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Trans Mountain starts construction of 590,000 b/d pipeline expansion

Completion expected by mid-2022 WCS price discounts widens to allow more rail Calgary — Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain this week started the construction of its 590,000 b/d pipeline expansion, which Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Dec 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Denmark
  • Europe
  • Pipelines

Nord Stream 2 construction in Danish waters under way: contractor

 Switzerland-based Allseas — which has been integral to laying the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany — has started laying the Danish section of the link Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Dec 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • Pipelines
  • Russia

The Pipeline Threatening A U.S.-China Trade Deal

Russia is the second-largest producer and the largest exporter of natural gas in the world. The country’s most important customers are in Europe where the bulk of its exports are Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 Dec 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines
  • USA

U.S. Police Promise To Protect Pipelines From “Domestic Terrorists”

U.S. law enforcement agencies have prepared plans to respond to any new protests against the controversial Keystone XL pipeline “by any means,” The Guardian reports , citing internal documents. Among Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Nov 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran
  • Pipelines

A New Pipeline Could Undo America’s Influence In Asia

  From the moment that the U.S. re-imposed sanctions in earnest on Iran late last year, Pakistan has been looking at ways to resuscitate a deal that had been agreed Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Nov 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines
  • Russia

Russian Arctic Pipeline Accident Shrouded In Mystery

Russia’s gas giant Gazprom is rushing to hire an engineering contractor to have an underwater natural gas pipeline, which has broken off the seabed in the Arctic, fixed, Russian news Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Nov 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines
  • Russia

Russia expects to delay Nord Stream 2 launch to mid-2020: report

Moscow — The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline directly linking Russia and Germany via the Baltic will come online in the middle of 2020, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak Continue Reading

Posted On : 22 Nov 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Keystone Pipeline leaks 383,000 gallons of oil into wetlands in second big spill over two years  |  Peak Oil News and Message Boards

A leak in the Keystone Pipeline has released an estimated 383,000 gallons of oil – about the size of an Olympic swimming pool – into the North Dakota wetlands. The Continue Reading

Posted On : 18 Nov 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Canada
  • Pipelines
  • Railroads

Oil Shippers Turn to Rail Amid Keystone Pipeline Shutdown

The shutdown of one of Canada’s largest crude pipelines has shippers turning to rail to move their oil. (Bloomberg) — The shutdown of one of Canada’s largest crude pipelines has Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Nov 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

TC Energy gives no estimate for restarting shut Keystone oil pipeline

TC Energy gave no estimate for restarting its 590,000 b/d Keystone oil pipeline during a third-quarter earnings call Friday, but an executive said there might be more clarity in two Continue Reading

Posted On : 2 Nov 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines
  • USA

Impact of Keystone pipeline outage spills over to crude and refined markets

This week’s shutdown of the TC Energy’s 590,000 b/d Keystone pipeline following a crude oil spill sent Canadian and Midcontinent crude values downward before rippling into refined product markets, pushing Continue Reading

Posted On : 2 Nov 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

There’s No Stopping The World’s Most Politically Charged Pipeline

This week, Denmark granted Gazprom approval for its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, a project that is set to bring 55 billion cubic meters of Russian gas into Europe Continue Reading

Posted On : 2 Nov 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines
  • USA

Keystone Pipeline Shuts After Oil Spill

The Keystone crude oil pipeline was shut following a spill in North Dakota, the third along the pipeline’s route in less than three years, roiling Canadian and U.S. oil markets. Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Nov 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines
  • USA

Keystone Pipeline leaks 383,000 gallons of oil in second big spill in two years

The Keystone Pipeline oil leak affected land about three miles from Edinburg, N.D. (Taylor DeVries/North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality) Approximately 383,000 gallons of crude oil have spilled into a Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Nov 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines
  • USA

Why The Latest Keystone Spill Is Disastrous For Canadian Oil

The Keystone Pipeline was shut down this week after it ruptured and spilled in North Dakota. TC Energy – formerly known as TransCanada – said on Wednesday that it shut Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Nov 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines
  • Russia

Ukraine president says Nord Stream 2 decision strengthens Russia and weakens Europe

Denmark’s decision to approve the Nord Stream 2 pipeline strengthens Russia and weakens Europe, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday. The United States and several eastern European, Nordic and Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Oct 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Denmark
  • Pipelines
  • Russia

World’s Most Controversial Pipeline Clears Final Hurdle

Denmark has granted Russia’s state-controlled energy company Gazprom permission to build a controversial gas export pipeline through Danish waters. The October 30 approval removes the last major regulatory hurdle for Continue Reading

Posted On : 31 Oct 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Denmark
  • Natural Gas Exports
  • Pipelines

Denmark approves offshore permit for planned 10 Bcm/year Baltic Pipe

New gas link to bring Norwegian gas to Poland Pipeline to pass through 242 km of Danish waters Construction set for start of 2020 London — Denmark on Friday approved Continue Reading

Posted On : 25 Oct 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Trump’s fast-tracking of oil pipelines hits legal roadblocks

The Trump administration’s effort to cut red tape and speed up major energy projects has backfired in the case of the three biggest U.S. pipelines now planned or under construction. Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 Oct 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Permian Gas Pipeline Starts Up

Gulf Coast Express ships natural gas from the Waha to Agua Dulce hubs. The new Gulf Coast Express Pipeline (GCX) has begun full commercial service, delivering natural gas from the Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Sep 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Bernie Sanders Calls For Line 5 Oil Pipeline To Be Shut Down

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has called for the controversial Line 5 oil pipeline to be shut down. Sanders became the second 2020 Democratic primary candidate to seek the closure Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Jul 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Keystone XL Finds Unlikely Supporter In Democrat Presidential Hopeful

The Governor of Montana, Steve Bullock, has broken away from the Democrat’s strong pro-climate change stance and threw his support behind the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, according to the Associated Continue Reading

Posted On : 2 Jul 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Denmark
  • Pipelines

Nord Stream 2 drops first Danish route request, keeps EEZ routes

Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas link project company has withdrawn its 2017 request for a route through Danish territorial waters in an attempt to speed up the permitting process. The Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Jul 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Michigan sues Enbridge in U.S., seeks to shut oil pipeline through Great Lakes

The U.S. state of Michigan has filed a lawsuit asking for an Enbridge Inc oil pipeline that runs under the Straits of Mackinac in the Great Lakes to be decommissioned, Continue Reading

Posted On : 28 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Water Woes Could be a Boon for Pipeline Companies

Thanks to booming US oil production, pipeline operators may be in the best position to expand into the water-handling business. (Bloomberg) — For companies that haul oil and natural gas, Continue Reading

Posted On : 26 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines
  • Russia

Trump Threatens Germany With Sanctions Over Gas Pipeline Support

President Trump continued his relentless offense against Russian gas in Europe this week by threatening to slap sanctions on Germany for its equally relentless support of the Nord Stream 2 Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Trump considering sanctions over Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natgas pipeline

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was considering sanctions over Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project — which the United States has told European companies to avoid Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines
  • Russia

Gazprom: Nord Stream-2 Danish part to be built in five weeks maximum – Ifax

Russian state gas giant Gazprom’s chief executive Alexey Miller said on Friday that construction of the Danish section of the Nord Stream-2 pipeline would take no more than five weeks, Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Natural Gas Supply
  • Pipelines

New Jersey rejects key permits for Williams’ natgas pipeline: AP

New Jersey regulators on late Wednesday rejected key permits from Williams Cos Inc on building the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York, the Associated Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Pipeline Protesters May Face 20-Year Federal Sentence

Under the federal plan released Monday, protesters who block the construction of oil or gas pipelines could face up to 20 years in prison. (Bloomberg) — As Texas goes … Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Pipeline project slowdown may challenge Northeast production growth

Highlights Pipeline buildout slowed dramatically Potential constraint on production growth, outflows Denver — The Appalachian basin has effectively become “de-bottlenecked” following a wave of pipeline project start-ups. But with virtually Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 Jun 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Texas Pipeline Protesters Could Face 10 Years in Prison

Oil pipeline protesters who interrupt operations or damage equipment could face up to 10 years in prison under legislation approved by Texas lawmakers. Under a bill approved by both chambers Continue Reading

Posted On : 22 May 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines
  • Russia

Sanctions bill on Nord Stream 2 coming soon: U.S. energy secretary

pipUnited States Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on Tuesday that a sanctions bill putting onerous restrictions on companies involved in the Nord Stream 2 project would come in the “not Continue Reading

Posted On : 21 May 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • Pipelines

Midwest Flooding Exposes Another Oil Pipeline Risk — on Keystone XL’s Route

Standing on the banks of the Keya Paha River where it cuts through his farm, Bob Allpress points across a flat expanse of sand to where a critical shut-off valve Continue Reading

Posted On : 18 May 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines
  • Russia

US Senators Seek Sanctions On Nord Stream 2 Through New Legislation

A group of US senators on both sides of the aisle is set to introduce a bill that will seek to sanction the Nord Stream II gas pipeline, according to Continue Reading

Posted On : 15 May 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Washington To Complete Keystone XL Review Whatever Court Decides

The U.S. State Department will complete an environmental impact review for the now notorious US$8-billion Keystone XL oil pipeline even if a federal appeals court dismisses the November 2018 ruling Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 May 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Canada
  • Pipelines

Canada Likely to Greenlight Trans Mountain Expansion

The Canadian government is likely to proceed with expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline when it announces its final decision on the conduit next month, officials familiar with the Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 May 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Trump orders deliver ‘exactly what we’ve been asking for’: Williams CEO

President Donald Trump’s executive orders will provide US pipeline companies with the certainty they need to advance their natural gas infrastructure projects through federal and state permitting reviews, the top Continue Reading

Posted On : 3 May 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Magellan ‘optimistic’ on Cushing-to-Houston pipeline with Midland origin: CEO

Magellan Midstream Partners LP believes a proposed Midland origin point will attract sufficient commitments from shippers to proceed with a long-haul crude pipeline from the U.S. oil storage hub in Continue Reading

Posted On : 2 May 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

U.S. Pipeline Boom Could End In Crisis

An oil and gas building spree in the United States might have a serious boomerang effect that could hit the industry as hard as a changing fundamentals landscape hit the Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 May 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Natural Gas Exports
  • Pipelines

Commissioning on Sur de Texas-Tuxpan pipeline weeks away: IEnova

Highlights Sur de Texas-Tuxpan marine pipeline to begin commissioning “soon” US exports to Mexico could see upside before June on earlier startup South Texas basis to see volatility as line-packing Continue Reading

Posted On : 1 May 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Tellurian proposes fourth natural gas pipeline to serve US Gulf Coast markets

Delhi Connector would connect points in Louisiana.  LNG developer also plans pipelines serving Haynesville, Permian Tellurian launched a fourth natural gas pipeline project Monday as the Driftwood LNG export terminal Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Apr 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Michigan Attorney General Threatens To Scuttle Line 5 Pipeline Project

Michigan’s Attorney General Dana Nessel has threatened to “use every resource available” to shut down Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline that runs under the Straits of Macinac, in a statement Continue Reading

Posted On : 30 Apr 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

U.S. is brazenly meddling in Nord Stream 2 gas project: Russia

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the United States on Friday of brazenly meddling in Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project. The Nord Stream 2 project, which aims to pump Continue Reading

Posted On : 19 Apr 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Trump’s Executive Order Is A Gamechanger For Oil Shipping

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to limit states’ powers in the approval or rejection of new oil and gas pipeline projects. CNBC reports the signing was Continue Reading

Posted On : 11 Apr 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Trump May Limit State Power Over Pipelines  

Developers have been trying for six years to build a 124-mile natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York. Despite winning a federal approval in 2014, the project is still Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Apr 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Trump Plans to Sign Executive Orders to Expedite Pipelines

WASHINGTON—In a move to expedite oil and gas pipeline projects, President Trump plans to sign a pair of executive orders that would overhaul some environmental permitting rules and limit shareholder Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Apr 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Trump to issue executive orders seeking to speed up oil and gas projects

The Keystone Steele City pumping station, to which the Keystone XL pipeline is slated to connect, is seen in Nebraska. President Trump plans to issue a pair of executive orders Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Apr 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines

Trump tries fresh approach with long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a new permission for TransCanada Corp to build the long-delayed Keystone pipeline for imports of Canadian oil, replacing his previous Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Apr 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines
  • Shale Oil

Texas Needs 11,000 More Miles Of Pipelines

Texas will need an additional 10,950 miles of oil and gas pipelines to accommodate rising production over the years to 2050, an IHS Markit study quoted by S&P Global Platts Continue Reading

Posted On : 27 Mar 2019 Published By : Tom Whipple

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