Current Issue

March 2016, Vol. 243, No. 3

Editor's Notebook

PG&E: A Company That Has Seen the Light When it Comes to Safety

Business & Technology /

Features

Natural Gas Combined-Cycle Plant Use Exceeded Coal Plants in 2015

News1 / Natural Gas /

Alberta's Taxes Precipitate Fall from Grace Within Oil Industry Circles

Pipeline / North America / Oil /

AOPL-API Report Finds Pipeline System Growing

Oil / Pipeline /

AP Source: US Trying to Block Halliburton Purchase of Baker Hughes

Pipeline / Oil /

BP Sets Up Shale Gas Operation in China

Natural Gas / E&P /

CO2 Corrosion Prediction: Consider the Need for Validation

Pipeline / Oil / Natural Gas / Corrosion /

Consequences of Gas Leak Could Be California Blackouts

Environment / LDC / Gas transmission /

Considering Corrosion Allowances for High-Strength Steels

Technology/R&D / Pipeline / Corrosion /

Creating an Environmentally Friendly Pipeline

Environment / Pipeline /

Crestwood, Bluestone Enter into Barnett Shale Gathering Agreement

Natural Gas /

Direct Pipe Installation Solves Canal Crossing Challenges

Natural Gas / Pipeline /

Energy Saving Along with Green CNG Decompression

Natural Gas /

ExxonMobil’s Secret Weapon Against Low Oil Prices

Improving Pipeline Corrosion Protection Systems with Computer Simulation

Technology/R&D / Pipeline / Corrosion /

Ins and Outs of Pipeline Coating

Technology/R&D / Pipeline /

Judge Wants Southern California Gas Pipeline Rejected

Regulation / Pipeline / Natural Gas /

Kuwaiti OPEC Official: Oil Freeze Deal Likely

LNG Startups Planned in 2016, But real LNG Growth Yet to Come

Processing/LNG /

NACE International’s IMPACT Breaks New Ground in the Study of Corrosion Management

Pipeline / Corrosion /

New Security Solutions Meet Cybersecurity Challenges

Technology/R&D / Oil / Natural Gas / Cybersecurity /

Nigeria Apologizes for Fuel Supply Woes as Frustration Mounts

Pipeline /

Oil Price Crisis Pushes East Asian Offshore Hub to Malaysia

Oil Speculators Run Out of Reasons to Bet on Rising Prices

Oil /

Once Wedded to Oil, Houston Economy Carries on Despite Bust

Workforce /

Pipeline Pigs – You Have Got to be Kidding!

Oil / Natural Gas / Pigging / Pipeline /

Spectra to Sell Empress NGL to Plains Midstream Canada

Pipeline / Natural Gas / NGL /

TransCanada Says 6,800 gallons of oil leaked in South Dakota

Pipeline / Environment /

TransCanada Says Spill Shut Down Keystone Pipeline

Pipeline / Environment / Integrity / Oil /

U.S. Production to Fall to 8.1 MMbpd by Year End, Researchers Say

Oil /

US Judge OKs $20 Billion BP Oil Spill Settlement

Regulation / Environment / Integrity / Oil / E&P /

Weather, Ample Supply Tamp Down Northeast Winter Natural Gas Prices

Environment / LDC / Natural Gas /

General

Association News

Company News, Mergers & Acquisitions

Business & Technology / Company News /

Obituaries

Personnel Changes

Government

FERC Investigates Possible Overcharging at 4 Pipelines

Regulation / Pipeline /

Liquid Pipeline Safety Proposal Criticized from All Sides

Regulation / Pipeline / Safety /

In The News

Apache Faces More Charges in Canada over Safety

Pipeline / Safety / Regulation / Environment / Oil spill /

Dominion Resources Buying Questar Corp. in $4.4 Billion Deal

Business & Technology /

Emera Acquisition of TECO Energy Approved by FERC

Business & Technology /

Half of U.S. LNG May Be Headed to Europe

Natural Gas /

New Pipeline Company Targets Increased Use of Natural Gas

Pipeline / Business & Technology /

Rubio Speaks Welders’ Language in NH Campaign Stop

Pipeline / Regulation /

Solomon Forecasts North American LNG Exports to 2022

Natural Gas /

Study Shows China’s Oil Demand Slowing Almost 60%

Oil / Asia/Pacific /

Texas to Share Shale Strategies With Mexico

Oil /

United States Running out of Room to Store Oil

Oil /

Williams Slices Planned Investments by One-Third

Business & Technology /

Chevron and ENN Sign Gorgon LNG Agreement

Natural Gas /

Enbridge Acquires Gas Plants/Pipelines in British Columbia

Pipeline / Business & Technology /

Export Pipeline Needed to Catalyze East African Oil Production Boom

Oil /

Gazprom Says It’s Not Worried About U.S. LNG Competition

Natural Gas /

Korea Looks to Mini-LNG Plants for Future Gas Supplies

Natural Gas /

Qatargas Delivers First LNG Cargo to New Terminal in Poland

Natural Gas /

Product Showcase

Projects

Flint Hills Resources to Add Ethanol Terminal in Texas

North America /

Florida Southeast Connection Project Gains FERC Approval

Natural Gas / Pipeline /

Fluor Awarded Cutbank Ridge Partnership Sweet Gas Plant Project in Canada

Pipeline / Natural Gas /

Grand Mesa Pipeline to Hold Open Season in 2Q 2016

Oil / Pipeline /

Howard Energy Partners Proposes 287-Mile Products Pipeline from Texas to Mexico

North America / Pipeline /

Kinder Morgan Awards Contract for LNG Export Facility

Processing/LNG / Construction /

Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Review

North America / Oil / Pipeline /

Magellan, TransMontaigne Consider South Texas Refined Products Pipeline

Pipeline / Construction /

Marcellus Producer Asks Approval of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline

Pipeline / Natural Gas / Marcellus /

McDermott Wins Contract in Gulf

Pipeline / Offshore /

Mountain Valley to Supply Markets In Northeastern U.S.

Pipeline / Natural Gas /

Right-Of-Way Clearing Begins for Constitution Pipeline

Pipeline / Natural Gas /

Sabal Trail Transmission Project Receives FERC Certificate

Pipeline / Natural Gas / Regulation /

Siting Permit Awarded for Dakota Access Pipeline

Pipeline / Oil / Bakken /

Subsea Engineering Associates Win Baltic Gas Project

Natural Gas / Pipeline /

TransCanada to Link 2,000-Mile Pipeline Network to Magellan Pipelines in Texas

Oil / Pipeline /

Turkmenistan-South Asia Pipeline Gets $200 Million Investment

Pipeline / Natural Gas /

Q&A

Q & A: We Can Win This, John Davies Tells Oil & Gas

Oil / Natural Gas / Pipeline /

TechNotes

Cybersecurity Highest IT Solution Area of Investment for Utilities

Technology/R&D / Cybersecurity / Business & Technology / Utilities /

Pipeline Industry Leaders to Produce Safety Leadership Training Program

Pipeline / Safety /

SwRI-Designed Computer Model Predicts Corrosion Risks

Technology/R&D / Pipeline / Corrosion /

Volvo Turning Up the Gas in Europe

Natural Gas / Pipeline /

Web Exclusive

$50 Oil As Soon As May?

Oil /

$6 Billion Pipeline To Provide Natural Gas To This Emerging Market

Pipeline / Natural Gas / Africa /

$67 Oil Has All The Majors Converging Here

Oil /

5 Plead Guilty to Bribery Scheme with Venezuelan Oil Company

Regulation / Oil /

75-Year-Old Oil Pipeline Shuts Down

Pipeline / Oil /

Angola Could Be OPEC’s First Member To Fall

Oil /

AP Interview: Corruption Investigation Holds Lessons for Monaco

Australia's Gorgon, One of the World's Largest LNG Terminals, Ships First Cargo

Processing/LNG /

Beleaguered Petrobras May Sell Natural Gas Pipeline Unit

Pipeline / Gas transmission /

Brazil's Oil Giant Petrobras Reports $10.2 Billion Quarterly Loss Amid Lower Oil Prices

Oil / Business & Technology /

California Wholesale Gasoline Price Falls Before Switch to Summer-Grade Gasoline

North America /

Canada Provides Record-High Share and Amount of U.S. Crude Oil Imports in 2015

North America / Oil /

Canadian Oil Slammed By Low Prices, Pipeline Woes

North America / Oil /

CEO Says Exxon Ready for Acquisitions, Investing in Business

Company News / Business & Technology /

Chesapeake Energy Ex-CEO McClendon Indicted

Oil /

Chevron Achieves First LNG Production at Gorgon

Chevron Cuts Spending Budget Again

Oil / Company News /

Coast Guard: Unknown Amount of Crude in Louisiana Bayou

Environment / Oil /

Constitution Pipeline Project Delayed for Lack of NY Permit

Natural Gas / Pipeline /

Court Decision Threatens Midstream Sector

Pipeline / Oil / Natural Gas /

Drillers: Oil Well Rules Dire for Business; Others Disagree

Oil /

Dubai's Dodsal Finds $8B Natural Gas Deposit in Tanzania

Natural Gas / E&P /

EIA Report Shows Decline in Cost of U.S. Oil and Gas Wells Since 2012

Oil / Natural Gas /

EPA Aims to Cut Methane Leaks From Natural Gas Companies

Environment / Natural Gas /

Ethane Production Expected to Increase as Petrochemical Consumption and Exports Expand

Federal Officials Say Bid-Rigging Goes Beyond Chesapeake’s Ex-CEO

Regulation / Oil / Gas /

Feds Deny Permit for Liquefied Gas Port, Pipeline

Natural Gas / Pipeline / Processing/LNG /

First Chevron Gorgon LNG Cargo Departs for Japan

Processing/LNG /

First Oil Flows From Alaska Reserve Set Aside in '23

Oil / North America /

Gas Line Explosions Bring New Safety Proposal

Gas transmission / Integrity / Regulation /

Growth in Domestic Natural Gas Production Leads to Development of LNG Export Terminals

Marcellus / Natural Gas / Processing/LNG /

Gulf Oil, Gas Leases Up for Sale; Environmentalists Protest

Oil / Gas /

Harvest Pipeline Sets Open Season For Point Comfort Project

Pipeline / Construction / Oil /

High Production, Low Prices Mean Little Change in Natural Gas Storage Capacity

Storage / Natural Gas /

Howard Lateral Crude Pipeline Open Season Ends

Pipeline / Construction / Oil /

Hydraulic Fracturing Accounts for About Half of Current U.S. Crude Oil Production

IEA Sees 'Light At The End Of The Tunnel' For Oil Markets

Oil /

In Oil Price Plunge, North Sea Industry Faces Perfect Storm

Oil /

In Reversal, Obama Admin to Block Oil Drilling in Atlantic

Oil /

Iowa Panel Says Construction Can Begin on Oil Pipeline

Oil / Pipeline / Construction /

Iowa Regulators Approve Bakken Pipeline Permit

Pipeline / Oil / Bakken /

Iowa Regulators Reject Request to Fast Track Oil Pipeline

Oil / Pipeline /

Iran Slowly But Steadily Increasing Oil Market Share

Oil /

Is China About To Open Up Its Oil Industry?

Oil / Asia/Pacific /

Is This The Next Offshore Sweet Spot For Big Oil?

Oil / Offshore / E&P /

Kuwait Oil Company Says It's Found New Oil and Gas Field

Oil / Natural Gas / E&P /

Lawmakers Want Delay on Permit for Piping Oil Beneath River

Regulation / Pipeline /

Major Oil Producers to Talk Output Freeze in Qatar in April

Oil /

Mexico's Proven Oil Reserves Down a Whopping 21%

Oil /

Monterra Energy Announces Strategic Pipeline Project in Central Mexico

Pipeline /

Natural Gas Prices Could Plunge Below $1 Here

Natural Gas /

Nigerians Sue Shell in UK Court for Oil Spills Contamination

Oil / Environment /

Oil Majors Only Replace 75% of Oil and Gas Produced in 2015

Storage / Oil / Natural Gas /

Police: Ex-Chesapeake CEO Aubrey McClendon Dies in Crash

Purchase Agreements in Place for Atlantic Coast Pipeline

Natural Gas /

Qatar Says 12 Countries Confirmed for Oil Cap Meeting

Oil /

Russia Says Global Deal to Cap Oil Output is Close

Oil / Asia/Pacific / Russia & CIS /

Russia: Iran Wants to Restore Oil Output Before Capping It

Oil /

Scuttled Israel Gas Deal Frustrates US, Israeli Developers

Natural Gas /

Shell And Apache to Start Fracking in Egypt This Month

Natural Gas /

Shell, Saudi Aramco Split Assets, Including Big US Refinery

Oil /

The U.K. Is About To Boost Oil Exploration With An Old Trick

Oil / Europe /

Thieves in Mexico Build Tunnel, Camouflage Trucks to Steal Oil

Pipeline / North America / Oil /

TransCanada Buys Columbia Pipeline Group in $13 Billion Deal

Pipeline / Oil /

TransCanada Resumes Oil Shipments Through Keystone Pipeline

Oil / Pipeline / Safety / Regulation / Environment /

TransCanada to Build Tula-Villa de Reyes Pipeline in Mexico

North America / Construction / Natural Gas /

U.S. Lifted The Crude Oil Export Ban, And Exports Went…Down

Oil /

U.S. Petroleum Product Exports Continue to Expand

Oil /

U.S. Production of Hydrocarbon Gas Liquids Expected to Increase Through 2017

Oil / E&P /

United Kingdom Increases Oil Production in 2015, but New Field Development Declines

Oil / E&P /

Update: US Cancels Oil and Gas Lease on Montana Land Sacred to Tribe

Regulation / Oil / Gas /

US Rig Count Drops 14 to 450, Another All-Time Low

Oil / Natural Gas /

US Rig Count Drops 4 This Week to All-Time Low of 476

Oil /

US Rig Count Drops 9 This Week to All-Time Low of 480

Oil /

US, Canada to Require $546 Billion in Gas, Oil and NGL Infrastructure Investment

Oil / Natural Gas /

Weak Oil Prices Prompt Fitch to Cut Saudi Arabia's Rating

Oil /

WGL Midstream Invests $89 Million in Stonewall Gathering System

Gathering / Gas /

What Happens When Oil Hits $50?

Oil /

Why Saudi Arabia Has No Intention To End The Oil Glut

Oil / Middle East /

Williams Partners to Begin Construction on Hillabee Expansion in May 2016

Natural Gas / Pipeline /

What's New

DEWALT

Technology/R&D /

ENR General Machining Co.

Technology/R&D /

Greene’s Energy Group, LLC

Technology/R&D /

Inline Services

Technology/R&D / Pigging / Pipeline /

Lincoln Electric

Technology/R&D /

McElroy

Technology/R&D /

Miller Electric Mfg. Co.

Technology/R&D /

Rotork

Technology/R&D /

Schneider Electric

Technology/R&D /

Technical Toolboxes

Technology/R&D /