Turkmen deal boosts Afghan pipeline project
Turkmenistan signed a natural gas deal with Pakistan and India on Wednesday, in a significant boost to the proposed construction of a 1,100-mile pipeline across Afghanistan. More »
Pa. firm announces $380M gas pipeline expansion
A Pennsylvania company will invest $380 million to expand natural gas pipelines in the state. More »
PG&E pledges crackdown on repeated pressure surges
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has accidentally over-pressurized pipelines on its gas system more than 120 times since the San Bruno explosion – a rate that the company’s top gas official says is unacceptable and that experts fear could increase the risk of a similar disaster. More »
Enbridge enlarging pipeline that ruptured in 2010
Enbridge Inc. will enlarge a pipeline that ruptured nearly two years ago in southwestern Michigan so it can carry more oil from deposits in western Canada and North Dakota, a company official said Thursday. More »
Cushing-to-Gulf Coast pipeline reversal completed
Owners of the Seaway project said the pipeline will begin carrying up to 150,000 barrels of crude per day to the Gulf Coast refining market this weekend. More »
Increase in “flaring” tied to pipeline shortages
With oil production on the rise in Texas, drilling companies are increasingly burning off the natural gas that surfaces with the oil because they can’t get pipelines in place fast enough to transport it. More »
$1B pipeline project could wrap up by end of 2013
Construction on a more than $1 billion oil pipeline replacement project in Michigan could wrap up by the end of 2013 if the project gets regulatory approval. More »
Enbridge CEO to tap Canadian oil-sands support for gateway pipe
Enbridge Inc. (ENB) Chief Executive Officer Pat Daniel is counting on Canadians’ support for ending the nation’s reliance on U.S. markets to boost the company’s chances of building its proposed Northern Gateway pipeline. More »
Hispanic group: Latinos back Keystone XL pipeline
Supporters of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline are now billing it as a top political issue for Hispanic voters — the latest bid to spur the administration’s approval of the project. More »
Officials warn multiple pipeline companies of cyber attacks
Hackers have been targeting computer networks managing natural gas pipelines in a series of cyber attacks over the past several months, according to media outlets. More »
Enbridge, Enterprise denied market rates on Seaway pipeline
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission denied Enterprise Product Partners LP (EPD) and Enbridge Inc. (ENB)’s request to set rates on the Seaway pipeline connecting an oil-storage hub in Oklahoma to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries. More »
Feds: Pipeline companies must keep safety records
Energy companies will need to keep up-to-date records to prove they are running the nation’s aging pipelines at safe pressures under a new set of guidelines the federal government announced Monday in response to a deadly natural gas explosion in a San Francisco suburb. More »
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