First 1 Bcm of gas flowed via TurkStream: Gazprom
The first 1 Bcm of Russian gas has now flowed through the 31.5 Bcm/year capacity TurkStream pipeline from Russia to Turkey, Russian gas giant Gazprom said Monday. Receive daily email Continue Reading
US Interior approves right-of-way for Keystone XL oil pipeline; court challenges remain
The US Interior Department on Wednesday authorized Keystone XL pipeline to be built across 44 miles of federal lands in Montana, but court challenges remain before the long-delayed oil sands Continue Reading
Keystone XL Inches Forward
TC Energy Corp. plans to begin pre-construction work on the Keystone XL oil pipeline next month, moving the long-delayed project forward even as opponents continue to fight it in court. Continue Reading
The Superpower Energy Project To Watch In 2020
The year has started well for Russia when it comes to energy. Two large energy projects have been finished, Turk Stream and Power of Siberia, and the third, Nord Stream Continue Reading
Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline could be delayed to Q1 2021: Putin
The 55 Bcm/year Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany may only begin operations in the first quarter of 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the weekend, Continue Reading
North America Leads Global Crude Oil Pipeline Additions
Construction of new crude oil pipelines in North America will account for the majority of the planned oil pipeline length additions globally between 2019 and 2023, data and analytics company Continue Reading
Russia’s Putin, Turkey’s Erdogan Launch TurkStream Gas Pipeline
The Presidents of Russia and Turkey, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, respectively, officially launched on Wednesday the TurkStream natural gas pipeline designed to ship Russian gas to Turkey and Continue Reading
4th Circuit strikes Virginia air permit for 600-mile ACP natural gas project
The Atlantic Coast Pipeline faced another legal setback Tuesday, as the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a state air permit for a compressor station in Buckingham County, Virginia, Continue Reading
Permian Pipeline Competition Heats Up
Five new oil pipelines are set to open in the Permian Basin through 2021, expanding a gap between production and takeaway capacity. (Bloomberg) — It’s gone from a dearth to Continue Reading
US gives companies 30 days to avoid Nord Stream 2 sanctions
The US will sanction any company involved in construction of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline if its operations on the pipeline are not wound down within 30 days, the US Continue Reading
Russia can finish Nord Stream 2 within couple of months: Ifax cites Novak
Russia can finish the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany within a couple of months, Interfax cited Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying. President Vladimir Continue Reading
Gazprom’s Latest Plan To Avoid U.S. Sanctions
Trump’s signing the 2020 NDAA into law on Friday, and with it, sanctions targeting European and Russian companies laying the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, had the immediate impact of forcing Continue Reading
Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Are A Win-Win For Putin
The construction of Nord Stream 2 (NS2) has been a rollercoaster of a project with many ups and downs for both its proponents and opponents. On Friday, Trump approved sanctions Continue Reading
US envoy defends Nord Stream 2 sanctions as ‘pro-European’
The US ambassador to Berlin has defended US sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline designed to supply the EU with Russian gas as “extremely pro-European”, but Berlin condemned the Continue Reading
Nord Stream 2 pipelayer Allseas suspends operations on US sanctions
Switzerland-based Allseas — which has been integral to laying the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany — has suspended pipelaying activity after US President Donald Trump Continue Reading
Trump to sign Nord Stream 2 sanctions into law, but impact uncertain
President Donald Trump is scheduled Friday night to sign a bill with new Nord Stream 2 sanctions into law, but it remains unclear whether the sanctions will have any impact Continue Reading
Russia must press on with Nord Stream 2 gas line to Europe: Russian senator
Russia must keep to schedule on implementing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline link to Europe, a senior Russian senator told state news agency RIA on Saturday, after pipe-laying was Continue Reading
Nord Stream 2 pipelayer Allseas suspends operations on US sanctions
Switzerland-based Allseas — which has been integral to laying the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany — has suspended pipelaying activity after US President Donald Trump Continue Reading
Analysis: Market impact unlikely to flow rapidly from China’s new state oil and gas pipeline company
The recent launch of China’s national oil and gas pipeline company is a key step towards energy market reform, but still a long way from having any discernible impact on Continue Reading
Revealed: The Chemical That Caused Russia’s Oil Contamination Crisis
A highly toxic and possibly illegally traded chemical substance was the main culprit in the crisis with contaminated oil, which had Russia interrupt oil flows on its Druzhba pipeline to Continue Reading
US Admits Sanctions Can’t Stop Russia-led Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
The U.S. sanctions aimed at derailing the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany came too late to have a meaningful effect on a nearly completed project, Continue Reading
Federal Regulator: New York Can’t Rule On Gas Pipeline
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has reiterated its decision to decline a request from the state of New York, which wanted the state to rule on a permit Continue Reading
US Senate passes bill with Nord Stream 2 sanctions language
The US Senate on Tuesday passed by an 86-8 vote a defense spending bill which includes new Nord Stream 2 sanctions language. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the Continue Reading
Germany hits back at US pipeline sanction threat
Germany and Russia have hit back at the US Congress over its decision to impose sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, in the latest diplomatic escalation over the Continue Reading
US energy chief calls out Russia as House passes Nord Stream 2 sanctions
US Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette took aim at Russia on Thursday, claiming it has “weaponized” its oil and natural gas supply while portraying an increase in US LNG exports as Continue Reading
Should The West Be Worried About The Power Of Siberia Pipeline?
A massive work of infrastructure has just been brought online, and its geopolitical implications are explosive. Last week, the presidents of Russia and China jointly inaugurated one of the biggest Continue Reading
US lawmakers agree bill to force Trump on Nord Stream 2 sanctions
The US House and Senate armed services committees have agreed on a defence bill that would force the Trump administration to sanction companies that help Gazprom, the Russian state-owned gas Continue Reading
US Moves To Sanction Russia-led Gas Pipeline Nord Stream 2
U.S. lawmakers have included sanctions on companies helping Russia’s gas giant Gazprom to complete the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project in the National Defense Authorization Act for the U.S. defense Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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