Industry News

China Launches 685-Mile Section of Natural Gas Pipeline

Operations have started on the middle portion of the China-Russia East natural gas pipeline, allowing natural gas from the Power of Siberia system in Russia to be transmitted to the smog-prone Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in northern China.

Enbridge Adds Solar Facilities to Power Pipeline Operations

Enbridge, citing a recent pledge to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, broke ground on a second solar facility to help power natural gas pipeline compressor stations.

Flint Water Lawsuit Proposes $642 Million Settlement

A lawsuit filed on behalf of Flint, Michigan residents, who were harmed by lead-tainted water, proposed a settlement that totals about $641 million.

Chicago Plans to Replace Lead Water Pipes

Chicago water management officials say they are working on a plan to replace the lead service pipes that connect more than 350,000 homes to the city’s cast-iron street mains, but it is not clear how the massive program will be funded.

Terrorists Blamed for Pipeline Blast in Syria

The Syrian government said an explosion on a main gas pipeline traversing the Middle East on Monday was the result of a terrorist attack, and the United States said it suspected Islamic State militants of carrying out the sabotage.

States Rush to Use CARES Act Funding for Fiber Infrastructure Ahead of Deadline

Fearful of losing federal pandemic dollars, officials from states across the country are rushing to finish projects by the end of the year aimed at expanding broadband internet into underserved areas.

EU 'Highly Concerned' by U.S. Stance on Nord Stream Pipeline

A delegation of EU member states has raised concerns with the U.S. State Department that sanctions in response to the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea are a breach of international law.

FERC Approves NGPL Expansion to Serve Gulf Coast LNG Exports

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given Kinder Morgan's Natural Gas Pipeline of America a green light to start construction on Phase 2 of its Gulf Coast Southbound Expansion Project, adding 300,000 Dth/d of firm southbound capacity.

Australia rejoins road to shale riches

Shale gas developers are beginning to ramp up their exploration efforts following the end of a freeze on fracking approvals in the Northern Territory

Trafigura goes upstream

The trading house expands its E&P footprint, but does not want to go down the ‘mini-major’ route

ExxonMobil, IndianOil and Chart Industries to pioneer virtual pipeline initiative

ExxonMobil India LNG Limited has signed a Letter of Cooperation with Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Chart Industries, Inc. to establish a system of transportation infrastructure to expand gas access in India. Virtual pipeline systems deliver liquefied natural gas by road, rail and waterways to areas not connected by physical pipelines.

Kazakh firm to build $860 M Kashagan gas processing plant

Kazakh firm GPC Invest will build a $860 million gas processing plant near the Central Asian nation’s biggest oilfield, Kashagan, the Kazakh government said.

Sempra says coronavirus outbreak has not hit talks with LNG buyers

Energy infrastructure company Sempra Energy said the spread of coronavirus had not impacted talks with buyers of liquefied natural gas (LNG), easing some worries after the virus outbreak cut gas demand in China earlier this month.

Oil falls for fifth day on demand concerns as coronavirus spreads

Oil prices fell for a fifth day on Thursday to their lowest since January 2019 as a growing number of new coronavirus cases outside of China fuelled fears of a pandemic which could slow the global economy and lower crude demand.

Shell and Gasunie plan to build massive Dutch green hydrogen plant

Oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell and Dutch gas company Gasunie plan to build a massive green hydrogen plant in the northern Netherlands in the next decade, the companies said, to cut emissions.

ADNOC announces expansion of carbon capture program

ADNOC is building on its position as one of the least carbon-intensive oil and gas producers in the world by significantly expanding its CCUS program, according to His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).