Construction
North Dakota Regulators Approve 3 Pipeline Projects
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators have approved siting permits for two crude oil pipelines and a natural gas liquids pipeline. ONEOK Bakken Pipeline LLC plans a 14.4-mile natural gas liquids pipeline in McKenzie County. BOE Pipeline LLC plans a 41.8-mile crude oil pipeline in Dunn and M..
Sioux Tribe Leader Wants Political Help to Halt Oil Pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A tribal leader Wednesday said he contacted the White House and met with North Dakota’s senators in an effort to halt construction of a $3.8 billion, four-state oil pipeline that crosses the Missouri River near an American Indian reservation in southern North Dakota. Standing ..
Court Hearing Set for Friday on Effort to Halt Oil Pipeline in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As work progresses on an oil pipeline crossing Iowa, opponents are holding protest rallies and taking the state utilities regulators to court in hopes of stopping construction. A hearing is scheduled for Friday in Des Moines on a motion to stay construction on several ..
Oil Pipeline Construction Halted Amid Talks With Protesters
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) —Developers of a $3.8 billion, four-state oil pipeline halted construction Tuesday while law enforcement and tribal leaders in North Dakota met to discuss a resolution to an ongoing protest. Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier says he met with tribal leaders to “negotiate ..
Gazprom Partners in Nord Stream Quit Merger Talks
Gazprom’s partners in the Nord Stream-2 pipeline project have given up the merger plan that would have seen Gazprom, Shell, OMV, French Engie, and German Uniper and Wintershall combine into a consortium to build a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea. The change of plans was prompted by opposition fro..
FERC Approves Construction of $3.2B Sabal Trail Pipeline
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Construction of a new $3.2-billion natural gas pipeline that will travel through three Southeastern states could begin within a week after the project received its final approvals on Friday despite years of challenge from environmental groups. The Gainesville Sun reports (h..
Dakota Access Pipeline Owners Sue North Dakota Protesters
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Developers of a $3.8 billion, four-state oil pipeline sued in federal court Monday to stop protesters near an American Indian reservation in North Dakota to stop interfering with the project, alleging the safety of workers and law enforcement are at risk. Dakota Access LLC fil..
ROSEN Group to Supply Pre-Commissioning Equipment to SPIECAPAG for TAP
The ROSEN Group’s Field Products and Services division will provide effective equipment for pre-commissioning activities to SPIECAPAG by supplying 48’’ pre-commissioning tools, tracking equipment, as well as accessories to be used for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline. The equipment provided will be appli..
Iowa Landowners Seek Immediate Halt to Pipeline Construction
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa landowners are asking a judge to stop construction on the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline until their constitutional challenges are heard. A dozen landowners asked a state court in documents filed Tuesday in Des Moines to immediately hear the motion and keep the T..
Hydratight Secures New Contract with Statoil
Subsea connector specialist Hydratight has secured a four-year contract with Statoil Petroleum AS to supply products, services and management for remote pipeline repairs worldwide. Hydratight’s MORGRIP® contingency connectors will be the primary mechanical repair method within Statoil’s Pipeline Re..
Officials Celebrate Opening of New Pipeline in Arkansas
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas officials are celebrating the opening of a $200 million, 210-mile pipeline that will transport gasoline, diesel and jet fuel into the state. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson joined other top elected officials Wednesday to mark the start of the Magellan Midstream ..
Caliber Bear Den Interconnect Pipeline Open Season Underway
Caliber Bear Den Interconnect LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Caliber Midstream Partners, LP, has launched a binding open season to solicit commitments for a new Caliber Bear Den Interconnect Pipeline that will be constructed from the Enable Midstream Partners, L.P. Bear Den Gathering System in Mc..
Welspun Receives $47 Million to Build Oil Pipeline
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Welspun Tubular says it’s received a $47 million order to help build a 440-mile pipeline that will carry oil from Cushing, Oklahoma, to Memphis, Tennessee. Welspun and Diamond Pipeline LLC say the order accounts for approximately two-thirds of the pipe needed to build the D..
New Brunswick Building Trades Unions Fully Support Energy East
The head of the New Brunswick Building Trades Unions says the Energy East pipeline project is about the future for New Brunswick construction workers. “The economy has been slow over the last few years in New Brunswick. This has caused many of our workers to travel out of province for work an..
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Receives FERC Approval to Construct Facilities in Delaware
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved plans by Eastern Shore Natural Gas (ESNG), Chesapeake Utilities’ interstate natural gas transmission subsidiary, to construct pipeline and compression facilities to preserve the reliability and fle..
NEB Conditionally Approves Vaughan Mainline Expansion Project
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has approved an application from TransCanada PipeLines Limited to construct and operate approximately 11.7 km of new natural gas pipeline in the City of Vaughan, Ontario, subject to 19 conditions. The Board’s written reasons will be released on or before Septembe..
FERC Approves Williams Partners’ Dalton Expansion Project
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Tulsa, OK-based Williams Partners’ expansion of Transco’s fully contracted Dalton Expansion Project, designed to provide additional natural gas service to utility companies and the city of Cartersville in northwest Georgia. Construction on the..
EagleClaw Midstream Ventures to Acquire PennTex Permian
EagleClaw Midstream Ventures will acquire PennTex Permian, a wholly owned subsidiary of PennTex Midstream Partners, which holds assets including a cryogenic plant with the capacity to process 60 MMcf/d of natural gas, 90 miles of gathering pipeline and a 35 miles of condensate pipeline. Located pri..
Bear Paw Receives Approval to Construct LNG Pipeline
Bear Paw Pipeline Corporation Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (LNGL), has received Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board approval to construct a 62.5 km natural gas pipeline from Goldboro to the proposed Bear Head LNG liquefied natural gas export facility in..
Fate of Sandpiper Pipeline in Limbo After Enbridge-Marathon Move
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The future is unclear for a proposed oil pipeline that would cross northern Minnesota. Enbridge Energy on Tuesday announced it is investing in a different pipeline that would transport North Dakota crude oil — but not across Minnesota. The Canadian company has proposed the $2.6 ..
Canyon Midstream Expanding James Lake System
Canyon Midstream Partners will expand its James Lake system into Winkler County, TX, located near southeast New Mexico. In response to demand for sour gas processing capacity, the company will add more compression at its new field facility in Kermit, along with a 22-mile trunkline extension capable ..
TransCanada, Sierra Oil & Gas and Grupo TMM Propose New Refined Products Storage and Transportation Infrastructure in Mexico
TransCanada Corporation, Sierra Oil & Gas and Grupo TMM have proposed to jointly develop storage and transportation infrastructure to serve the growing demand for refined products such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel in the central region of Mexico and surrounding markets. The $800 million project..
Pipeline Construction Equipment Damage is Suspected Arson
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Machinery located at three oil pipeline construction sites in central Iowa was found extensively damaged by fire Monday in what the company building the pipeline called a shameful act. There’s little doubt the fires were intentionally set along the Dakota Access pipeline, sa..
FERC Issues Final Environmental Impact Study for Rover Pipeline
FERC has released its final environmental impact statement for the Rover Pipeline Project. The EIS has been prepared in compliance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council on Environmental Quality regulations for implementing NEPA (40 Code of Federal Regula..
FERC Releases Final EIS for Golden Pass LNG Export Project
FERC has released a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Golden Pass LNG Export Project proposed by Golden Pass Products, LLC and Golden Pass Pipeline, LLC. The EIS was prepared in compliance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Council on Environ..
Open Season Launched for Spire STL Pipeline
Spire Inc. has launched an open season to broadly solicit commercial interest in capacity for the Spire STL Pipeline. Open season bids are due by August 19, 2016 for service beginning as early as November 1, 2018. The proposed 70-mile steel pipeline would interconnect to the Rockies Express Pipelin..
FERC OK’s Williams Partners’ New York, Virginia Expansions
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved Williams Partners applications for both the New York Bay Expansion and the Virginia Southside II Expansion projects. The New York Bay Expansion will serve distribution demand in New York City, while the Virginia Southside II Expansion will hel..
SapuraKencana Awarded TANAP contract
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad has secured a $510 million contract for the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline from TANAP Doğalgaz İletim A.S. The contract, awarded to SapuraKencana via its wholly-owned subsidiary company, SapuraKencana TL Offshore Sdn. Bhd. is for the Engineering, Procurement, Co..
Phillips 66 Partners Acquires Larger Interest in Explorer Pipeline
Phillips 66 Partners will acquire an additional 2.5% equity interest in Explorer Pipeline Company, bringing Phillips holdings to about 22%. Explorer serves more than 70 cities in 16 states and owns 1,830 miles of pipeline transporting gasoline, diesel, fuel oil and jet fuel with an average flow of ..
Environmentalists Take Aim at TransCanada Pipeline Project
BOSTON (AP) — Environmentalists are again taking aim at the company that proposed the Keystone XL pipeline — this time for another of its projects they fear would send hundreds of supertankers laden with crude oil down the Atlantic coast to refineries in Texas and Louisiana. TransCanada is behind t..
- 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
