Pipeline
ArcLight Acquires $857 Million Stake in Kinder Morgan’s Gulf Coast Express Pipeline
ArcLight Capital Partners has closed a $857 million deal to acquire Targa Resources’ wholly-owned subsidiary, which owns a 25% stake in the Gulf Coast Express Pipeline (GCX) in the Permian Basin.
Unclaimed Funds in the Pipeline Industry
A number of businesses and organizations involved in the pipeline industry may have funds owed to them by states within the United States and provinces in Canada.
Tallgrass Energy Plans to Convert Natgas Pipeline into CO2 Transport System
Tallgrass Energy said it will convert its Trailblazer natural gas pipeline, which runs through Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming, into a 400-mile carbon dioxide system capable of transporting over 10 million tons of CO2 per year.
Canacol Nears Construction Phase for $560 Million Colombian Gas Pipeline Project
Colombian gas producer Canacol is on track to begin construction on the Jobo-Medellín natural gas pipeline having received final binding offers from four interested contractors in March.
Sources: Deutsche Bank Not Financing EACOP African Pipeline
Germany's largest lender has come under pressure to clarify its stance on the financing of the planned $3.5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline, which would stretch more than 1,400 km (870 miles) from Uganda to Tanzania.
Alberta Premier Says Canada Could Boost Oil Export to US, Calls for Major New Pipeline
Canada could add over a million barrels per day of oil export capacity to the U.S. over the next two years, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney told a U.S. Senate committee. He also discussed building a major new cross-border oil pipeline to further ensure U.S. energy security.
EIA Update: Last Year, 14 Liquids Pipeline Projects Completed In US
Last Year, 14 Liquids Pipeline Projects Completed In US, Crude Oil Prices Increased as Global Demand Outpaced Supply and Interstate Gas Pipeline Capacity Additions Decrease in 2021.
Marcellus, Utica Operators Post Victories, Recalibrate
To be sure, it has not been an easy road, but of all the projects that have been completed this year, the Mariner East system may be midstream’s most satisfying – it certainly has been for those in the Marcellus and Utica shale plays of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio.
Enhancing Pipeline Security: Cybersecurity Alone Is Not Enough
Like any industrial operation, pipeline operators strive to provide safety and reliability in the delivery of their products. However, impacts from a variety of factors – from natural and environmental processes to vandalism and terrorism – threaten to disrupt the safety and reliability of pipeline systems.
Equinor, Exxon Expand Brazil Oil Operations, Discuss Building 100-Mile Gas Pipeline
Equinor and Exxon Mobil Corp. have taken the first steps to expand an $8 billion oil development off Brazil's coast and are considering adding a more than 100-mile-long gas pipeline as part of the next phase of the expansion.
TotalEnergies Places 3,500-km Nigerian Gas Pipeline Network Up for Sale
TotalEnergies has launched the sale of its 10% stake in Nigerian joint venture SPDC, which includes 3,500 km of pipelines that connects to two key crude export terminals, Bonny and Forcados.
Kinder Morgan’s Gulf Coast Pipeline Launches Open Season for Expansion Project
Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC has launched an open season to solicit commitments for an expansion project on its system, which will increase natural gas deliveries from the Permian Basin to South Texas markets.
Exxon Challenges California County's Denial of Oil Trucking Permit
Exxon Mobil Corp. has gone to court seeking to force local California government officials to allow shipment of crude oil from coastal facilities to inland refineries by dozens of tanker trucks a day until replacement of a pipeline that burst in 2015, causing a major spill.
Sources: Oman's OQ Invites Banks to Pitch for Gas Pipeline Network IPO
Oman's state energy company OQ is considering an initial public offering of its gas pipelines network, four sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
PHMSA Issues Proposed Civil Penalty to Colonial Pipeline Company
PHMSA issued a Notice of Probable Violation and Proposed Compliance Order to Colonial Pipeline Co., which includes multiple probable violations of Federal pipeline safety regulations. The proposed civil penalties amount to $986,400.
Ruby Pipeline Creditors Preview Bankruptcy Dispute Over Company Control
A lawyer for creditors of Houston-based natural gas pipeline Ruby Pipeline LLC in April questioned the company’s approach to its bankruptcy as it embarks on a Chapter 11 process with no concrete plan lined up.
Preparing America’s Pipeline Infrastructure for the Hydrogen Economy
Hydrogen is poised to play an essential role in the global energy transition, and it holds enormous potential in helping sectors—from mobility to power generation—achieve deep decarbonization.
Ukraine Will Not Reopen Gas Route Until It Controls Pipeline System
Ukraine will not reopen the Sokhranovka gas transit route from Russia to Europe until Kyiv obtains full control over its pipeline system, the head of operator GTSOU said on Thursday.
Snam Signs Deal to Study Spain-Italy Gas Pipeline
Italian gas group Snam has agreed with Spain's Enagas to explore the construction of an offshore pipeline between the two countries, as Europe scrambles to diversify its energy supply mix and wean itself off Russian gas.
Ottawa Approves $7.7 Billion Loan Guarantee for Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
Canada's government-owned Trans Mountain Corp. has secured C$10 billion ($7.7 billion) in financing to help cover the expansion of a pipeline that will bring more crude from landlocked Alberta to the Pacific Coast.
Russian Gas Flows to Europe Via Ukraine Fall after Kyiv Shuts Route
Russian gas flows to Europe via Ukraine fell by a quarter on Wednesday after Kyiv halted use of a major transit route blaming interference by occupying Russian forces, the first time exports via Ukraine have been disrupted since the invasion.
Alberta Court Rules Canada's Environmental Impact Law Unconstitutional
The Alberta Court of Appeal said the Impact Assessment Act (IAA), which assesses how major infrastructure projects in Canada like pipelines impact the environment, was a “classic example of legislative creep.”
Ukraine to Suspend Key Russian Gas Transit to Europe
Ukraine said on Tuesday it would suspend the flow of gas through a transit point which it said delivers almost a third of the fuel piped from Russia to Europe through Ukraine, blaming Moscow for the move and saying it would move the flows elsewhere.
HDD Implemented in Nueces Bay Intersect Bore
NuStar Energy, based in San Antonio, Texas, tapped Hard Rock Directional Drilling to extend one of its three South Texas Pipeline Systems.
Russia Concerns Loom Over FERC and EPA Anti-Pipeline Efforts
Pipeline companies had already been pressuring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine to rethink its two new policy statements on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and pipeline certificates.
VVC Increases Natural Gas Production Capabilities with New Seven-mile Pipeline
VVC has expanded its natural gas production capabilities with the installation of seven miles of new pipeline, which will transport gas produced by the company’s natural gas wells to the Tumbleweed Midstream Ladder Creek Pipeline.
$21 Million Investment Secured to Complete Mountain Valley Pipeline
$21 Million Investment Secured to Complete Mountain Valley Pipeline, Italy’s Draghi Discussed Idea of Italy–Spain Pipeline with Counterpart, Texas Pipeline Company Max Energy Purchases Southcross Gas Pipeline and more.
Czechs Ready to Invest in Upgrading Key Pipeline to Replace Russian Oil
The Czech Republic is ready to raise its stake in a key pipeline and invest to increase its capacity and bring an end to the country's partial dependence on Russian oil, Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Sikela said on Friday.
Enbridge First-Quarter Profit Rises on Higher Shipment Volumes
Canada's Enbridge Inc. reported a 4.34% rise in first-quarter profit on Friday, as a surge in demand for oil and gas boosted the pipeline operator's shipment volumes.
Magellan Midstream Raises Cash Flow, Profit Estimates on Higher Prices
Magellan Midstream Partners LP raised its cash flow and profit forecasts for this year as it expects higher oil and products prices to lead to increased flows in its pipelines, the company said on Thursday.
- 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. Appeals Court Blocks Kinder Morgan’s Tennessee Pipeline Permits
- Malaysia’s Oil Exports to China Surge Amid Broader Import Decline
- 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
