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Technip Awarded Contract for Dvalin Subsea Development
Technip Awarded Contract for Dvalin Subsea Development
Companies Say Activists Didn't Stop Oil Delivery
Companies Say Activists Didn’t Stop Oil Delivery
Turkey, Russia Sign Gas Pipeline Deal as Ties Improve
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey and Russia on Monday signed a deal to build a gas pipeline from Russia as the two countries pressed ahead with efforts to normalize ties. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan watched as their countries’ energy ministers sealed an intergo..
Corps Won't Allow Pipeline Work on Federal Land
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Corps of Engineers says it won’t yet authorize construction of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline on federal land in southern North Dakota. The corps also is asking Energy Transfer Partners to respect the government’s earlier request that it voluntarily stop constructio..
Request Would Boost Dakota Access Pipeline to at Least 470K Barrels Daily
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — A sixth pipeline company has applied for a permit to become a part of the growing Dakota Access pipeline project. The Williston Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2dkiE12 ) that if it’s approved, it would add 30,000 barrels of oil to the four-state pipeline, meaning it’d be the la..
Major Work Planned on Leaky Wyoming Gas Pipeline
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – A pipeline company plans to replace portions of a northeast Wyoming natural gas pipeline that has had two recent leaks, including one that shut down a highway for more than two hours, though what caused the problems might not become publicly known. None of the government agenc..
Judges Ask Tough Questions in Dakota Access Pipeline Appeal
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court panel had tough questions Wednesday for opponents of the $3.8 billion, four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline who are arguing to keep a temporary stop of construction in place for a small stretch in North Dakota. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appe..
West Virginia Regulators to Hear Mountaineer Gas Pipeline Expansion Plan
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia regulators are conducting a two-day hearing on Mountaineer Gas Co.’s proposed $45 million natural gas distribution line expansion in the Eastern Panhandle. The hearing before the state Public Service Commission is set to begin Wednesday in Charleston. The dis..
Line Fill for Grand Mesa Pipeline Begins; Commercial Operations Set for Nov. 1
NGL Energy Partners’ Grand Mesa pipeline began line fill for its newly constructed crude oil pipeline system from Weld County, CO to Cushing, OK, with commercial service expected to start on schedule Nov. 1. Construction of the $18 million Lucerne and Riverside origin stations in Colorado and the co..
Ohio Valley Connector Initiates Transportation Service from West Virginia
EQT Midstream Partners began service Oct. 1 on the Ohio Valley Connector, which provides natural gas transportation service from northern West Virginia to Clarington, OH. The 37-mile pipeline, an extension of the existing Equitrans system, was certificated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission..
Michigan Approves Plans for Some Mackinac Pipeline Supports
ST. IGNACE, Mich. (AP) — Michigan officials have approved plans by pipeline company Enbridge to install additional supports for its twin oil pipelines in the waterway where Lakes Michigan and Huron meet. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality says it issued a permit Monday for Enbridge to..
Gazprom Receives Survey Permit for Two Strings of TurkStream Pipeline
Gazprom has received a survey permit for two strings of the TurkStream gas pipeline’s offshore section in Turkey’s territorial waters. “I would like to highlight the constructiveness and promptness on the part of our Turkish partners,” said Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committe..
Trans Adriatic Pipeline Installs First Pipes in Albania
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Trans Adriatic Pipeline has started building its gas pipeline in Albania. The TAP on Friday started putting the first of its 13,000 pipes along 215 kilometers (133 miles) in Albania. The pipeline runs 878 kilometers (545 miles) long from the Shah Deniz field in Azerbaija..
Colorado Officials to Visit Oregon about Proposed Pipeline
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Western Colorado officials will travel to Oregon next week to advocate for a project that would carry natural gas from Colorado to the Pacific Rim. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/2dgZUkD ) that then $5.3 billion project includes a pipeline from..
Minnesota Groups Question Proposed Oil Pipeline Plans
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Two environmental groups are asking Minnesota regulators to take another look at a proposed oil pipeline in the northern part of the state. MPR News (http://bit.ly/2d6M6ZG ) reported that the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy and Friends of the Headwaters filed a moti..
Dakota Access Owners Evade Federal Regulators, Buy Land Surrounding Pipeline
Energy Transfer Partners—one of the major stakeholders in the controversial Dakota Access pipeline—bought over 6,000 acres of land surrounding the line’s route in North Dakota, according to several media reports over the weekend. The deal includes lands that the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe says conta..
North Dakota Says No Indian Artifacts Found at Pipeline Site
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota state inspection of an oil pipeline site has found no sign of the Native American artifacts or human remains that an American Indian Tribe says are present, the state’s chief archaeologist said in a draft memo. The Standing Rock Sioux tribe had cited the potenti..
Jereh Group Wins Natural Gas EPC Project for China-Myanmar Gas Pipelines
Jereh Group has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract for the natural gas peak-shaving and emergency supply project in Guizhou Province, China. The scope includes a natural gas liquefaction plant with the production capacity of 10.59 MMSCFD and a supporting storage tank ..
PennEast Files with FERC for 26 Route Modifications in Pennsylvania
PennEast Pipeline Company has filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 26 route deviations in Pennsylvania. Examples include: • In Luzerne County, PennEast, in conjunction with landowner consultation, is altering the Pipeline’s current route and relocating the proposed Auburn/Lei..
PennEast Pipeline Submits Seven Route Deviations in New Jersey to FERC
PennEast Pipeline Company LLC has filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) seven route deviations in New Jersey in PennEast’s continued effort to reduce impacts on endangered species and wetlands, maintain co-location with existing rights of way and address concerns expressed by la..
BP’s Azerbaijan Gas Project Will Cost $18 Billion
BP has revealed the cost of its contracts in the second phase of its development of the offshore Shah Deniz gas and condensate field in Azerbaijan, and the expansion of the South Caucasus pipeline. A message from the company stated that the contracts are worth approximately $18 billion. The project ..
North Dakota Tribes Seek Review of Sacagawea Pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s oil-rich Three Affiliated Tribes wants a federal appeals court to quickly decide whether a Texas company needed tribal permission to put an oil pipeline and a natural gas pipeline beneath a Missouri River reservoir. The tribes requested that the Sacagawea pipeli..
North Dakota Borrowing $6M for Pipeline Protest Costs
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota legislative committee has approved an emergency request to borrow $6 million to cover the cost of law enforcement related to the ongoing protest of the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline. The state’s Emergency Commission, headed by Gov. Jack Dalrymple, voted ..
Northern Gateway to Not Appeal Federal Court of Appeal Decision Reversing Project Approval
Northern Gateway will not appeal a recent Federal Court of Appeal decision that reversed the project’s federal approval certificate. The Federal Court of Appeal found that the National Energy Board’s Joint Review Panel recommendation was acceptable and defensible on the facts and the law. The Court,..
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 ..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
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