Perspectives
New Chair Sees SGA Uniting for Reliable Energy Future
Southern Gas Association Chair Cristie Neller outlines the industry’s path forward under the theme “Uniting for a Reliable Energy Future.” With record demand and rising infrastructure needs, SGA is leveraging training, collaboration, and leadership to strengthen the natural gas sector.
Why Czechia Won’t Quit Russian Oil Despite Infrastructure Alternatives
Czechia has the infrastructure, reserves, and access to alternative suppliers to eliminate its Russian oil imports. Yet, three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Czech Republic continues to delay this strategic shift, despite the availability of viable alternatives.
Advancing CO₂ Transport Infrastructure
The global push for net-zero carbon emissions is intensifying and with it, the need for robust carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) solutions.
INGAA Foundation Chair Sees ‘Extremely Bright’ Infrastructure Outlook
In an exclusive interview, INGAA Foundation Chair Kim Tarr discusses the future of natural gas infrastructure, industry challenges, and workforce development. With demand surging and new projects advancing, Tarr sees an “extremely bright” outlook for pipeline construction in the U.S.
With Costs at Twice the Price of Steel, ‘Common Sense’ Encouraged
Williams CEO Alan Armstrong warns that permitting costs for pipeline projects have doubled pipeline construction expenses, calling for "common sense" energy reform to address regulatory hurdles delaying critical infrastructure.
APGA Chair Focuses on Safety, Lines of Communication
Pipeline & Gas Journal presents an exclusive profile of Kathy Garcia, APGA Chair and CPS Energy executive. With over 6,000 miles of underground pipelines under her purview, Garcia shares insights on APGA’s priorities, infrastructure growth, and natural gas advocacy, emphasizing collaboration and innovation in the energy sector.
P&GJ Executive Interview: PPI Chief Cites Benefits of Plastic Pipelines
Despite taking the reins of PPI at the outset of a global pandemic, David Fink saw a bright future for the plastics pipe industry and a growing role for its products across an expanding range of underground applications. He now works diligently to make that vision come true.
Report Highlights Challenges in Attracting Talent to Oil and Gas Sector
The oil and gas sector is at risk of failing to deliver the 28,000 skilled engineering construction workers needed by 2030 — unless it better understands what motivates new entrants, according to a report out today.
Reuniting EQT and Equitrans: Navigating a Volatile Gas Market
Gas producer EQT’s old management weathered an activist investor outcry, squeaked through an expensive deal, and spun off its pipeline division - only to be ejected by the executives they bought out.
OPEC Secretary Accuses IEA Of “Vilifying” Oil, Gas Industry
The Organization of the Petroleum-Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the Paris-based IEA have repeatedly clashed in recent years over issues such as long-term oil demand prospects and investment in new hydrocarbon supplies.
PPI President Touts Safety of Plastic Pipes
(P&GJ) — In the following interview, David Fink, president of the Plastics Pipe Institute Inc. (PPI), talks about the growing demand for plastic pipe in the oil and gas industry, how PPI helps to establish energy standards and the advantage of plastics where horizontal directional drilling is used.
Opinion: Chevron’s $53 Billion Deal Is a Risky Imitation of Exxon's Strategy
Chevron has decided, like Exxon Mobil, that it’s better to discover oil on the New York Stock Exchange than drilling in the ground. The $318 billion oil giant said Monday it would buy New York-based Hess for $53 billion in an all-stock deal.
Guest Perspective: Next Generation of Cybersecurity
As the next wave of economic growth and development steadily emerges, more and more industries are transforming their operations into cyber-physical ecosystems – replete with emerging technologies such as IoT, edge computing, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, data-driven automation and analytics.
AMPP Chair Looks for Global Outreach
(P&GJ) — In Amir Eliezer’s mind, his path in life has always led him toward practical research, which is where he found his kinship with AMPP and its membership.
Guest Perspective: EJ and Civil Rights in U.S. Construction Projects
(P&GJ) — Since taking office two years ago, the Biden Administration has emphasized efforts to incorporate environmental justice considerations into federal agency permitting, funding and financial support decision-making.
World’s Top LNG Players Push for More, But Greener, Gas Investments
Current investments in gas infrastructure are falling short of what is needed, officials at an industry conference in Japan said on Wednesday, citing the role they say the fuel has to play in both global energy security and the transition to net zero.
Importer Group: Investments in LNG 'Ever More Necessary' as Imports Rise
Global LNG imports rose last year as Europe's scramble to replace Russian pipeline gas pushed its shipments up 60%, making additional investments "ever more necessary" to ensure the security of supply, an importer group said on Thursday.
Beijing Holds All Cards in Russia’s Eastern Energy Pivot
(P&GJ) — Russia is looking to build on its energy ties with China, a key buyer of its gas. But Beijing’s position of power in the relationship may mean the sanctioned producer is in no rush to complete new projects, especially the much-discussed Power of Siberia 2 pipeline.
An Operator’s Perspective: How to Comply with New US Gas Gathering, ILI Regulations
(P&GJ) —Traditionally, most gas gathering lines were small-diameter, low-pressure systems traversing sparsely populated areas, posing little risk from a business, safety, and environmental perspective. More recently, the volume of gas transported through gathering systems has increased significantly due to the advancements in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing techniques.
AGA Chair Sees Future Shaped by Education, Innovation
(P&GJ) — Suzanne Sitherwood sat down with Pipeline & Gas Journal in March – the same week she announced her upcoming retirement from Spire – to discuss her career, her outlook for the natural gas industry and her objectives as the 2023 chair of the American Gas Association (AGA).
INGAA Responds to Biden Administration Outline of Permitting Reform Priorities
(P&GJ) — "While President Biden and Secretary Granholm have both, at times, acknowledged the prolonged need for natural gas as part of the energy mix to support reliability and affordability while contributing to emissions reductions, we were disappointed to see almost no mention of natural gas or its related infrastructure in the Administration’s new Permitting Reform Priorities Fact Sheet," said Amy Andryszak, president and CEO of INGAA.
Focus: BP Ventures Back into Oil Frontiers to Boost Output
BP is ramping up oil exploration and drilling activity in frontier prospects as the energy giant tries to stem a decline in its oil and gas output after years of focusing on a shift to renewables to cut carbon emissions.
Spire Adds Storage in Rockies, Western US
(P&GJ) — To meet the growing energy demands in the Rockies and Western U.S., Spire Storage is expanding its facilities in Wyoming, with partial availability of additional natural gas storage capacity becoming available in 2024.
INGAA Chairman Amato Sees Permitting, Workforce Development Among Priorities
(P&GJ) — New INGAA Foundation Chair Paul Amato doesn’t exactly come from the hotbed of the natural gas industry, but in a manner of speaking, he became part of it as soon as possible. During this interview with P&GJ, Amato discusses, among other issues, his first impressions of INGAA, training and retaining younger talent, and keeping an eye on methane reduction and other permitting issues.
Guest Perspective: Opportunity Exists in Challenging Market
(P&GJ) — Market concerns regarding the potential impact of a recession have weighed heavily on the energy industry despite fundamentals remaining strong. Many industry professionals have said that “fear of recession” is more concerning than the actual impact a recessionary economy may have on the space.
Insight: Huge Phillips 66 Biofuels Project Will Test the Industry’s Green Promises
In the oldest refining town in the American West, Phillips 66 is promising a greener future as it moves to halt crude-oil processing and build a massive renewable diesel plant.
Oil, Gas Executives on Hydrogen: Forget the Rainbow, Just Make It Profitable
Hydrogen as a potential alternative to natural gas, coal or oil burned in heavy industry or shipping is seen as key to reducing emissions in sectors where electrification is impractical. Hydrogen is often described by color and many in the industry call it a "rainbow renewable," but the most important color is green — as in cash, executives at CERAWeek said.
CERAWeek: Collapse in US Natural Gas Prices Dents Market for Shale Deals
This year's freefall in U.S. natural gas prices has upended the acquisitions market for gas producers and spooked investors that lined up to buy when prices were much, much higher.
Chevron CEO Says Natural Gas Markets Fundamentally Changed by War
The global natural gas market has been more fundamentally changed for the long term by Russia's invasion of Ukraine than the oil market, CEO Mike Wirth said on Monday.
Guest Perspective: Plastic Pipe Regulations, Rules and Results
(P&GJ) — The continued increase in oil and gas output is relying more and more on spoolable reinforced plastic pipe and polyethylene (PE) line pipe. This is due to the high integrity of the pipe itself, and ease of installation. Additionally, PE pipes are easily joined by heat fusion forming a monolithic system that eliminates the potential for leaks at the joints.
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- Valero Plans to Shut California Refinery, Takes $1.1 Billion Hit
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- Boardwalk’s Texas Gas Launches Open Season for 2 Bcf/d Marcellus-to-Louisiana Pipeline Expansion
- Traverse Pipeline Approved to Move 1.75 Bcf/d of Gas Along 160-Mile South Texas–Katy Route
- New Alternatives for Noise Reduction in Gas Pipelines
- Construction Begins on Ghana's $12 Billion Petroleum Hub, But Not Without Doubts
- DOE Considers Cutting Over $1.2 Billion in Carbon Capture Project Funding
- Valero Plans to Shut California Refinery, Takes $1.1 Billion Hit
- Newsom Seeks to Aid Struggling Refiners Following Valero’s California Exit
