Archive for the ‘HSE’ Category
The US Department of Energy has awarded nearly $24 million to eight research projects centered on carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, US Sec. of Energy Rick Perry announced during a Feb. 27 joint press conference with International Energy Ag…
The American Petroleum Institute released the third edition of API Recommended Practice 1160, “Managing System Integrity for Hazardous Liquid Pipelines,” on Feb. 27. It said RP 1160 provides a process for establishing safe pipeline operations, includin…
The US Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Andrew Wheeler as the US Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator by a 52-47 vote on Feb. 27. Trump nominated Wheeler earlier this year.
BP chief economist sees renewables, gas global market shares growing
February 28th, 2019 by Latest News
Renewable energy and natural gas appear likely to see their global market shares grow the most through 2040, BP Chief Economist Spencer Dale told a Washington audience. But large investments still will be needed to produce more oil and gas as demand cl…
Canada’s National Energy Board recommended the approval of the Trans-Mountain Pipeline expansion project as it delivered its reconsideration report with 156 conditions and 16 new recommendations to the federal government on Feb. 22. NEB’s recommended a…
California’s new underground injection rules go into effect Apr. 1
February 21st, 2019 by Latest News
California’s new underground injection requirements will affect some 55,000 underground injection control (UIC) wells when they go into effect on Apr. 1, the state’s Department of Conservation (DOC) reported. It said the new rules affect wells that inj…
Federal court upholds FERC’s approval of Mountain Valley gas line
February 21st, 2019 by Latest News
The US Appeals Court for the District of Columbia upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of the proposed Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline by denying several environmental groups’ petition for review of the decision.
The American Petroleum Institute issued a new recommended practice that revises recommended procedures to promote and maintain safe and healthy working conditions for personnel in drilling and well servicing operations. First published in 1981, the lat…
CSB: Thermal fatigue likely cause of Pascagoula gas plant incident
February 19th, 2019 by Latest News
Thermal fatigue was likely the cause of the explosion and fire at Enterprise Products Partners’ Pascagoula, Miss., gas plant late in the evening of June 27, 2016, a US Chemical Safety Board investigation concluded on Feb. 19. The failure of the plant’s…
The Australian arm of Norwegian international energy company Equinor has released for public comment its draft environment plan for the proposed drilling program of the Stromlo-1 wildcat in exploration permit EPP39 in the South Australian portion of th…