Regulation
Canadian Regulators Conduct Trans Mountain Emergency Response Exercise
On September 20, Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) conducted a full scale emergency response exercise at Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby Terminal, located in Burnaby, British Columbia, and the Incident Command Post in Coquitlam, as a condition for approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project. As par..
Taxpayers Likely To Pick Up The Growing Tab For DAPL Protests
North Dakota taxpayers likely to foot the ball for rising costs associated with Dakota Access pipeline construction project protests.
Erdogan Threatens To Cut Off Kurdish Oil Exports
Turkey could cut off the crude oil flow from the northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, putting further pressure on Kurdistan over what Ankara sees as an illegitimate separatist vote. Turkey—which is vehemently opposing today’s referendum on indep..
North Dakota's Bill Rises for Oil Pipeline Protest Costs
North Dakota's cost for protests of the Dakota Access pipeline construction project continue to rise.
Jordan Cove, Pacific Connector Applications Submitted
Veresen has submitted applications for the Jordan Cove LNG Project and Pacific Connector pipeline construction project with FERC.
Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline Debate Shifts to Public Hearings
Public hearings concerning Enbridge's Line 3 Replacement Project to begin this week.
Vermont’s High Court Finds in Favor of Pipeline Under Park
Vermont's Supreme Court rules in favor of a natural gas pipeline construction project.
NEXUS Pipeline Gets Ohio Water Permit
The Ohio EPA has issued a Water Quality Certification for Enbridge’s Nexus Transmission Pipeline Project to be constructed in Columbiana, Stark, Summit, Wayne, Medina, Lorain, Huron, Erie, Sandusky, Wood, Lucas, Henry and Fulton counties. The 255-mile NEXUS Transmission Pipeline Project will transp..
OPEC Talks End Without Recommendation On Output Cut Extension
The OPEC/non-OPEC joint panel on monitoring the cuts, which is meeting in Vienna today, has concluded talks without any recommendation for the broader group on whether it will extend the production cuts beyond March next year, one OPEC delegate told Bloomberg at the end of the meeting. The monitori..
Trump Aims For Arctic Oil And Gas
The Trump administration is trying to lay the groundwork to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) for oil and gas drilling, according to a report last week from the Washington Post. It won’t be easy, and it is not guaranteed to work, but the Department of Interior is hoping to crack op..
Colorado Revising Pipeline Regulations After Fatal Gas Explosion
In response to a fatal gas explosion that occurred in April, Colorado is revising its pipeline regulations.
Purchase of California Oil Hub Dropped After State Sues
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Valero Energy petroleum company says it is giving up plans to acquire the last independently owned petroleum terminal in the San Francisco Bay Area. Valero said in a statement Monday that it is dropping its purchase of the Martinez petroleum terminal hub rather than wage a ..
Ohio Increases Fines to $2.3 Million Against Pipeline Developer
The Ohio EPA more than doubles fine against Energy Transfer Partners for Rover pipeline construction project pollution violations.
Collusion Alleged Between PG&E, California Public Utilities Commission
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The former chief administrative law judge at California’s powerful utility regulator said Tuesday she was fired for cooperating with investigators looking into collusion between regulators and executives from Pacific Gas & Electric. Karen Valentia Clopton announced that sh..
North Dakota Settles with Dakota Access Pipeline Builder
North Dakota regulators, Energy Transfer Partners reach settlement over Dakota Access pipeline construction project violations.
New Gas Machinery Research Council Guideline Developed
With the widespread use of high-speed separable reciprocating compressors throughout the oil and natural industry, the Gas Machinery Research Council (GMRC) has been active in developing better guidelines and practices for the specification, design and application of this type of compression equipme..
Managing Liquid Pipeline Risk Through Drinking Water USA Assessment
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IEA: Price Spike Coming In 2020
The oil market has been awash in crude for more than three years, and OPEC has struggled to accelerate the rebalancing effort, but the world could be heading for a supply crunch in a few years due to the sharp fall in industry spending. The halving of oil prices from $100 per barrel before 2014 dow..
Consumer Energy Alliance Promotes Minnesota Pipeline Construction Project
The Consumer Energy Alliance launches campaign to promote Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline construction project.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Advances FERC Nominees
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources today advanced two of President Trump’s nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Richard Glick, a Democratic attorney and Kevin McIntyre, FERC’s chairman-in-waiting. Glick and McIntyre will now receive a vote before the full Senate. ..
FERC: HDD Activities on the Rover Pipeline Can Resume
FERC rules that Energy Transfer Partners can resume HDD activities along the Rover pipeline construction project.
The Kurdish Referendum Could Reshape Oil Markets
Iraq, the second-largest OPEC producer, may be facing a significant disruption to its oil exports this month. On September 25, citizens of the northern region of Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous area of Iraq, will vote in a referendum for national independence. If the referendum passes, as it is expect..
Regulators Give Atlantic Sunrise OK to Build Pipeline
FERC has granted final approval for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline construction project.
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.
Pipeline Construction Project Planned in Kurdistan
Rosneft and the Kurdistan Regional Government agree to work together on natural gas pipeline construction project.
BP And Azerbaijan Lock In Caspian Sea Oil Deal
The government of Azerbaijan signed a new production sharing agreement (PSA) with the consortium operating the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli oil field in the Caspian. The new deal gives Baku a much larger stake in the field and establishes Azerbaijan’s economic ties to Europe for decades to come. ..
North Carolina Regulators Say They Need More Time for Pipeline Review
North Carolina regulators say they need more time to review the Atlantic Coast pipeline construction project.
Feds Overrule New York's Natural Gas Pipeline Permit Denial
FERC overrules New York's decision to deny a water permit for the Millennium Valley Lateral pipeline construction project.
4 Years Later, North Dakota Pipeline Spill Cleanup Nears Completion
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Cleanup is finally in sight four years after a pipeline break sent more than 20,000 barrels of oil oozing across a wheat field in northwestern North Dakota, state regulators said Friday. Excavation of the affected site is scheduled for completion by the end of the month, with ..
Trans Mountain Expansion Fails Pre-Construction Audit
Kinder Morgan needs to do a better job complying with pipeline regulations on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, Canadian regulators say.
- Trump Aims to Revive 1,200-Mile Keystone XL Pipeline Despite Major Challenges
- Valero Considers All Options, Including Sale, for California Refineries Amid Regulatory Pressure
- ConocoPhillips Eyes Sale of $1 Billion Permian Assets Amid Marathon Acquisition
- ONEOK Agrees to Sell Interstate Gas Pipelines to DT Midstream for $1.2 Billion
- Energy Transfer Reaches FID on $2.7 Billion, 2.2 Bcf/d Permian Pipeline
- U.S. LNG Export Growth Faces Uncertainty as Trump’s Tariff Proposal Looms, Analysts Say
- Tullow Oil on Track to Deliver $600 Million Free Cash Flow Over Next 2 Years
- Energy Transfer Reaches FID on $2.7 Billion, 2.2 Bcf/d Permian Pipeline
- GOP Lawmakers Slam New York for Blocking $500 Million Pipeline Project
- Texas Oil Company Challenges $250 Million Insurance Collateral Demand for Pipeline, Offshore Operations
