Construction
Subsea 7 Awarded Shell Offshore Infrastructure Contract Near Aberdeen, UK
Subsea 7 has announced the award of a sizeable contract by Shell for the Pierce depressurization project, located approximately 160 miles offshore, east of Aberdeen.
OMV Chief Says No Need to Discuss Alternative Nord Stream 2 Route
There is no need to discuss alternative routes for Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, which is still awaiting approval for its Danish leg, the chief executive of Austria’s OMV said on Thursday.
Israel to Increase Gas Exports to Egypt via EMED Pipeline
Israel is significantly increasing the amount of natural gas it plans to export via the Eastern Mediterranean (EastMED) Pipeline to Egypt under a landmark deal, Israeli energy companies said on Wednesday.
Putin Urges Denmark to Ignore U.S. Pressure Over Nord Stream 2
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Denmark on Wednesday to ignore U.S. pressure and "show it has sovereignty" by allowing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to go through its territory.
Shell Urges U.S. Congress to Withhold Nord Stream 2 Sanctions
Royal Dutch Shell is asking the U.S. Congress not to enact sanctions against the Russia-led Nord Stream 2 undersea gas pipeline to Germany, said Cederic Cremers, head of Shell's business in Russia.
Iran Building Oil Pipeline to Terminal Outside Gulf
Iran is building a $1.8 billion oil pipeline to its port of Jask outside the mouth of the Gulf, the country's oil minister said, as part of plans to protect its exports against potential problems in the region and to boost shipments of Caspian oil.
Kinder Morgan's Gulf Coast Express Pipeline Placed in Service
Kinder Morgan said its Gulf Coast Express Pipeline will begin full commercial in-service today, helping to relieve natural gas takeaway constraints and reduce flaring in the Permian Basin.
FERC Approves Tallgrass Cheyenne Connector Pipeline
Federal regulators have approved Tallgrass Energy's Cheyenne Connector project, which will transport natural gas from Colorado's DJ Basin to Cheyenne, Wyo., for Midwest delivery via the company's Rockies Express Pipeline.
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.
Tellurian Signs $2.5 Billion LNG Deal with India’s Petronet
Tellurian Inc has signed a $2.5 billion investment deal with India’s Petronet for its Driftwood LNG project making it one of the largest foreign investments in a U.S. infrastructure project.
NextDecade and Enbridge Agree to Pursue Rio Bravo Pipeline
NextDecade Corporation and Enbridge announced an agreement to jointly pursue development of the Rio Bravo Pipeline and other pipelines to transport natural gas to NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG project in Brownsville, Texas.
Niger Seeks to Step Up Oil Production with Pipeline to Coast
Niger has started construction on an oil pipeline that will link it to the coast through West African neighbor Benin, a project that Niger's president said will bolster the country's economic development.
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.
Mexico Gas Pipeline at Center of Dispute Starts Operations
A major natural gas pipeline between Texas and the Mexican Gulf Coast port of Tuxpan that was at the heart of a dispute between Mexico's government and infrastructure firms begins operations on Tuesday.
LM Energy Completes First Phase of Touchdown Gathering System
Dallas-based LM Energy Holdings said it has completed Phase I of its Touchdown Crude Oil Gathering System in the Northern Delaware Basin and will begin transporting crude oil in October.
TurkStream 2nd String to Cross Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary
The second leg of the TurkStream gas pipeline is planned to go through Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak announced, as Moscow prepares to phase out gas transit to Europe via Ukraine.
Scarborough Pipeline Awaits Final Investment Decision
Netherlands-based Royal Boskalis Westminster has been awarded a contract valued at $162 million (145 million euros) for seabed intervention and shore-crossing activities for the proposed Scarborough export gas pipeline in northwestern Australia.
Blue Mountain Launches Open Season for Gathering Systems
Blue Mountain Midstream announced its Wildcat subsidiaries launched an open season for new crude oil and water gathering systems and services in central Oklahoma.
US Court Vacates Dominion Atlantic Coast Pipeline Permit
A permit allowing Dominion Energy to build the Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to North Carolina has been vacated by an appeals court.
Gazprom Expects Danish Approval of Nord Stream 2 by October
Russian gas producer Gazprom expects Denmark to agree to its route application for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany in October, the Russia International News agency (RIA) reported.
Court Bars PennEast from Seizing N.J. State Property for Pipeline
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday barred PennEast Pipeline Co from using a federal law to seize properties controlled by the state of New Jersey in order to build a proposed $1 billion natural gas pipeline.
New York Vows to Fight FERC Ruling on Consitution Pipeline
The New York regulatory agency that failed to act on a water quality certification for Williams' planned Constitution Pipeline said it will fight a federal ruling that it waived the decision through inaction. Some analysts, however, predicted the project may move ahead to completion by 2021.
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.
Suncor CEO Sees Increased Political Risk for Keystone XL
Canada's second-largest oil producer, Suncor Energy, believes the political situation in the United States has increased the risks to companies counting on construction of TC Energy Corp's proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, its chief executive said on Wednesday.
Ugandan Oil Pipeline Work Suspended Due to Collapse of Tullow-Total Deal
Work on a pipeline to export Ugandan oil has been suspended, an industry official said on Wednesday, after Tullow Oil's plan to sell a stake in the project to France's Total and China's CNOOC was called off last week.
Feds Clear Way for Williams Pipeline over NY Objections
Federal regulators have cleared the way for a Williams Partners natural gas pipeline to move forward despite New York’s denial of a water quality permit that had blocked the project.
Nord Stream 2 Investor OMV Says Project Can Still Meet Deadline
The chief executive of Austrian energy firm OMV said the Nord Stream 2 company has not changed its expected completion date and could still deliver the project on time and budget, despite Denmark's still-pending decision on a construction permit.
Tellurian Files for FERC Review of Permian Global Access Pipeline
Tellurian has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to initiate a review of its proposed Permian Global Access Pipeline following an oversubscribed open season for the 625-mile natural gas project from West Texas to Southeast Louisiana's growing LNG export market.
Permian Basin Natural Gas Prices Rise as GCX Nears Completion
Natural gas spot prices at the Waha hub in West Texas closed at their highest price since March as the 2 Bcf/d Gulf Coast Express (GCX) pipeline is preparing to enter service, according to a Thursday update from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Brazil's LNG-to-Power Complex Funded; Phase 2 Underway
The Natural Gas Acu joint venture between Prumo Logistica, BP and Siemens has gained regulatory approval for LNG imports and satisfied lender conditions for $750 million in project financing to complete the 1.3 GW Phase 1 of its LNG-to-Power complex at the Port of Acu.
