Industry News

FERC Weighs Plan to Build Pacific Connector Pipeline in Oregon

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is set to decide this week on a proposed natural gas pipeline and marine export terminal in Oregon that is likely set up a court battle over state's rights if approved.

Wisconsin Assembly to Vote on Bills Fighting Water Pollution

A bipartisan, $10 million package of more than a dozen bills designed to combat groundwater contamination in Wisconsin is slated for approval in the state assembly.

Bahrain’s gas plans remain in flux

Completion of an import terminal has not ended the kingdom's gas dilemmas

Row engulfs Canadian oil sands project

Battle lines are drawn as the contentious Frontier project awaits ultimate verdict

Gas a bridge to nowhere

The fuel without a CCUS solution is reaching a “dead end” in the energy transition debate, warns the head of a bonds market non-profit

Texas Railroad Commission Adopts New Pipeline Safety Rules

Texas oil and gas regulators have adopted new safety rules that prohibit natural gas distribution pipeline operators from installing underground cast iron, wrought iron or bare steel pipelines.

Rio Police Investigate Utility, Workers for Smelly Water

io de Janeiro police are investigating workers at a state utility after foul-smelling tap water began flowing into dozens of neighborhoods in the Brazilian city last month, raising health concerns and sparking a run on bottled water.

Cheniere Energy continues to supply liquefied natural gas to China

Cheniere Energy Inc’s sole Chinese contract customer continues to take committed liquefied natural gas supplies, an executive with the top exporter of U.S. LNG said.

Parsley Energy CEO calls out industry for shale gas flaring

The chief executive of shale producer Parsley Energy became the latest executive to call out the industry on its high rate of natural gas flaring in the top U.S. oil field.

DuPont launches new SRU technology

DuPont Clean Technologies (DuPont), supplier of world-leading scrubbing and other environmental technologies, has introduced a new, advanced steam plume suppression solution for its MECS® DynaWave® scrubbers in SRU (sulfur recovery units) applications.

Global chemical company starts up ethylene cracker

Indorama Ventures has commenced the commercial operations of its olefins gas cracker at Indorama Ventures Olefins (IVOL) plant in Westlake, Louisiana, the USA.

US shale patch faces worsening headwinds

Mounting constraints on US light-tight oil only compound the hazardous task of predicting growth

Nigeria secures $2.5bn gas pipeline finance

Stakeholders will sign an agreement with Chinese lenders by Q2 2020 to fund the country’s biggest pipeline project

Chinese demand for U.S. LNG unlikely to surge as long as tariffs remain

Chinese purchases of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) are unlikely to surge, despite an agreement for China to buy more U.S. energy supplies, because tariffs on gas from the United States remain in place, analysts and traders said.

Prices rise on LNG drop, expectations of stronger demand

British wholesale gas prices increased, supported by a drop in liquefied natural gas (LNG) send-out and expectations of a demand rise.

Australia's Woodside Petroleum signals higher output in 2020

Australia’s Woodside Petroleum posted a nearly 7% rise in fourth-quarter production and forecast higher output for fiscal 2020, as it steps up work on growth projects in a bid to triple its oil and gas reserves over a decade.