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Dakota Access Pipeline Work to Resume in Protest Area
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The company building the four-state Dakota Access pipeline plans to resume construction on private land near Lake Oahe in North Dakota, where protests supporting tribal rights have endured for months. The statement early Tuesday from Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners comes ..
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..
Court: Construction Can Resume on Small Stretch Of Dakota Access Pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Sunday opened the door for construction to resume on a small stretch of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline while it considers an appeal by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The ruling removed a temporary injunction that halted work on the project. T..
Chad High Court Fines Exxon-Led Oil Consortium $75 Billion
N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s high court has ordered an oil consortium led by Exxon Mobil Corp. to pay a fine of more than $75 billion after the country’s finance ministry accused it of not paying royalties. Exxon spokesman Todd Spitler said Thursday that Exxon disagrees with the ruling and is “eva..
API Highlights Importance of Maintaining Rule of Law to Infrastructure Projects
API Midstream Group Director Robin Rorick underscored the importance of maintaining the rule of law and the benefits of increased infrastructure as the D.C. Circuit of Appeals heard oral arguments on the Dakota Access Pipeline. “Building on America’s 21st century energy renaissance – and the consum..
Dakota Access Pipeline Case set for DC Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — A three-judge federal appeals court panel is set to hear a dispute over the $3.8 billion four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is being asked to keep a temporary stop of construction in place while the Standing Rock S..
Growth in Propane Exports Drove US Petroleum Product Export Growth in 1st Half of 2016
In the first half of 2016, the United States exported 4.7 million barrels per day (b/d) of petroleum products, an increase of 500,000 b/d over the first half of 2015 and almost 10 times the crude oil export volume. While U.S. exports of distillate and gasoline increased by 50,000 b/d and nearly 140,..
US Justice Department Issues Subpoena to Chesapeake Energy
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a subpoena to Chesapeake Energy Corp. that seeks information on the oil and natural gas producer’s accounting methods for the acquisition and classification of oil and gas properties. Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake disclosed the subpoen..
US Justice Department Investigating Chesapeake Energy
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into possible antitrust violations by Chesapeake Energy Corp. The agency has subpoenaed documents related to how the driller pays royalty owners and accounts for oil and gas reserves, the Journal Record reported (http:/..
Go or No-Go Expected For Enbridge Pipeline By November
The Canadian government announced on Thursday that it will hold itself to a two-month deadline for a yay or nay on the controversial Northern Gateway and Line 3 oil pipelines—two projects that would alleviate pipeline capacity issues currently choking Canadian oil companies. Another pipeline projec..
Trudeau Pushes Through LNG Megaproject Despite Environmental Concerns
The Canadian federal government has given the green light to the $8-billion Pacific NorthWest LNG project, proposed by Malaysia’s Petronas three years ago. The decision is highly controversial because it follows an assessment that found the project will produce significant amounts of CO2, which woul..
North Dakota Asks Pipeline Company to Explain Ranch Purchase
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is asking the developer of the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline to explain its purchase of a ranch where a protest turned violent earlier this month. Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners recently purchased the 7,000-acre ranch..
First Nations LNG Alliance Supports Federal Government Approval of Pacific NorthWest LNG
The First Nations LNG Alliance offered its support for Canada’s approval of the Pacific NorthWest LNG project in Prince Rupert, B.C., based on the proponent meeting 190 stringent conditions to mitigate environmental impacts. The prominence placed on meaningful First Nations consultation and engageme..
Pipeline Battle Set To Harm U.S. Energy Independence
Protests against new oil and gas pipeline construction are becoming more or less part of everyday life in the U.S. and Canada. Keystone XL, Dakota Access, Enbridge’s Line 5, Energy East, you name it. There seem to be dozens of new pipelines in the works, and almost all are the target of protests by ..
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..
Task Force Looking into Security, Pipeline Protesters' Clash
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A joint task force of North Dakota and federal officials is investigating a clash between Dakota Access pipeline protesters and private security guards earlier this month, a county sheriff announced Tuesday. The Morton County Sheriff’s Department is heading up the probe of the Se..
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 ..
New York Crude Oil Hub Subject to New Environmental Review
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York regulators will require an extensive new environmental review of permits originally issued in 2012 that allowed fuel transporters to turn Albany into a major hub for crude oil rail shipments from North Dakota to East Coast refineries. Department of Environmental Conserv..
Ukraine Abandons Plan To Attach National Pipeline Company To Energy Ministry
The Ukrainian government reversed a previous decision to bring the nation’s natural gas transport company under the direct control of the Energy Ministry. Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Stepan Kubiv said he will not carry out plans to detach Ukrtransgaz from the government-run gas compa..
Pipelines Support ‘Ends’ of PHMSA Proposal, Not the ‘Means’
Pipelines Support ‘Ends’ of PHMSA Proposal, Not the ‘Means’ Broad pipeline industry opposition to several aspects of the newly proposed transmission pipeline regulations is as much about methane emissions as it is about safety. The proposal from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administ..
Guidelines Aim for Better High-Speed Compressor Systems
With the growing use of high-speed separable reciprocating compressors in natural gas storage and transmission applications, the Gas Machinery Research Council (GMRC) identified the need for better guidelines and practices to govern the specification, design and application of this class of compress..
DOT Site Security Plans: Potential Application to Pipeline as Offerors
The Department of Transportation (DOT) requires “offerors” of hazardous materials to develop and adhere to a site-specific security plan that evaluates transportation security risks and appropriate measures to address those risks. For the midstream sector, questions often arise as to whether or not ..
Libya's National Oil Corporation Calls for Reopening of Pipelines
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has requested the immediate reopening of pipelines in Rayayina which connect the Sharara and El Feel oil fields in southwestern Libya with the Zawia refinery and Mellitah complex in the west of Tripoli. The pipelines have been blockaded by a local brigade of t..
NEB Improves Access to Pipeline Approval Condition Information
The National Energy Board (NEB) continues to make strides toward increased regulatory transparency with the launch of a condition compliance web page that enables Canadians to track company compliance with pipeline approval conditions. More than 3,200 approval conditions and their respective comple..
FBI Investigating Anonymous Threats in Oil Pipeline Dispute
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The FBI says it is investigating anonymous online threats made against political leaders, law enforcement and Dakota Access pipeline workers. YouTube videos posted by “Anonymous Agents” include threats against President Barack Obama, North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple, National Gua..
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..
API: EPA Methane Regs Inconsistent with US Success in Emissions Reductions
The dramatic resurgence of the United States as an energy superpower has provided tremendous economic and environmental benefits, API Upstream Director Erik Milito testified during a House Committee hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency’s methane regulations. “Thanks to industry efforts ov..
All of Alaska LNG's Draft Resource Reports Now Available Online
All 12 of Alaska LNG’s draft resource reports to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission are now available on the Kenai Peninsula Borough website. The reports are the second drafts submitted to FERC — the first were submitted in February 2015 — and will be reviewed by federal, state and local regu..
Vermont Regulators Approve Pipeline Through Park
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) – Vermont state regulators have cleared away a final hurdle for a gas pipeline that’s already under construction. Some residents of Hinesburg had been trying to block the construction of the Addison Natural Gas Expansion Project through Gaprags Park in the town. But on Tuesday,..
Southern California Gas Co. to Pay $4 Million for Massive Gas Leak
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A utility responsible for a massive gas leak that drove thousands of families from their Los Angeles homes pleaded no contest to a criminal charge Tuesday as part of a $4 million settlement with prosecutors. The deal requires Southern California Gas Co. to adopt an expensive leak..
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- Tullow Oil on Track to Deliver $600 Million Free Cash Flow Over Next 2 Years
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- Texas Oil Company Challenges $250 Million Insurance Collateral Demand for Pipeline, Offshore Operations
