Republicans push bill to force Keystone XL approval
Republican lawmakers on Tuesday worked on two fronts to advance legislation that would force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. More »
Environmentalists: Feds overlooking climate costs of Keystone XL
As House Republicans advance legislation to expedite the Keystone XL pipeline, environmentalists on Tuesday released a new report insisting the State Department is ignoring the full climate change damage that could result if the Obama administration approves the project. More »
Plains All American announces new Permian Basin pipeline
Plains All American Pipeline said Monday it will build a 310-mile, 20-inch pipeline to move crude oil across West Texas. More »
Alaska House committee advances oil tax proposal
With days left in the legislative session, the House Finance Committee advanced its version of the oil tax overhaul late Thursday, amid concerns from some members that there were too many unknowns. More »
Shell has bigger plans for Houma-to-Houston pipeline
Shell Pipeline has planned additional capacity for its fully reversed Houma-to-Houston pipeline system and is starting another open season for potential customers, the company announced Friday. More »
Arkansas water supplier seeks plan for moving pipeline
The move comes nearly two weeks after Exxon Mobil’s Pegasus pipeline ruptured. More »
Ten Deteriorating Data Points
This is usually the time of year where I am preoccupied by fears of relegation for my beloved soccer team, West Ham. However, with seven games to go, they appear to be almost certainly safe from ‘the drop’. Which is refreshing. It is therefore ironic that I see nothing but relegation and demotion in the [...] More »
Killing Keystone could risk more oil spills by rail
A rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline by President Barack Obama would push more of Canada’s $73 billion oil exports onto trains, which register almost three times more spills than pipelines. More »
Japanese firm to build US-Mexico gas pipeline
Mexico’s president says a Japanese company has been tapped to build a pipeline to import U.S. natural gas through Arizona. More »
CenterPoint to move XTO’s crude in Bakken
CenterPoint Energy’s effort to grow its oil pipeline business got a major boost Tuesday, as it said it had signed a long-term agreement with Exxon Mobil Corp’s XTO Energy subsidiary to move hydrocarbons produced in North Dakota. More »
Transneft may study pipe to vie for Rosneft arctic offshore oil
OAO Transneft is ready to study bringing Russia’s oil pipeline network to the Arctic offshore as OAO Rosneft and Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) search for crude in the ice- bound Kara Sea. More »
Keystone XL foes launch aggressive campaign against pipeline (video)
Critics of Keystone XL are ramping up their efforts against the pipeline by launching a new coalition, nationwide commercials and online ads focused on convincing influential Democratic voters and donors that the project is a bad idea. More »
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