Pipeline
United Metallurgical Company Opens U.S. Pipe Plant
Russian firm United Metallurgical Company (OMK) held a grand opening ceremony for its new Houston tube pipe plant on Feb. 26 with more than 150 people, representing construction companies, suppliers of equipment, managers and plant employees on hand.
Chesapeake Awards Contract For Eagle Ford Production Facility
Strategy Engineering & Consulting LLC was awarded a contract by Chesapeake Energy to design a Central Production Facility (CPF) in the Eagle Ford Shale.
Crude Oil/Frac Sand Terminal Planned In New Mexico
Rangeland Energy expects to invest more than $150 million in a terminal and supporting infrastructure in Loving, NM. The company has contracts to purchase 770 acres near Loving and plans to begin development of a terminal facility capable of handling crude oil, frac sand, pipe and other products.
Continental Resources Bakken Crude Supply Agreement
Continental Resources Inc. has agreed to supply PBF with Bakken crude oil, which will be delivered by rail to PBF’s double-loop track at its refinery in Delaware City, DE.
ONEOK Completes Multibillion-Dollar Projects On Time, On Budget
ONEOK Partners, L.P. has completed three projects that are part of its previously announced $4.7-5.3 billion growth program through 2015, including:
TransCanada Exec: Oil Lines Safer Than Rail
A TransCanada executive said opponents of the Alberta-to-Texas Keystone XL pipeline should consider one consequence of delays in building the oil pipeline - an increase in dirtier and more dangerous rail transport. Alex Pourbaix, president of energy and oil pipelines at the Calgary-based pipeline company, said although rail has an important role to play in moving oil sands crude to market, there are downsides to consider.
North America: An Energy Rocket Ship If Mexico Gets Aboard
A panel discussion was recently waged by a Canadian, an American and a Mexican talking about North America’s energy future as the new Middle East for the rest of the world. Hyperbole was cheap, but chances of the provocative scenario becoming a reality ride squarely on the shoulders of Mexico. And everyone was OK with this.
Investment and Production Reach New Highs In Eagle Ford, Pipelines Lag Behind
The Eagle Ford Shale, stretching from the mid-south of Texas just shy of Corpus Christi north nearly to San Antonio and west to the Mexican border, continues to attract massive investments from energy companies. It’s not hard to see why. The play contains economically recoverable light crude oil and natural gas liquids in high proportion to currently low-priced gas.
Environmental Groups Challenges To Natural Gas Infrastructure Projects
Without question, the growing abundance of natural gas and the hydraulic fracturing process that has made it available have been a “game changer” for the energy industry - and have generated increased ire from the environmental community.
Ensuring Optimum Efficiency In Subsea Pipeline Design
As the distance of large-scale offshore tie-backs continue to extend, this presents fresh challenges in terms of pipeline design. As pipelines and flowlines are custom-designed, this provides opportunities for re-thinking during the concept, front-end and pre-feed stages of a project. This early investment in overall system design will help avoid nominal design ratings and “standard” designs – which can result in over design - a problem which is all too common.
Crude Oil Trans-loading Terminal Planned In Powder River Basin
Enserco Midstream, LLC, a subsidiary of Twin Eagle Resource Management, LLC, plans to build and operate a crude oil trans-loading terminal to serve producers in the Niobrara and Bakken Shale formations and Canada.
Regency Energy Partners Expands Footprint In Permian Basin
Regency Energy Partners L.P. will acquire Southern Union Gathering Co. LLC, the owner of Southern Union Gas Services Ltd. (SUGS), from Southern Union Co., a jointly owned affiliate of Energy Transfer Equity L.P. and Energy Transfer Partners L.P. The $1.5 billion acquisition will significantly expand Regency’s presence the Permian Basin.
UGI, Tenaska Resources Sign Marcellus Shale Development Agreements
UGI Corp. has entered into agreements with Tenaska Resources LLC to jointly develop gas resources in the Marcellus Shale region in north-central Pennsylvania.
Southcross Completes Bee Line Pipeline
Southcross Energy Partners, L.P. has completed its 57-mile, 20-inch Bee Line pipeline that will transport liquids rich gas from the central Eagle Ford Shale to Southcross’ Woodsboro and Bonnie View processing and fractionation complex in Refurio County. The pipeline has capacity of 320 MMcf/d.
Crosstex Energy Consortium Creates E2 To Serve Utica Shale
The Crosstex Energy companies, Crosstex Energy L.P. and Crosstex Energy Inc., joined with the former management of Enerven Compression Services to form a new company (E2) that will provide services for producers in the liquids-rich window of the Utica Shale.
Editor's Notebook: Setting Standards
Some important news broke March 20 likely to have major implications for the oil and gas industry going forward. In Pittsburgh, which has become the business hub for the Marcellus Shale, a consortium of environmental organizations, energy companies and philanthropic foundations have formed the Center for Sustainable Shale Development (CSSD). The goal is to provide producers with certification of performance standards for shale development.
Williams/Boardwalk JV To Develop NGL Pipeline
Williams and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners have formed a joint venture to develop a pipeline to transport NGLs from the infrastructure-constrained Marcellus and Utica Shale plays to the rapidly expanding petrochemical and export complex on the U.S. Gulf Coast as well as the developing petrochemical market in the Northeast.
‘Perfect Storm’ Shines Light For More Infrastructure In New England
With what could be viewed ominously as the perfect storm bringing a much rougher winter than last year’s to New England, concerns about the need for additional natural gas infrastructure in the region have once again been dramatically underscored.
MarkWest Utica EMG, Rex Energy To Develop Midstream Infrastructure In Utica Shale
MarkWest Utica EMG LLC, a joint venture between MarkWest Energy Partners LP and The Energy and Minerals Group (EMG), announced definitive agreements with Rex Energy Corp. to provide gathering, processing, fractionation, and marketing services in the Utica Shale.
Achieving Better Liquid Measurement Accuracy
Custody transfer measurement in the oil and gas business has been described many ways. It has been called, “An accuracy in measurement that both the buyers and sellers can agree upon” and “The best that can be achieved to meet the contract conditions.” But I prefer to call it, “The search for the truth.”
Report Says Chevron Should Have Replaced Leaky Pipe
Government investigators found that a decades-old pipe that leaked and caused a fire at a Chevron refinery in California was corroded, and the company knew it should have been replaced.
LNG Export Project, Gas-To-Gasoline Facility Planned In Louisiana
Magnolia LNG plans to develop a $2.2 billion NGL production and export facility at the Port of Lake Charles in southwest Louisiana. The company expects to make a final investment decision to move forward with the project in late 2014 after it secures permits and completes financing.
PHMSA Pressured to Turn on Pipeline Valves Rulemaking
A Columbia Gas & Transmission Corp. pipeline leak in West Virginia in December has reignited the debate over installation of automatic shutoff valves (ASVs) and remote control valves (RCVs) as a means of quickly limiting the potentially disastrous effects of a pipeline explosion and subsequent fire. The fire in Sissonville destroyed three homes and closed a section of a major highway for 14 hours.
Completing A Challenging Directional Drill In The Marcellus Shale
Your geologists found natural gas hiding thousands of feet underground. Your legal team negotiated rights of way with landowners. Your drilling team went down a mile or so, made a horizontal turn and “fracked” the shale bed, releasing the gas. Your well is producing. So now what?
INGAA, APCA, OSHA Ramp Up Pipeline Construction Safety Measures
The INGAA Foundation Inc. has released Construction Safety Consensus Guidelines designed to cover common natural gas construction operations such as basic personal protection equipment (PPE), pressure testing, overhead utilities safety, and trenching and excavation.
DCP Consortium To Build Eagle Ford Gas Processing Plant
DCP Midstream LLC and DCP Midstream Partners LP announced construction of a cryogenic plant that will serve growing demand from producers in the liquids-rich Eagle Ford Shale.
Crestwood Acquires Marcellus Compression Assets
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, as operator and 35% owner of Crestwood Marcellus Midstream LLC, announced an agreement by CMM to acquire natural gas compression and dehydration assets from Enerven Compression, LLC for $95 million.
West Texas Gateway And Justice NGL Pipelines Begin Service
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. and Regency Energy Partners LP have placed the West Texas Gateway NGL Pipeline in service.
Axial Compressors For Pipeline Compression Stations
This article highlights new developments and lessons learned from recent experiences in the pipeline industry in relation to 1) the selection, 2) the design, 3) the manufacturing, 4) the anti-surge systems and 4) the operation of axial compressors.
Genesee & Wyoming To Serve Utica NGL Fractionation Hub
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. said its wholly owned subsidiary, The Columbus & Ohio River Rail Road Co. (CUOH), has signed a long-term agreement to serve the $900 million natural gas liquids fractionation hub being constructed in Scio, OH by Utica East Ohio Midstream LLC.
- 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
