Regulation
Keystone XL Foes Question Proposed Route Through Nebraska
TransCanada's proposed route for the Keystone XL pipeline construction project questioned.
Attorney Grills Company Officials in Keystone XL Hearing
The Nebraska Public Service Commission grills TransCanada about the Keystone XL pipeline construction project.
New Water Rule to Provide Clarity, EPA Chief Says
New water rule could impact pipeline construction projects.
Tribes Want Dakota Pipeline Shut Down, But Offer Fallback Plan
Tribes ask judge to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline construction project until environmental review is finished.
Citizens Can Weigh in on Pipeline Water Quality Conditions
Virginia to hold hearings concerning the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipeline construction projects this week.
Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Receives Favorable Ruling
Federal judge says authorities can use eminent domain to seize land for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline construction project.
Nebraska Commission Begins Hearing on Keystone XL Pipeline
The Nebraska Public Service Commission begins public hearings concerning the Keystone XL pipeline construction project.
Niger Delta Legalizes Illicit Oil Refineries
The Nigerian government will make illicit refineries operating in the Niger Delta legal, and will even supply them with crude oil, the presidency announced yesterday. The legalization process will take until the end of the year, and the crude they will process will be sold at a reasonable price. Th..
School Blast Investigators Looking at Gas Meter Work
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Workers may have been moving a gas meter when an explosion tore through a Minneapolis school building this week, killing two people and injuring at least nine others, according to federal investigators. A team from the National Transportation Safety Board arrived in Minneapolis T..
Senate Approves FERC Nominees, Restores Voting Quorum
Quorum established at FERC, paving the way for pipeline construction projects to be approved.
NTSB Investigates Blast that Killed 2 at Minnesota School
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board were sent to a Minneapolis school Thursday to look into an apparent natural gas explosion and partial building collapse that killed two people and injured at least nine, including one critically. The explosion at Minneha..
Keystone XL Survived Politics but Economics Could Kill It
The Keystone XL pipeline construction project may not be economically viable, experts say.
North Dakota Regulators Investigating Minnesota Contractor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Minnesota contractor that damaged a natural gas pipeline in North Dakota last week has a history of striking pipelines. The damage caused the release of 126,000 gallons of natural gas liquids and shut down a gas processing plant for three days. State regulators wh..
South Dakota Patrol Reimbursed for Pipeline Protest Duty
South Dakota's Highway Patrol has been reimbursed for helping to police protests of the Dakota Access pipeline construction project in North Dakota.
Cause of Pennsylvania Home Explosion Still Unknown
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board has not identified the cause of a Pennsylvania home explosion that killed a utility worker and injured three others. In a preliminary report released Tuesday, the NTSB says a tapping tee leading to the Manor Township home was leaking ga..
Trump Signs Bill Imposing Sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, conceding under pressure from his own party that a warmer relationship with Moscow was not in the country’s best interest. The legislation is aimed at punishing Moscow for interfering in the 2016 p..
Report: Pipeline Study Underestimated Forest Fragmentation
Virginia agencies claim FERC's recent environmental review of the Mountain Valley pipeline construction project underestimates the impact to forests.
Colorado Hunting Ranch Sues Oil Company over Pipeline Leak
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — The owner of a Colorado big-game hunting ranch has sued an oil and gas company over a pipeline leak that the suit says contaminated the property and killed its planned $5 million sale. Lawyers for Bishop Ranch LLC filed the suit on July 18 against Encana in Rio Blanco C..
Feds Giving Maine $300K to Help Ensure Pipeline Safety
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s U.S. senators say the federal government is giving Maine more than $300,000 to keep its pipelines safe. Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King say the federal Department of Transportation is giving the money to the Maine Public Utilities C..
North Dakota Still Seeking to Recoup Pipeline Protest Costs
North Dakota applies for nearly $14 million in government funds to cover protest costs during the Dakota Access pipeline construction project.
FERC Issues New Guidelines for Natural Gas Projects
FERC has released new guidelines concerning reporting on cultural resources investigations for natural gas pipeline construction projects.
Will Sanctions On Russia Push The EU To US Energy?
Events of the last few days will be opening up some interesting energy investment moves. We just need the smoke to settle, first. It brings me back to just a few years ago, when I found myself in the middle of a political tiff between Moscow, Brussels, and Washington. Then, the issue has centered..
Two Pipeline Construction Projects Get Favorable Environmental Review
TransCanada's Mountaineer XPress and Gulf XPress pipeline construction projects receive favorable final environmental analysis.
Natural Gas Council Releases Reliability and Resilience Guide
The Natural Gas Council, which collectively represents companies that produce, transport and deliver clean, affordable natural gas throughout the United States, has released a joint report, “Natural Gas: Reliable and Resilient” that provides a practical guide to the operational measures, physical ch..
Appeals Court Lifts Stay on Opening California Gas Facility
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California Court of Appeal has lifted its temporary stay that prevented Southern California Gas Co. from resuming operations at its Aliso Canyon storage facility in Los Angeles. The decision Saturday night clears the way for the utility to begin pumping gas into underground sto..
Agencies Start Process to End Water Rule
(AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers have started a process aimed at ending a federal regulation — opposed by some small business groups — that sought to expand government jurisdiction over bodies of water. The agencies published a notice in the Federal Registe..
Is Egypt’s Zohr Field A Game Changer?
A politically turbulent six-year period has impacted the Egyptian business environment, adding a new layer of political risks to investments made across the national economy. Despite this, the outlook in certain sectors is largely positive; and the gas sector may be one of the first to see profitabi..
Suit Challenges Mountain Valley Pipeline, Federal Agency
Eminent domain lawsuit filed concerning the Mountain Valley pipeline construction project.
Dalton Expansion Project Now Entirely in Service
FERC says Williams can place all remaining facilities associated with the Dalton Expansion Project in service.
Tribes Fight Trade Groups' Intervention in Pipeline Dispute
Tribes don't want trade groups intervening in Dakota Access pipeline construction project dispute.
- 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
