Current Issue

April 2016, Vol. 243, No. 4

Editor's Notebook

Editor's Notebook: Be Skeptical of What Anyone in the Energy Industry Says

Regulation /

Features

2016 Offshore Technology Conference Highlights

Oil /

After 7-Year Run, Sequent Tops Tenaska Among Capacity Traders

Technology/R&D / Natural Gas / Pipeline /

Agency: New Rules Needed to Make Offshore Drilling Safer

News1 / Integrity /

Building a Successful Diversity Contractor Program

Technology/R&D / Business & Technology / Company News /

Canada’s Energy Industry, Part II: Globally Focused Growth Projects

North America / Pipeline /

CEPA: 2015 in Review – 5 Pipeline Milestones

North America / Pipeline /

Charting Unseen Costs of Electricity Generation

Business & Technology /

Domestic Gas Growth Fuels LNG Export Terminal Development

Processing/LNG /

Exporting LNG: A Golden Opportunity We Must Seize

Processing/LNG /

Exxon Mobil Outlook Sees Oil and Gas Still Dominating in 2040

Oil / Natural Gas /

For Aging Power Plants, Replacement Offers Clear Path Forward

Gas Utility Customers: Safety, Reliability Best Way to Keep Them Satisfied

Natural Gas / Utilities /

Global Deepwater Pipeline Installation Feeling Effects of Delays

Oil /

New Opportunities Arise with Demand in Mexico

North America / Natural Gas / Pipeline /

PG&E Completes NTSB Mandate on Automatic and Remote Shut-Off Valves

Company News /

Pipeline Industry Needs Clarity About Canada’s Regulatory Process

North America / Pipeline / Regulation /

PLCA Draws 600 Delegates to 68th Annual Convention

News1 /

Property Values Unaffected by Presence of Pipelines, New Report Finds

Pipeline / Gas transmission / News1 /

PSE&G Accelerates Pace of Replacement Program

Natural Gas / Pipeline / Company News /

Q&A: A Day in the Life of an Ironworker

Pipeline / Construction / People/Perspectives /

Shell Works to Develop Deepwater Gulf Fields

Oil /

Souki, Houston Found New LNG Export Company

Processing/LNG /

U.S., Canadian Pipelines Endorse Program to Certify All Inspectors

Pipeline / Regulation /

Upstream Debt May Put Pipelines Under Pressure

Pipeline / Business & Technology /

Weak Market Could Delay Alaska LNG Project

Processing/LNG / North America /

General

Company & Association News

Business & Technology / News1 /

Government

BLM Proposal Would Stimulate Pipeline Construction

Natural Gas / Pipeline / Construction / Regulation /

House Democrats Seek to Toughen Senate Pipeline Safety Bill

Pipeline / Safety / Regulation /

In The News

Anadarko Selling Majority Stake in Pipeline

Oil / Natural Gas / Pipeline /

Buffett Makes Substantial Investment in Kinder Morgan

Pipeline / Business & Technology /

Deloitte: High Risk Of Bankruptcy For One-Third Of Oil Firms

Oil / Business & Technology /

ExxonMobil Fails to Replace Production for First Time in 22 Years

Oil / Natural Gas /

Fluor Donation Kicks Off Industrial Construction Management Partnership with UH

Construction / Pipeline /

Future of Constitution Pipeline Hazy, Analysts Say

Natural Gas / Pipeline /

North American Energy Information Framework Starts

PA Lawmaker Suggests Routing Pipelines Along Turnpike

Natural Gas / Pipeline /

PECO's New Natural Gas Mechanics Join Field Force

Natural Gas /

PHMSA Cites External Corrosion as Cause of Santa Barbara Spill

Pipeline / Corrosion / Safety / Regulation / Environment / Oil spill /

PIRA Energy Group Adds New Industry Leaders

Business & Technology /

Shell Finalizes BG Group Deal at Bad Time in LNG Market

Processing/LNG /

SoCalGas Finally Able to Plug Leaking Injection Well

Natural Gas / Safety / Regulation / Environment /

Caspian Pipeline Expansion Planned

Oil / Pipeline /

Fluor Consortium Completes Gas Gathering System in Brazil

Natural Gas /

Gazprom, DEPA and Edison Sign MOU for Gas Deliveries to Europe

Natural Gas /

IEA: Canada Needs to Increase Funding For Energy R&D

Technology/R&D /

Mexico Names New Leader for Pemex

Business & Technology /

Nigeria Breaks Up State Oil Company

Oil / Business & Technology /

Punj Lloyd-Limak JV Awarded TANAP Construction Contract

Natural Gas / Pipeline / Construction /

Subsea 7 Awarded Contract Off Egypt

Natural Gas / Pipeline / E&P /

Product Showcase

Ditch Witch

Construction /

Projects

Bayou Bridge Pipeline Begins Nederland-Lake Charles Operations

Storage / Oil / Projects & Operations / Construction /

Binding Open Season Held for Point Comfort Pipeline

Pipeline /

Deepwater Gulf Pipeline Begins Service Ahead of Schedule

Oil / Pipeline /

Despite Rejected Permit, Partners ‘Committed’ to Constitution Pipeline

Regulation / Pipeline / Natural Gas / Projects & Operations / Construction /

Emerson to Upgrade Mexico’s Gas Pipeline Infrastructure

North America / Natural Gas / Pipeline /

Enbridge $7.5 Billlion Pipeline Replacement Gains Conditional Approval

Pipeline / North America / Projects & Operations / Construction /

ExxonMobil Begins Production at Point Thomson Project

Natural Gas / E&P / North America / Projects & Operations / Construction /

FERC Approves Transco’s Garden State Expansion

Regulation / Pipeline / Construction / Natural Gas /

Floridian Natural Gas Storage Announces Non-Binding Open Season for Firm Gas Storage Service

Natural Gas / Projects & Operations / Storage / Construction /

Fluor Wins Construction Management Project

Pipeline / Construction /

Kinder Morgan Suspends Plans for NED in New England

Pipeline / Natural Gas /

Laclede Group to Tap Marcellus and Utica Shale Gas Supply

Natural Gas / Pipeline /

Magnolia LNG Gains FERC Approval for Liquefaction Trains

Processing/LNG / Construction / Projects & Operations /

Medallion Pipeline Launches Binding Open Season

Pipeline / Oil / Projects & Operations / Construction /

Mountaineer NGL Storage Open Season Underway

Storage / Natural Gas / Projects & Operations / Construction /

Open Season for Fourth Major Expansion of Medallion Crude Line

Oil / Pipeline /

Pembina Pipeline Gains Regulatory OK for Phase III Expansion

Regulation / Pipeline / Construction / Oil / Projects & Operations /

Pieridae Energy Receives Non-FTA Export Authorization

Processing/LNG /

Summit Places North Dakota Pipeline in Service, Readies Another

Oil / Pipeline /

Texas-Based NGL Fractionator Begins Operation

Pipeline / NGL /

Wood Group Wins North Sea Services Contract

Natural Gas / Pipeline /

Q&A

Q&A: Wearing Many Hats No Problem for Ralph LaRossa

Pipeline / Natural Gas / People/Perspectives /

Web Exclusive

2 Workers Killed, 1 Hurt in Texas Gas Pipeline Accident

Gas transmission / Integrity /

Adjusting to Life – and Leaner Wallets – after Gas Boom

Gas / Workforce /

AGA Hails Senate Energy Bill for “Strategic Use of Our Nation’s Natural Resources”

Regulation / Natural Gas /

American Midstream Acquires Gulf of Mexico Gas Gathering Interest

Pipeline / Natural Gas /

AP Source: New Rule on Offshore Drilling Safety Expected Today

Regulation / Oil /

Blast Kills 13, Injures Dozens at Mexico Petrochemical Plant

North America / Oil / Integrity /

Canada Expects Lower Natural Gas Exports to US, Higher LNG Exports Elsewhere

Processing/LNG / Natural Gas / E&P /

CH2M Expands U.S. Pipeline and Facilities Engineering Team

Business & Technology / Company News /

China Stockpiling Oil At Highest Rate In Over A Decade

Oil /

Crimson Pipeline Completes Acquisition of New Pipeline System

Oil / Pipeline /

Expected Fall in Lower 48 Oil Production Partially Offset by Rising Gulf Output

Oil / E&P /

ExxonMobil Starts Production at Julia Oil Field in Gulf of Mexico

North America / Oil / E&P /

Hurdles Exist Using CO2 to Boost Oil Output in North Dakota

Technology/R&D / Oil / E&P /

Husky Energy to Portion off Midstream Assets for $1.7 Billion

Storage / North America / Oil /

IMF Expects $500 Billion Revenue Bite for Mideast Oil Exporters

Oil /

Jacobs Wins Contract for Tuxpan-Tula Project in Mexico

Pipeline / Construction / Natural Gas /

Keystone Outage Affects North American Crude Stock Levels

Pipeline /

Kuwait Oil Unions End 3-day Strike over Government Cutbacks

Regulation / Oil /

Logistical Challenges Result in Ship-to-Ship transfers of US Propane Exports

Lower US Supply to Underpin Oil Price Despite Talks Failure

Oil /

Mexico Announces over $4 billion in Aid for Struggling Pemex

North America / Oil /

Natural Gas Net Imports in 2015 at Lowest Level Since 1986

Processing/LNG / North America / Natural Gas /

Natural Gas Pipeline Explodes, Burns Man at Nearby Home

Pipeline / Natural Gas / Integrity /

Natural Gas Storage Ends Winter Heating Season at Record High

Storage / Natural Gas /

Noble Considers Selling 15 % of Leviathan Gas Field

Regulation / Natural Gas /

Oil Prices Jump to Six-Month High

Oil /

Oil Tanker Laden with North Dakota Crude Reaches Netherlands

Regulation / Oil /

OPEC Report Suggests Massive Oil Price Rebound

Oil /

Plains All American, Cheniere Agree on Long-Term Storage Deal

Processing/LNG / Natural Gas /

Romania Discusses Black Sea Drilling with Russia's Lukoil

Oil /

SOKY Energy Completes Acquisition Of Natural Gas Operations

Natural Gas / LDC /

Strong El Niño Helps Reduce U.S. Winter Heating Demand

Natural Gas / LDC /

Texas, New Mexico Oil Producers Push for Import Limits

Regulation / Oil /

U.S. Natural Gas Production Reaches Record High in 2015

Storage / Natural Gas /

Uganda: Hope for Oil Production by 2018 after Pipeline Deal

Pipeline / Oil /

Update: 24 Dead in Mexico Petrochemical Plant Blast; 8 Missing

North America / Integrity /

US Energy Production Increases for 6th Consecutive Year

Oil / Natural Gas /

US Rig Count Drops 11 this Week to 420, Another All-Time Low

Oil / Natural Gas /

US to Undermine Russia’s Gas Monopoly In Europe

Processing/LNG /

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Construction /

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Construction /

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Construction /

Huntingdon Fusion Techniques

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Intercon Enterprises Inc.

Construction /

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Miller Electric Mfg. Co.

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Newpark Mats and Integrated Services

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