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Columbia may begin contractor mobilization and site preparation activities within the upland portions of the contractor yard/staging area sites and associated access roads, identified in its Notice to Proceed Request. The requested contractor yard/staging area sites and associated access roads would have limited to no ground disturbance and no tree clearing. FERC has authorized Columbia’s […]

The Southgate project to extend the Mountain Valley Pipeline through Southside into North Carolina is moving forward. The project would run 70 miles from Chatham towards Interstate 40 into North Carolina. A release from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says there will be some adverse environmental impacts from the project, including soil erosion, but those […]

According to reports, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to give Kinder Morgan the go-ahead to clear land for the Permian Highway Pipeline portion that would traverse through the Texas Hill Country. There will be one more meeting that will need approval also. Opponents of the planned 430-mile pipeline from the West Texas oil patch […]

Weiler Abrasives Expands Flap Disc Offering to Include New Sizes and Styles Products enhance an abrasives and brushes portfolio designed for 5-and 6-inch grinders Weiler Abrasives, a leading provider of abrasives, power brushes and maintenance products for surface conditioning, has expanded its Tiger® and Wolverine® flap disc offering. The expansion includes 4.5-inch high density discs […]

TC Energy announces $1.3 billion of system expansions to connect Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin supply to incremental market demand TC Energy Corporation announced that it has approved two new expansion projects totaling $1.3 billion on its wholly-owned natural gas pipeline systems. The $0.9 billion 2023 NGTL Intra-Basin System Expansion will deliver natural gas from the […]

The Port of Corpus Christi has received a federal grant of more than $17 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation – Maritime Administration to expand Oil Dock 3 as the first of four phases in the redevelopment of the Avery Point Terminal (Avery Point). Located on the Corpus Christi Ship Channel’s Inner Harbor, Avery […]

NextDecade Corporation and Enbridge Inc. (Enbridge) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Enbridge will acquire Rio Bravo Pipeline Company, LLC (RBPL) from NextDecade for a cash purchase price not to exceed $25 million, with $15 million paid at closing and the balance paid upon NextDecade’s reaching a positive final investment decision […]

THE 32nd International Pipeline Pigging & Integrity Management Conference™ plus Training Courses and Exhibition COURSES CONFERENCE EXHIBITION February 17-18 February 19-21 February 18-20 Conference February 19-21 Technical papers will cover:ILI data assessment, Prioritization of repairs, New tools, Improving tool performance, External coating inspection with ILI tools, Pig launch and receiving systems, New regulations, Is your […]

Seaway Crude Pipeline Company LLC has announced an extension of a binding open season currently under way for committed service on expansion capacity of its system originating in Cushing, Oklahoma and extending to the Texas Gulf Coast. The open season, which began December 16, 2019 with the intent to close on February 14, 2020, is […]

BJ Services announced it has reached a key milestone with the advancement of field trials for its next-generation fracturing pump platform, the TITAN™ – the backbone of the Company’s next-generation fleet. The TITAN is powered by a direct drive natural gas-fired turbine capable of providing over 5,000 Horsepower, and delivers one of the most efficient […]

Enbridge Inc. has announced it is beginning the permitting process to reroute its Line 5 pipeline in northern Wisconsin. Line 5 carries up to 23 million gallons of oil and natural gas liquids per day from Superior to Sarnia, Ontario. Enbridge has been exploring alternative routes for Line 5 since the Bad River Band of […]

Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal has cleared the way for a major expansion to the Trans Mountain Pipeline by ruling against four different challenges from First Nations groups concerned about the environmental impacts of the project. The Trans Mountain expansion, which would add more than 600 miles to the pipeline and increase its capacity from […]

Minnesota Endorses Line 3 Pipeline Replacement Project A Minnesota regulator has endorsed the revised Environmental Impact Statement for Enbridge Inc’s proposed Line 3 pipeline replacement project.   The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission’s approval decision of the project is a leap forward for Canadian oil producers, who have been forced to reduce production in Alberta due […]

Eastern Shore Natural Gas has received approval from the FERC to construct, own, operate and maintain the Del-Mar Energy Pathway Project. The project includes .9 miles of 16-inch looping pipeline (Kent County, DE), 7.39 miles of 8-inch extension pipeline and new M&R (Sussex County, DE), 0.35 miles 10-inch pipeline extension and upgrade Millsboro pressure control station […]

ANR Pipeline Company has received a Notice to Prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) from the FERC for the Grand Chenier Xpress Project. The proposed project includes facilities in Acadia, Jefferson Davies, and Cameron Parishes, Louisiana: modifications of ANR’s existing Eunice Compressor Station in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, to increase the total certificated horsepower (hp) from 24,000 […]

FERC has issued approval for the Annova LNG Brownsville Project. Annova LNG Common Infrastructure, LLC; Annova LNG Brownsville A, LLC; Annova LNG Brownsville B, LLC; and Annova LNG Brownsville C, LLC are planning to construct, and operate a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Cameron County, Texas.  The project will include a new LNG […]

Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC has filed an application with the FERC to construct and operate the Louisiana XPress Project. Issuance of the Environmental Assessment from the FERC is expected February 7, 2020 with a final EA decision slated for May 8, 2020.The project will create 493,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of incremental mainline capacity on […]

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. and Enbridge Inc. announced that certain of their affiliates have executed a letter of intent (LOI) to jointly develop a deepwater crude oil terminal in the Gulf of Mexico capable of fully loading Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs). Enterprise and Enbridge agreed to focus commercial development efforts on Enterprise’s Sea Port […]

A regulatory hearing was recently held to determine whether Dakota Access LLC can nearly double the flow of its oil pipeline through North Dakota. The projected project has reignited an argument with the nearby Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The North Dakota Public Service Commission will decide at a later date whether owner Dakota Access LLC, […]