Pipeline
Enbridge Acquires Gas Plants/Pipelines in British Columbia
Enbridge Inc. announced a $538 million acquisition of Tupper Main and Tupper West gas plants and associated pipelines in northeastern B.C. from the Canadian subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corp. “This acquisition fits extremely well with Enbridge’s low-risk value proposition and supports our key priority ..
Fluor Awarded Cutbank Ridge Partnership Sweet Gas Plant Project in Canada
Cutbank Ridge Partnership selected Fluor to execute engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) for Saturn 15-27 Phase 2 Sweet Gas Plant Project near Dawson Creek, British Columbia. The project is part of the Cutbank Ridge Partnership Program to develop natural gas and natural gas li..
Grand Mesa Pipeline to Hold Open Season in 2Q 2016
NGL Energy Partners’ subsidiary, NGL Energy Partners LP, will conducting another open season for its 20-inch pipeline that originates at Lucerne/Riverside, CO and will deliver at least two grades of crude oil from the DJ Basin into NGL’s facilities at Cushing, OK. Grand Mesa expects the open season ..
Howard Energy Partners Proposes 287-Mile Products Pipeline from Texas to Mexico
Howard Midstream Energy Partners’ subsidiary, Dos Aguilas, LLC, plan to permit, construct and operate the Dos Águilas project, an open-access system of refined products terminals and pipelines spanning from Corpus Christi to northern Mexico. The 287-mile Dos Águilas project will offer direct and se..
Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Review
Kinder Morgan has not met the conditions set by British Columbia for expansion of its Trans Mountain pipeline, according to findings the B.C. environment minister submitted to Canada’s National Energy Board. The original Trans Mountain Pipeline was built in 1953 and continues to operate. Expansion ..
Marcellus Producer Asks Approval of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Chief Oil & Gas LLC, one of the customers supporting Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC‘s proposed Atlantic Sunrise pipeline, said Marcellus producers are in desperate need and urged FERC to “promptly approve” the project. “The Atlantic Sunrise project is a critical pathway to connect Marcellus..
McDermott Wins Contract in Gulf
McDermott International, Inc. was awarded a subsea umbilical and flowline installation contract by Anadarko in support of its Phase II development of the Caesar/Tonga field in the Gulf of Mexico. Caesar/Tonga Phase II will be developed as a subsea tieback to the Anadarko-operated Constitution spar ..
Mountain Valley to Supply Markets In Northeastern U.S.
Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC and Consolidated Edison, Inc. announced their intent to deliver natural gas to industrial and consumer end-use markets located in the growing demand areas of the Northeast. The 20-year transportation agreement with ConEd is for 250,000 Dth/d of firm capacity on proposed..
Right-Of-Way Clearing Begins for Constitution Pipeline
Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC received authorization from FERC to proceed with limited tree felling activities along its pipeline right-of-way in Pennsylvania. The authorization is a significant milestone and major step forward for the pipeline designed to transport enough natural gas to serve ..
Siting Permit Awarded for Dakota Access Pipeline
The North Dakota Public Service Commission approved the siting permit for the Dakota Access Pipeline, which has been under review for over a year. The pipeline is to be built by Dakota Access LLC, a subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners. The 1,134-mile, 30-inch pipeline will connect the Bakken and ..
Subsea Engineering Associates Win Baltic Gas Project
Australia’s Subsea Engineering Associates Pty Ltd. (SEA) was awarded design, procurement and construction management for the Baltic Gas Project in the Polish sector of the Baltic Sea for Baltic Gas Sp. The scope of work includes over 110 km of subsea pipelines, HDD shore crossings, pre- and post-la..
TransCanada to Link 2,000-Mile Pipeline Network to Magellan Pipelines in Texas
TransCanada plans to connect with Magellan Midstream Partners’ oil pipelines that serve refineries in the Houston area – a connection that could potentially supply oil shipped on TransCanada’s international Keystone system. The $50 million project calls for a 9-mile, 24-inch pipeline linking the ter..
FERC Investigates Possible Overcharging at 4 Pipelines
It is not unprecedented for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to investigate potential overcharging at pipelines, as it announced it was doing in January. But it doesn’t happen frequently, just three other times since 2009. The agency announced Jan. 21 that it will initiate Natural Ga..
Liquid Pipeline Safety Proposal Criticized from All Sides
Reaction to the PHMSA’s proposed rule (NPRM) to tighten liquid pipeline safety regulations has run along predictable lines. The pipelines think the proposal is too expansive and expensive. The environmental community and some notable safety experts believe the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety..
Florida Southeast Connection Project Gains FERC Approval
Florida Southeast Connection, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc., received a Certificate of Public Need and Necessity from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to construct and operate a proposed pipeline to transport natural gas to South Florida. The approval provide..
Volvo Turning Up the Gas in Europe
Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal Volvo pipelayers were used on both sides of the border to allow gas to flow from France to Belgium for the first time. As well as responding to increasing demand for gas in Belgium’s West Flanders region, the new pipeline will feed gas to northwest Europe. Located..
Monterra Energy Announces Strategic Pipeline Project in Central Mexico
Monterra Energy today announced its plan to build a refined products pipeline to improve efficiency and competition in Central Mexico. Monterra is an independent midstream company that has an equity commitment from KKR, a leading global investment firm, and specializes in the development and acquisi..
TransCanada Buys Columbia Pipeline Group in $13 Billion Deal
Columbia Pipeline Group announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by TransCanada in a deal estimated at $13 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2016. Following completion of the transaction, TransCanada will own the general partner of Columb..
DTE Gas Begins Pipeline Infrastructure in Michigan
DTE Gas will invest $1.4 billion in its Michigan natural gas pipeline infrastructure over the next five years to maintain the safety and reliability of its system. Plans call for DTE to modernize its cast-iron and steel main pipelines with more durable material. New service lines to homes and busine..
Feds Deny Permit for Liquefied Gas Port, Pipeline
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) – Federal regulators denied permits Friday for a liquefied natural gas terminal in the southern Oregon coastal town of Coos Bay. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the 25-page ruling, saying the Jordan Cove Energy Project would hurt landowners, The World reported. T..
Inline Services
Inline Services has new tracking equipment that can be used to monitor a pig’s location or movement throughout a pipeline. The pig-tracking equipment consists of receivers, geophones and transmitters. Receivers are used to reveal distinctive pulsing patterns of passing pigs. Geophones detect low sou..
Constitution Pipeline Project Delayed for Lack of NY Permit
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A proposed 124-mile pipeline to deliver low-cost gas from Pennsylvania’s shale gas fields to New York and New England has been delayed for lack of a state water quality permit. Constitution Pipeline Company says Thursday it’s changing its projected start of service from the four..
Williams Partners to Begin Construction on Hillabee Expansion in May 2016
TULSA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ) expects to begin construction soon on its Hillabee Expansion Project, which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently approved. The project involves the expansion of Williams Partners’ Transco pipeline system to serve the..
Iowa Regulators Approve Bakken Pipeline Permit
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The last state permit needed for a pipeline that will carry a half-million barrels of crude oil daily from North Dakota to Illinois was approved Thursday by Iowa utilities regulators, who also gave the Texas-based company authority to use eminent domain for land that property..
Court Decision Threatens Midstream Sector
A federal bankruptcy judge ruled that Sabine Oil & Gas could withdraw from its contract obligations with pipeline companies to ship a certain volume of oil and gas through their pipelines. The court decision may seem arcane, but it could have major ramifications for both producers and midstream com..
75-Year-Old Oil Pipeline Shuts Down
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A pipeline buried under three New England states that carried foreign crude oil from the Port of Portland to refineries in Montreal for 75 years has been mothballed. The oil has stopped flowing. The 236-mile-long pipeline was built to provide for the safe transport of crude o..
$6 Billion Pipeline To Provide Natural Gas To This Emerging Market
There has been a major deal announced this week in one of the world’s most critical developing natural gas regions: Eastern Africa. That area has been the site of a number of major natural gas discoveries recently, particularly in the offshore of Mozambique — with spots like Kenya and Tanzania also..
Low-Temperature Tempering on Mechanical Properties of Induction Bends
Special to Pipeline & Gas Journal Operating for nearly 30 years, Triple D Bending is considered Western Canada’s leading bender. With three Induction Benders, state-of-the art technology and a partnership with Prooftest Consulting Inc., research and development projects are a consistent priority fo..
Harvest Pipeline Sets Open Season For Point Comfort Project
Houston-based Harvest Pipeline Company affiliate Arrowhead Offshore Pipeline launched a binding open season for its Point Comfort Pipeline Project. Once complete, the project will permit Arrowhead to offer transportation of crude petroleum from Jackson County, TX to the Port of Calhoun in Calhoun C..
Lawmakers Want Delay on Permit for Piping Oil Beneath River
DETROIT (AP) — Two members of Congress want the Obama administration to put the brakes on a move to allow piping of crude oil beneath the St. Clair River through lines that are nearly a century old. Houston-based Plains LPG is applying to move the oil through two pipelines that run from Marysville,..
- 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
