Nord Stream 2 gas line developer eyes ‘further action’ on EU law exemption
The developer of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline said Monday it would consider its options for “further action” in its bid to be exempted from new EU rules on Continue Reading
Energy Transfer Asks For Permission To Turn Pipelines To Oil Storage
Pipeline giant Energy Transfer will be asking the Texas Railroad Commission to allow it to idle two pipelines in Texas and turn them into storage for around 2 million barrels Continue Reading
Potential Nord Stream 2 pipelayer headed for Northern European waters
A Russian pipelaying vessel expected to complete the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is now headed for Northern European waters, S&P Global Platts trade flow Continue Reading
Keystone XL Hits Another Snag in Court
A US court ruled against the use of a permit that lets new pipelines cross bodies of water. TC Energy Corp.’s plans for the Keystone XL oil pipeline hit another Continue Reading
US judge cancels permit for Keystone XL pipeline from Canada
A U.S. judge canceled a key permit Wednesday for the Keystone XL oil pipeline that’s expected to stretch from Canada to Nebraska, another setback for the disputed project that got Continue Reading
Plains Cuts Capital Program by 33 Percent
Oil market headwinds have prompted Plains All American to make select updates to its current capital program and operations activity. The changes include: Reducing its 2020/2021 capital program by $750 Continue Reading
Disputed Canada-US oil pipeline work to start in April
A Canadian company said Tuesday it plans to start construction of the disputed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline through the U.S. Midwest in April, after lining up customers and money Continue Reading
Judge orders environmental review of Dakota Access pipeline
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 orders to stem coronavirus outbreak pause several gas pipeline projects
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
Oil Storage So Full That Traders May Stow It on Pipe Networks
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
Nord Stream 2 hits back over Polish claims on pipeline’s legal status
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
Pipeline projects to move Canadian crude near tipping point
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
Nord Stream 2 pipe-laying ship heads to Suez; Denmark reachable in 2 months
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
Costs, delays scuttle 124-mile Constitution Pipeline project
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
Supreme Court wades into battle over Atlantic Coast Pipeline
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
Supreme Court Signals Resistance to Blocking Atlantic Coast Pipeline
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
Supreme Court wades into battle over Atlantic Coast Pipeline
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
Ransomware-hit US gas pipeline shut for two days
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 Permian Pipeline Even Environmentalists Should Support
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. Top Energy Man Says Russia Can’t Complete Nord Stream Alone
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
Canadian Police Move Against Pipeline Blockades
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
Russia’s Novak, US ambassador discuss energy cooperation
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’s Struggle To Change Terms On Canada’s Largest Crude Oil Pipeline
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 Pipeline Owner Faces $1B Claims Over Tainted Oil
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
Trudeau’s Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Loses Support
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 to go it alone on construction of Nord Stream 2 pipeline
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
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