A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full environmental review of the Dakota Access pipeline, nearly three years after it began carrying Continue Reading
Pennsylvania’s social-distancing orders prompted a temporary halt to construction of several natural gas pipeline projects in the state, but some developers were working to secure waivers to allow more work Continue Reading
The US oil glut is growing so fast that one pipeline owner is concerned traders may stow away crude on its network until prices improve. (Bloomberg) — The glut of Continue Reading
The developer of the 55 Bcm/year Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany continued to push its case for a derogation from new EU rules on non-EU gas Continue Reading
The North American energy sector is nearing a tipping point that will soon decide whether to build a series of oft-delayed and heatedly debated pipelines designed to move more Canadian Continue Reading
Akademik Cherskiy left Sri Lanka for Suez on Thursday S&P Global Platts Analytics forecasts first NS2 gas in Q4-20 160 km remains to be laid in Danish waters London — Continue Reading
The nearly $1 billion Constitution Pipeline project, which had been designed to take natural gas from Pennsylvania’s shale gas fields to metropolitan New York and New England, has been abandoned Continue Reading
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to wade into a long-running battle between developers of a 605-mile (975-kilometer) natural gas pipeline and environmental groups who oppose the pipeline crossing the Continue Reading
The Supreme Court on Monday suggested it was unlikely to block a planned natural-gas pipeline from running under a section of a major East Coast hiking trail. At issue is Continue Reading
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to wade into a long-running battle between developers of a 605-mile (975-kilometer) natural gas pipeline and environmental groups who oppose the pipeline crossing the Continue Reading
A ransomware attack on a US natural gas facility meant a pipeline had to be shut down for two days, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has said. However, Continue Reading
The idea that an oil or gas pipeline could be positive news for the environment is completely alien to those who believe we should put an end to the fossil Continue Reading
U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouilette believes Russia’s Gazprom will not be able to complete the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project on its own due to U.S. sanctions, Bloomberg reports, Continue Reading
The Canadian police on Monday began moving against protesters who had set up transportation blockades around the country in sympathy with an Indigenous group’s campaign to halt construction of a Continue Reading
Russian energy minister Alexander Novak discussed bilateral energy cooperation with the US ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, on Thursday, according to an energy ministry statement. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber Continue Reading
Enbridge, which wants to change the contract terms on the largest Canadian oil pipeline network, believes that Canadian producers who have opposed that change may want to stall a review Continue Reading
Russian oil pipeline operator and owner, Transneft, which supplies Urals crude to European customers via the Druzhba pipeline, faces compensation claims of up to US$1 billion for the contaminated oil Continue Reading
The expansion would almost triple to 890,000 barrels a day the shipping capacity on the line. (Bloomberg) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is losing support for a plan to Continue Reading
Russia has said it will complete construction of the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea without the help of foreign companies, marking a victory for the Continue Reading
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
