North America
Canadian Natural Gas Pipeline Project Planned
TransAlta Corporation and Tidewater Midstream sign a letter of intent to proceed with a natural gas pipeline construction project in Canada.
Kinder Morgan Announces Further Trans Mountain Pipeline Delays
The controversial Trans Mountain pipeline could miss its anticipated September 2020 completion date due to bureaucratic opacity regarding the permitting process and judicial obstacles, according to Kinder Morgan. The admission caused stocks to fall 2.4 percent Tuesday morning on the Toronto Stock E..
Pipelines Help Alberta’s Economy Grow Faster Than Expected
Crude oil pipeline construction projects provide a boost to Alberta's economy.
Canadian Pipeline Construction Project Planned
Keyera Corp. to proceed with the North Wapiti pipeline construction project in Canada.
Pipeline Construction Project Hearing Begins in Canada
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) will hear oral cross-examination beginning today, Nov. 8, on an application from TransCanada to abandon a 266-kilometer section of its Peace River Mainline. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. at the NEB’s Hearing Room in Calgary, and is open to the public. TransCa..
Canadian Regulators Set Hearing to Address Trans Mountain Expansion Constitutional Question
Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) will hold a two-day oral hearing to address a motion filed by Kinder Morgan, which includes constitutional questions. The company filed a request with the NEB on Oct. 26, saying it had been unable to secure municipal permits that would allow the company to begin..
Chevron Bets On Canada Shale After Majors’ Oil Sands Exodus
After selling part of its Canadian downstream business, Chevron is now betting on Canadian shale development in a welcome move for the local oil industry that has seen oil majors dump stakes in Canada’s oil sands this year. Chevron Canada Limited said on Monday that it was moving into development o..
Sur de Texas-Tuxpan Pipeline Key to Mexico’s Power Supply
According to recent estimates for 2025, Mexico’s demand for natural gas will double Pemex’s production in 2012. Current domestic market conditions suggest the production growth rate will have to increase by 2.9% per year to meet that demand. This is why the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) has ..
Kinder Morgan Warns About Trans Mountain Delays
Kinder Morgan has warned that its Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project is facing possibly months of delays because of the timing of permit issuance and other regulatory approvals. The delay could be as long as nine months, Kinder Morgan’s chief executive Steven Kean said in a recent confer..
Husky Energy Set To Restart Pipeline
Husky Energy (TSE: HSE) received a greenlight to restart its pipeline after successfully undergoing testing, inspection, and evaluation of a previously ruptured pipeline, according to local media. Last July, Husky’s pipeline leaked about 225,000 liters of heavy oil mixed with a diluent, about 40 pe..
Barclays: Canada’s Oil, Gas Mid-Caps To Benefit From Slower Output Growth
Canadian mid-cap oil and gas drillers could actually benefit from the slower production growth because it would boost capital efficiency and lower risks, according to research by Barclays. Canada’s exploration and production (E&P) companies do not usually promise high growth in output, unlike U.S. ..
TransCanada Says It's Cancelling Energy East Pipeline
TransCanada announces it is cancelling the Energy East pipeline construction project.
Canada’s Watchdog: Kinder Morgan Complied With Stop Order
Kinder Morgan has complied with a request to halt work on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.
Canada’s Prolific Montney Shale Drives Pipeline Expansion
Pipeline construction project gets a boost from Canada's Montney Shale.
Pembina to Expand Phase V Project
Pembina Pipeline Corporation today announced that in order to accommodate incremental volume commitments from customers, the company is adding additional infrastructure and increasing operational flexibilities to its previously announced Phase V pipeline expansion, which includes a 20-inch pipeline ..
Report: Canada's Duvernay Shale Contains 3.4 Billion Barrels of Light Oil
The National Energy Board (NEB), together with the Alberta Geological Survey (AGS), today released a new resource assessment for the Duvernay Shale in central Alberta that adds significant quantities of marketable light oil resources in the province as well as natural gas and natural gas liquids (NG..
Does Canada Need More Oil Sands Pipelines?
A new report questions whether Canada needs more to proceed with pipeline construction projects in its oil sands.
Alberta Wildfires Shut Down 24 Shell Gas Wells
Wildfires raging in southwestern Alberta have prompted Shell to shut down 24 natural gas wells and pipelines around them, Canadian media reported, adding that other companies, including Questfire Energy and West Lake Energy, were also shutting in gas-producing facilities. Shell’s Waterton sour gas ..
Alberta Banking On An Oil Sands Boom
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley cut the ribbon that marked the official opening of an oil sands expansion project near Fort McMurray on Wednesday. The new project is expected to produce 20,000 bpd of oil by mid-2018, thanks to a US$1.64 billion (2 billion Canadian dollars) investment. Japan Petroleum..
Trans Mountain Expansion Hearing Scheduled
Canada's National Energy Board schedules public hearing concerning the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project in early 2018.
Canada’s Oil Industry Doomed If Prices Fall Lower
Canada’s oil industry has faced a lot of strain lately. The list of oil majors selling off assets and withdrawing from high-cost oil sands is long. ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Shell, Marathon Oil, Murphy Oil and Statoil have sold upwards of $25 billion worth of oil sands assets this year. ExxonMobil..
TransCanada to Increase Capacity on Canadian Mainline System
TransCanada Corporation has announced that it will apply to the National Energy Board (NEB) to increase the capacity of the Canadian Mainline System through its Maple Compressor Station near Vaughan, Ontario. The approximately $160 million project is underpinned by 15-year contracts and will expand ..
Canadian LNG Project Cancelled
TransCanada's Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project in jeopardy after the cancellation of the Pacific NorthWest LNG Project.
Pipeline Construction Project Dealt Legal Blow
Canada's Federal Court of Appeal rejects a National Energy Board decision regarding the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline construction project.
Tesoro to Begin Oil Transportation Services in Mexico
Tesoro Corporation, which will formally change its name to Andeavor effective Aug. 1, 2017, has reached a definitive agreement with Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) for terminaling and transportation services in Mexico. The agreement will enable Tesoro to supply transportation fuels in the Mexican states..
U.S., Mexico Expand Energy Ties
The United States and Mexico will expand their energy ties, the two countries’ energy ministers said after a meeting in Mexico. The Associated Press quoted U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry as saying Mexico was “a very, very important partner” in energy. The meeting comes ahead of a renegotiation of..
Gasoline Thieves Out of Control and Deadly in Mexico
TEPEACA, Mexico (AP) — Gasoline thieves are out of control in Mexico, tapping into pipelines in broad daylight often with the support of local townsfolks and under the noses of authorities. The growing and lucrative form of organized crime has become a blood trade with deadly shootouts, murders and..
Why Mexico Got No Bids For This Key NatGas License Round
I’ve talked a lot the last few years about America’s increasing natural gas exports to Mexico. With outgoing pipeline shipments from America’s shale plays having more than doubled over the last 18 months. But one development this week shows that U.S.-Mexico natgas trade still has some snags to be w..
Canada’s Wildfires Threaten Kinder Morgan’s Pipeline
Wildfires ripping through Canada’s western province of British Columbia since the weekend have forced people to flee and companies in the mining and forestry sectors to scale back or suspend operations. Some of the worst fires, raging in the BC’s interior, have grown overnight, remaining “out of co..
Mexico's 2nd US Gas Capacity Auction Declared Void
Mexico’s second auction for natural gas transportation capacity held in the United States by its state-owned energy companies closed July 10 without an award, round organizer and transmission system operator Cenagas announced that same day, according to information service ICIS. The round offered 2..
- 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
