Expansion

Israel Signs Egypt Gas Permit, Becomes Major Energy Exporter

Israel became a major energy exporter for the first time on Monday after signing a permit to export natural gas to Egypt. The announcement comes just days before a lucrative Israeli gas field in the Mediterranean Sea is expected to go online.

Canada Court Hears from Trans Mountain Pipeline Foes

A Canadian court began hearing arguments on Monday from Indigenous groups who oppose the federal government's plan to expand its Trans Mountain pipeline, a project aimed at easing the country's severe oil transport bottlenecks.

No Major Impacts on Lake Superior Found from Line 3 Pipeline

An updated environmental review released by a state agency Monday found no serious threat to Lake Superior if crude oil ever leaked from a new pipeline to replace Enbridge Energy's aging Line 3 across northern Minnesota.

Construction Advances on Trans Mountain Pipeline Ahead of Court Hearing

Expansion of Canada's Trans Mountain oil pipeline entered a new phase of construction Tuesday, just two weeks before a court hearing to decide whether the government can complete the project.

ESPO Pipeline Expansion Nears Completion, Asia-Pacific Counts for a Third of Russian Oil Shipments

Russia is about to complete a fresh expansion of its oil pipelines to the Pacific coast that will cement its role as a top Asian supplier and allow it to ship a third of its total oil exports to Asia-Pacific markets.

NuStar Energy Announces Binding Open Season for Permian System Expansion

NuStar Energy has announced an open season for expansion of its Permian crude pipeline system.

Tallgrass Energy Announces Open Season for Expansion on Pony Express Pipeline

Tallgrass Energy has announced a binding open season on its Pony Express Pipeline to gauge interest in expanding the line.

Dakota Access Eyes Expansion Over Tribe's Objections

A regulatory hearing has begun in North Dakota to determine if Energy Transfer will be allowed to expand its Dakota Access oil pipeline.

Enterprise Extending Acadian Gas Pipeline System in Louisiana

Enterprise Products Partners said it is responding to higher demand for natural gas in the growing Gulf Coast LNG market by expanding and extending the Acadian pipeline system and boosting its capacity through upgrades to the Mansfield compressor station.

Moda Midstream to Expand Loading Center, Evaluate New Pipeline

Along with expanding its Ingleside Energy Center to allow for VLCC loading, Moda Midstream is also evaluating building a new pipeline.

Tallgrass to Expand Pony Express Oil Pipeline Capacity by 70,000 bpd - Filing

Tallgrass to Expand Pony Express Oil Pipeline Capacity by 70,000 bpd - Filing

Seaway Announces Upcoming Open Season

Seaway Pipeline Company has announced plans to hold an open season to gauge interest in a possible expansion of one of its crude oil pipeline systems.

Enterprise Midland-to-ECHO Pipeline System Expansions to Add 450,000 bpd Each

Enterprise's CEO reported on the company's earnings call that upcoming expansions on 2 of its pipelines will add 450,000 bpd of capacity to each line.

S.D. Board Approves Dakota Access Pipeline Pump Station

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners in South Dakota voted to approve a permit for a pumping station needed as part of the Dakota Access Pipeline expansion project.

Trans Mountain Restarts Construction on Pipeline Expansion

Trans Mountain Corp restarted construction on parts of its pipeline to nearly triple the flow of crude from Alberta’s oil sands to the British Columbia coast roughly a year after the project’s latest regulatory setback.

Enterprise to Expand ATEX Pipeline after Successful Open Season

Enterprise Products Partners will move ahead with the expansion of its Appalachia-to-Texas (ATEX) ethane pipeline after a successful 30-day binding open season.

India Investing $60 Billion on National Gas Grid by 2024

India, one of the world's largest consumers of oil and coal, is investing $60 billion to build a national gas grid and import terminals by 2024 in a bid to cut its carbon emissions, the oil minister said on Sunday.

Medallion Launches Open Season for Midland Basin Crude Expansion

Medallion Pipeline Company announced a binding open season to solicit long-term, firm shipper commitments for an expansion of its crude oil pipeline system in the Midland Basin.

Candor Opens SCOOP-to-North Texas Rich Gas Gathering System

Candor Midstream said it has opened the SCOOP-to-North Texas Rich Gas Gathering Pipeline System for service following the completion of multiple upgrades and hydrostatic testing of the system it purchased in January.

Enterprise to Expand, Extend Acadian Gas Pipeline System in Louisiana

Enterprise Products announced Friday that it is responding to higher demand for natural gas in Louisiana's growing LNG market by expanding and extending its Acadian pipeline system and boosting capacity on the extension through upgrades to its Mansfield compressor station.

Bulgaria Signs up Saudi-Led Group for TurkStream Extension

Bulgaria's state gas company signed a $1.2 billion (1.1 billion euro ) contract on Wednesday with Saudi-led group Arkad to build a gas pipeline to carry mainly Russian natural gas.

NuStar Completes Pipeline Projects, Begins Moving Volume

NuStar Energy has announced that it has completed and is moving volumes on three key pipeline projects that will significantly expand the partnership's capacity to move Permian crude oil to Corpus Christi for export, and to move refined products into Northern Mexico.

Canadian Court Allows New Challenges to Trans Mountain Expansion After Previous Government Approval

Canada's Federal Court of Appeal on Wednesday agreed to hear six challenges to the Canadian government's earlier approval of an expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline, potentially adding to delays ahead of an October election.

Williams Completes Rivervale South to Market Project

Williams announced today that it has successfully placed into full service its Rivervale South to Market project – an expansion of the existing Transco natural gas pipeline system to meet growing heating and power generation demand for northeastern consumers.

Tribe Seeks to Intervene on Proposed Dakota Access Expansion

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has filed a motion to intervene on a proposed expansion of the Dakota Access pipeline.

Canada's Trans Mountain Restarts Construction on Contentious Pipeline Expansion

Trans Mountain Corp said on Wednesday it has restarted construction on parts of its pipeline to nearly triple the flow of crude from Alberta's oil sands to the British Columbia coast, a year after the project's latest regulatory setback.

Mexico Looks to Expand Pipelines, Develop Own Reserves

Mexico’s rapid growth of demand for electricity over the last decade happily coincided with burgeoning supplies of cheap shale gas in nearby Texas. This Mexican demand and Texan abundance drove a boom in cross-border pipeline construction which continues to this day.

Brazos Midstream Extending Delaware Basin Gathering System

Brazos Midstream executed gathering and processing agreements with Shell Exploration & Production to construct a new natural gas gathering system located in the core of the Delaware Basin.

Meritage Doubling Powder River Processing as Pipeline Nears Completion

Meritage Midstream will more than double the natural gas processing capacity on its supersystem in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin with the construction of a new, cryogenic processing plant located in Converse County, Wyo.

Magellan Midstream CEO Sees New Texas Pipelines Cutting Spot Shipments After 3rd Qtr

Pipeline operator Magellan Midstream Partners LP expects new pipelines to ease a crude oil bottleneck in the Permian basin and squeeze the price differential between Midland, Texas, and Houston, cutting spot shipments on two of its Texas pipelines, Chief Executive Officer Mike Mears said on Thursday.