Keystone XL activists arrested outside TransCanada Houston office
See video of the Keystone XL pipeline protest outside of one of TransCanada’s Houston offices, where two activists were arrested Monday morning. More »
Report on Nebraska pipeline route goes to governor
The State Department has federal jurisdiction because the pipeline begins in Canada. More »
Floods blamed for 2.4M gallons of spilled crude, feds say
Flood-related pipeline spills account for fewer than 1 percent of all pipeline accidents, but pose a greater threat to drinking water. More »
Pipeline expansion from Cushing to Gulf almost complete
Work to more than double the capacity of a pipeline carrying crude oil from Cushing, Okla., to the Gulf Coast should be completed by the end of next week. More »
Feds fault Houston delay in Yellowstone oil spill
Houston pipeline controllers could have reduced the size of the 1,500-barrel spill by about two-thirds if they had isolated the rupture as soon as problems emerged, investigators say. More »
Feds say Exxon delay worsened oil spill
Delays in Exxon Mobil Corp.’s response to a major pipeline break beneath Montana’s Yellowstone River made the spill far worse than it otherwise would have been, federal regulators said. More »
Judge won’t block suit against Neb. pipeline law
A Lancaster County district judge has refused to block a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Nebraska’s new pipeline siting law. More »
Syria says rebels attack gas pipeline
Syria’s state news agency said a “terrorist group” blew up a natural gas pipeline in the country’s oil-rich east on Monday. More »
Refiners beating Exxon join pipeline boom for lost margin
Refiners (S5OILR) from Tesoro Corp. (TSO) to Phillips 66 that gained as much as 86 percent this year are investing in pipelines for new revenue as margins for turning oil into gasoline narrow from record levels. More »
Fairbanks cooperative applies for pipeline permit
Golden Valley Electric Association has applied for a state permit to build a short North Slope pipeline that could move natural gas from a flow station to a proposed liquefaction plant. More »
At State, Kerry could push climate change action
Obama’s pick to be the new Secretary of State also could face a tough decision on whether the proposed Keystone XL pipeline is in the “national interest.” More »
Chevron buying stake in Canadian LNG, pipeline projects
A unit of Chevron Corp. is buying a 50 percent stake in liquefied natural gas and pipeline projects in Canada and obtaining rights related to gas fields in a deal that involves Houston-based exploration and production firms Apache Corp. and EOG Resources Inc. More »
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