Archive for the ‘Pipelines’ Category
Trade, public groups seek prompt approval of pipeline safety update
February 11th, 2019 by Latest News
Six public and trade associations have asked US Transportation Sec. Elaine Chao “to act expeditiously” to approve revisions to the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s federal natural gas pipeline safety regulations. “PHMSA’s rul…
Gray Oak Pipeline and Kinder Morgan Crude & Condensate launched an open season for long-term crude oil transportation service from Gray Oak line origin points in the Permian basin to KMCC delivery points at or near the Houston Ship Channel. Deliver…
A federal appeals court vacated the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (NYSDEP) denial of a water-quality certificate to the proposed Northern Access natural gas pipeline project on Feb. 5. The US Court of Appeals for the Second …
New training courses on pipeline construction safety will begin soon in West Virginia, Ohio, and California as part of a groundbreaking partnership that was launched less than a year ago, the presidents of the American Petroleum Institute and North Ame…
Oil Search Ltd., Sydney and Port Moresby, has again expanded its acreage position on the Alaskan North Slope (ANS) by exercising an option to acquire 50% interest in 120 leases immediately east of its Hue shale blocks, which lie southeast of Prudhoe Ba…
PSAC lowers outlook for Canadian drilling
February 4th, 2019 by Latest News
Deteriorating investor confidence “weighs heavily” on the drilling industry in Canada, according to the Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC).
Regulatory reforms draw cheers; shutdown and tariffs raise concerns
February 4th, 2019 by Latest News
The Trump administration is following through on its promise to reform federal regulations enacted during Barack Obama’s presidency that went too far, officials from leading US oil and gas associations told Oil & Gas Journal. But a prolonged partial go…
Noble Midstream Partners LP has exercised its option for a 30% equity stake in the Epic Crude Oil Pipeline project and a 15% equity stake in the Epic NGL pipeline while Altus Midstream Co., through a subsidiary, and Rattler Midstream LP, a subsidiary o…
Alberta eases month-old production cut
January 31st, 2019 by Latest News
The government of Alberta is easing the production cut in effect since Jan. 1 to address historic price discounting due to pipeline congestion. Saying it is responding to “new storage data,” the province will allow production to increase to 3.63 millio…