German utility Uniper – one of five Western European companies partially funding the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project – warned on Tuesday that it might have to write Continue Reading
US Senate Republicans from energy-producing states are pushing for infrastructure permitting reforms after a fast-track program came under court challenge this year and became the latest roadblock for the Keystone Continue Reading
As U.S. lawmakers plot to stop one of Moscow’s most important projects in Europe, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, lobbyists supporting it are busier than ever but disclosing few details Continue Reading
Poland’s anti-monopoly watchdog UOKiK said on Monday it had fined Gazprom 213 million zloty ($57 million) ( GAZP.MM ) for lack of cooperation in its proceedings with regard to the Continue Reading
Dominion Energy reported a substantial second-quarter loss as it accounted for the cancellation of plans to complete the 1.5 Bcf/d Atlantic Coast Pipeline that would have fed Appalachian Basin natural Continue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a presidential permit on Wednesday granting the operator of the existing Keystone oil pipeline, TC Energy, the right to increase the maximum throughput capacity, while Continue Reading
Another Bakken Shale crude oil pipeline is on the verge of potential closure as a series of governmental and court rulings have threatened the operation of existing pipeline systems. The Continue Reading
The developer of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline said July 20 the investments needed to complete the 55 Bcm/year link could be blocked if the US imposed sanctions against Continue Reading
A U.S. Appeals Court ruled on Tuesday that the Dakota Access oil pipeline can continue to operate while the court considers whether the pipeline should be shut down as ordered Continue Reading
The DC Circuit Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay of the planned shutdown of the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline as part of an administrative action to give a Continue Reading
Nord Stream 2, which will carry gas to Germany and central Europe, is being built by a company owned by Kremlin-controlled gas company Gazprom, but half the funding has been Continue Reading
It all started when leading European politicians, towering amongst them the German chancellor Angela Merkel, openly criticized the extraterritorial nature of U.S. sanctions against Nord Stream 2, stating that the Continue Reading
Denmark has not yet received an updated plan from the developer of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany on the schedule for laying the remaining kilometers Continue Reading
It was a tough week for the North American fossil fuel industry. Over just a few days, the Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline was canceled by developers, the Dakota Access Continue Reading
The Chinese and Russian leadership have over the years intensified political and economic collaboration. Troubling relations with the West in general and the U.S. in particular are increasingly driving Beijing Continue Reading
A Russian vessel capable of completing the pipelaying for the Gazprom-led Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project left a German port on Wednesday and entered Danish waters where the Continue Reading
A federal judge on July 7 denied Energy Transfer’s emergency request for a stay to avoid the ordered shutdown of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline in August. Receive daily email Continue Reading
Energy Transfer is confident that once the law and full record are fully considered the Dakota Access Pipeline will not be shut down. Energy Transfer has stated that it is Continue Reading
A judge on Monday ordered the Dakota Access pipeline shut down for additional environmental review more than three years after it began pumping oil — handing a victory to the Continue Reading
A U.S. court ordered the shutdown of the Dakota Access oil pipeline on Monday over concerns about its potential environmental impact, a big win for the Native American tribes and Continue Reading
Denmark has approved a request from the developer of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany for permission to lay the line in Danish waters using ships Continue Reading
The builders of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline are pulling the plug on the project as companies continue to meet mounting environmental opposition to new fossil fuel conduits in the U.S. Continue Reading
Dominion Energy is canceling the 604-mile, 1.5 Bcf/d Atlantic Coast Pipeline project amid continued litigation hurdles, and it intends to sell substantially all of its gas transmission and storage assets Continue Reading
Energy Transfer, the company behind the controversial Dakota Access oil pipeline, has declared force majeure on the project to stop companies from pulling out of its plan to double the Continue Reading
Highlights Refinery runs set to fall as refiners pare back runs Margins rise as product glut declines US Midwest and Canada refiners are expected to keep crude runs low even Continue Reading
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated it is “right” to complete the planned 55 Bcm/year Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia in light of the threat of new US sanctions against Continue Reading
Russia’s Gazprom is considering, with Chinese partners, increasing the capacity of its Power of Siberia gas pipeline to 44 Bcm/year from the current design capacity of 38 Bcm/year, CEO Alexei Continue Reading
The US midstream oil sector is headed deep into a period of hibernation, with pipeline projects delayed or put on hold indefinitely as the coronavirus pandemic continues to dampen global Continue Reading
Michigan judge ordered June 25 that Enbridge to shut its Line 5 crude and NGL pipeline after damage to the system’s support structure was identified last week. Receive daily email Continue Reading
Enbridge Inc.’s yearlong battle with Michigan officials over a pipeline that runs through the Great Lakes is flaring up again after damage to a support structure prompted the state to try Continue Reading
Construction of the 55 Bcm/year Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is still set to be completed at the end of 2020 or the start of 2021, Continue Reading
Nord Stream 2 is now 93 percent complete and there is no realistic way that the project can be stopped Washington is still determined to delay the pipeline for as Continue Reading
Highlights Nord Stream 2 applies to use anchored ships to finish line Anchored ships not part of Danish permit from October 2019 Threat of more US sanctions against 55 Bcm/year Continue Reading
The Supreme Court removed a legal barrier to the construction of an $8 billion pipeline that would deliver natural gas from West Virginia, ruling the project could run under a Continue Reading
It is difficult to surprise anyone in today’s world with another set of sanction-slapping. A bipartisan group of US senators has expressed its intent to put another spoke in the Continue Reading
When shale drillers in the world’s largest oil producer started shutting in oil wells that had suddenly become uneconomical, many in the industry breathed a sigh of relief. That would Continue Reading
China has required the three biggest state-held oil corporations to transfer the management of half of their liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals to the newly created state-controlled midstream firm, Caixin Continue Reading
The Trump administration aims to speed federal approval of energy pipelines, mines, highways and other infrastructure by asserting that a national “economic emergency” warrants that agencies waive long-standing environmental rules, Continue Reading
The oil and gas industry in the United States scored a big win this week after the EPA narrowed the focus of a rule that up until now, allowed states Continue Reading
Minnesota regulators plan to conduct a longer, contested process for granting the project a key permit. (Bloomberg) — Enbridge Inc.’s replacement and expansion of its Line 3 crude-oil pipeline faces Continue Reading
U.S. senators will announce a bill this week expanding sanctions on Russia’s Gazprom-led Nord Stream 2 project, Senate aides said, targeting a pipeline Washington says will make Europe too reliant Continue Reading
The U.S. Presidential election coming up in November may well decide the fate of the infamous Keystone XL oil pipeline, with the conservative right and the liberal left facing off Continue Reading
The United States is currently considering additional sanctions on the Russia-led gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2 which is planned to bring Russian gas to Germany via the Baltic Sea, Continue Reading
When the US imposed sanctions in December banning external contractors from working on Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany, Washington hoped it had finally killed the controversial project Continue Reading
Joe Biden would rescind President Donald Trump’s permit allowing the Keystone XL oil pipeline to cross the border into the U.S., a move that would effectively kill the controversial project, Continue Reading
The German energy regulator Bundesnetzagentur on Friday formally rejected an application from the developer of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to be exempted from new EU rules on non-EU Continue Reading
Earlier this week Chief U.S. District Judge Brian Morris upheld his ruling from last month that nixed a permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The judge shot down a Continue Reading
Construction of the world’s most controversial natural gas pipeline is about to enter the endgame of an energy dispute that’s pitted the U.S. against Russia and some of its closest Continue Reading
Highlights Akademik Cherskiy expected to complete gas link Vessel never entered Russian port of Kaliningrad EU law waiver case not applicable to construction London — A Russian pipelaying vessel expected Continue Reading
The Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom has hit the wall with new European projects – Nord Stream 2 will be finished at some point in the second half of 2021, Continue Reading
