Pipeline/Transportation
Wood, Roue and Cisco open oil and gas center in Mexico
Wood, Cisco and Roue Consultores have participated in the opening of an Oil and Gas Advanced Technology Center (ATC) located in Wood’s operations center in Naucalpan, Estado de Mexico. more
Enterprise begins full service on Midland-to-Sealy Pipeline
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. announced that its 416-mile Midland-to-Sealy pipeline is now in full service with an expanded capacity of 540,000 barrels per day ("BPD") and capable of transporting batched grades of crude oil and condensate. more
VIP® program addresses worker shortage, helps returning vets
The Veterans in Piping® (VIP®) program is an award-winning program that offers high-quality skills training and jobs in the pipe trades industry to active-duty military personnel preparing to leave the service. more
Williams Partners seeks FERC approval for Southeastern Trail Expansion Project
Williams Partners L.P. announced that Transco has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) seeking authorization for its Southeastern Trail expansion project. more
TransCanada places Sundre Crossover Project in service
TransCanada Corp. announced its Sundre Crossover Project has been placed into service in central Alberta. more
By some measures, U.S. natural gas production set a record in 2017
Two out of three of EIA’s measures of natural gas production in the United States set records in 2017. more
Brazos Midstream sells Delaware Basin subsidiaries to Morgan Stanley infrastructure for $1.75B
Brazos Midstream Holdings, LLC and its financial sponsor, Old Ironsides Energy, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Delaware Basin subsidiary companies to North Haven Infrastructure Partners II. more
Kinder Morgan Canada Limited suspends non-essential spending on Trans Mountain Expansion Project
Kinder Morgan Canada Limited announced that it is suspending all non-essential activities and related spending on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project. more
Cyberattack pings data systems of at least four gas networks
At least four U.S. pipeline companies have seen their electronic systems for communicating with customers shut down over the last few days, with three confirming it resulted from a cyberattack. more
Midstream, gas processors face infrastructure, cost challenges
Permian production is expected to increase by approximately 70 percent in 2022, and the Katy, Texas, and Houston Ship Channel markets are a natural destination for these volumes, according to Shelley Corman-Frisby... more
Williams Partners announces Garden State Expansion placed into service
Williams Partners L.P. announced that it has placed into service the facilities constructed as part of Phase 2 of the Garden State Expansion Project. more
Port of Corpus Christi eyes expansion, continued growth
The Port of Corpus Christi Authority is the No. 1 crude oil export port, the fourth largest port in the U.S. by tonnage and is responsible for $150 billion in impact on the U.S. economy. more
Aqualazing: Cost-effective cleaning takes center stage
Today’s fast-track projects mean utilizing the most innovative cleaning processes for pipe systems that can shave time and money off a project’s cleaning window. Ideally achieving maximum cleanliness while using the minimum amount of resources. more
GREG RASCOE, Director of High Pressure Services B&W Energy Services Maintenance & Reliability
Coil flow tubing: Cost-effective answer to well interventions
Coil flow tubing is a cost- and time-effective way to provide well intervention solutions. Operations such as cleanout and perforating the wellbore, retrieving and replacing damaged equipment can be performed efficiently with coiled tubing. more
JENNIFER BOSAVAGAE, IEEE GlobalSpec Maintenance & Reliability
Union invests millions to expand training programs on Gulf Coast
Continuing the effort to redefine the role of the United Association (UA) on the U.S. Gulf Coast, the organization is investing millions in its training programs and the future generation of pipefitters and welders. more
Tellurian announces an open season for the Permian Global Access pipeline
Tellurian announced that its subsidiary Permian Global Access Pipeline LLC (PGAP) is offering a non-binding open season to secure prospective shippers for a proposed 42-inch diameter interstate natural gas pipeline. more
TransCanada releases statement on FERC proposed tax actions
TransCanada Corporation released the following statement regarding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) recent pronouncements on income tax matters with respect to pipeline ratemaking. more
FERC revises policies; no longer allows income tax allowance cost recovery in MLP pipeline rates
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today responded to a federal court remand by stating it no longer will allow master limited partnership (MLP) interstate natural gas and oil pipelines to recover an income tax allowance... more
ETP permit violations stop work on Rover natural gas pipeline
These are just the latest of numerous permit violations that the $4.2 billion Rover pipeline has racked up since ETP started building the project in the first quarter of 2017. Rover is the biggest gas pipe under construction in the United States. more
Energy MLP shares plunge on revised U.S. pipeline tax rules
Shares of U.S. energy master limited partnerships (MLPs) plunged on Thursday, after regulators said they will no longer allow certain tax benefits for interstate oil and gas pipeline operators structured as MLPs. more