion, Bringing 850 Workers to Northern B.C.
- Intensity, Rainbow Energy to Build 344-Mile Gas Pipeline Across North Dakota
- 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
- A Systematic Approach To Ensuring Pipeline Integrity
- 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
