- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 30, 2020
Six contractors hired to build Keystone XL in US
TC Energy on Thursday awarded more than $1.6 billion in contracts to six major American contractors to build more than 800 miles of the now-stalled Keystone XL Pipeline in three states in 2021, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 26, 2020
Snitz Creek Spill of Harmless Bentonite Sends DEP Into Silly Snit
Jim WillisEditor & Publisher, Marcellus Drilling News (MDN) PA DEP hassles Mariner East 2 pipeline project over Snitz Creek spill of what amounts to harmless kitty litter.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 26, 2020
EQT in talks to sell its MVP capacity
EQT is in the middle of discussions to sell some or all of its capacity on the now-stalled Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline, perhaps by Dec.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 23, 2020
Kinder Morgan reports $455M profit in 3Q 2020
Texas-based pipeline operator Kinder Morgan reported a net gain of $455 million or 20 cents per share in the third quarter 2020, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 21, 2020
Virginia DEQ to hire environmental justice staffer
Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will be creating a new director of environmental justice to lead the agency’s new Office of Environmental Justice, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 20, 2020
Appeals court halts MVP construction from resuming
A federal appeals court has blocked construction from resuming on the stalled Mountain Valley Pipeline in West Virginia and Virginia, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 20, 2020
China boosts daily gas intake from Gazprom by 20%
China appetite for Russian gas is surging, with daily supplies from the Power of Siberia pipeline exceeding its contractual volumes by 20%, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 16, 2020
Briefs filed in MVP Southgate extension fight
Three environmental groups have filed a brief to support the decision by a North Carolina agency to reject plans to extend the 303-mile Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 15, 2020
IGU welcomes IEA’s outlook on natural gas
The International Gas Union (IGU) has welcomed forecasts by the International Energy Agency (IEA) with regards to the outlook for natural gas worldwide, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 12, 2020
Warren bows out as Energy Transfer CEO
Texas-based Energy Transfer has announced that long-time company executives Mackie McCrea and Tom Long have been named as co-chief executive officers.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 12, 2020
MVP construction can resume: FERC decision
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday ruled that Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC can resume construction on the stalled natural gas pipeline in West Virginia and Virginia, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 9, 2020
Naturgy, Sonatrach settle tensions with new gas agreement
Spain’s Naturgy and Algeria’s Sonatrach announced Thursday a natural gas supply agreement after five months of “tough” negotiations, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 8, 2020
Gazprom to appeal against Poland’s €6.46B fine
Russia’s Gazprom said on Wednesday it will “certainly” appeal against its €6.46 ($7.6) billion fine imposed by the Polish antimonopoly authority UOKiK, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 7, 2020
TC Energy makes bid for MLP TC PipeLines
TC Energy has made a non-binding offer to acquire all the upstanding shares of the master limited partnership TC PipeLines LP in exchange for TC Energy common shares, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 2, 2020
Diversification may be crucial for pipeline operators: GlobalData
The global oil and gas pipeline sector might be better off looking for “new opportunities” and be prepared for “future disasters,” GlobalData warned on Thursday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 1, 2020
Indigenous group may buy stake in Keystone XL
Alberta-based TC Energy and Natural Law Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding for indigenous First Nation groups to pursue an equity interest in the Keystone XL oil pipeline.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 30, 2020
Shell ethane cracker in Pa. is about 70% done
The ethane cracker being built in western Pennsylvania by Royal Dutch Shell is about 70% complete, although it is unclear when the $6 billion petrochemical complex might begin operations, Kallanish Energy has learned.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 25, 2020
Biomethane may be route for decarbonizing Europe’s gas markets
Biomethane can help decarbonize Europe’s gas markets, but continued growth depends on policy support, Wood Mackenzie said this week. According to analysts Graham Freedman and Nnenna Amobi, the carbon-neutral renewable gas can be directly injected into existing natural gas infrastructure and decarbonize the heating and transport sectors.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 23, 2020
Gazprom orders extra transit capacity in Ukraine
Gazprom has boosted its Ukranian gas transit requirements in October, booking additional interstate capacity via auction platforms in Poland and Hungary, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 23, 2020
Power of Siberia gas pipeline resumes flows
Natural gas flows in the Power of Siberia pipeline have resumed on Tuesday, following the completion of its scheduled maintenance, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 22, 2020
MPLX kicks off open season on Wyoming-Utah pipeline
MPLX has launched a binding open season to assess shipper interest in moving more crude oil from Wyoming to Utah, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 15, 2020
Nearly $14B in pipeline projects at risk: CEA
Delays, obstruction or cancellation of pipeline infrastructure in the United States are threatening pipeline infrastructure projects worth of at least $13.6 billion in economic activity, more than 66,000 jobs and more than $280 million a year on state and local tax revenues, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 15, 2020
Power of Siberia to start routine maintenance: Gazprom
Gazprom’s Power of Siberia natural gas pipeline to China will start a seven-day maintenance period on Tuesday, Kallanish Energy reports. The company said in a note works will take place from Sept.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 15, 2020
Minnesota Senate ousts Commerce commissioner
The Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate has ousted state Commerce Commissioner Steve Kelley, in part because of his role in fighting the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline project, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 11, 2020
Report: Energy Infrastructure is Essential to Jumpstarting American Economy
Billions of dollars in economic activity are being held back from jumpstarting the economy, according to a telling report from Consumer Energy Alliance released this week.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 10, 2020
Petronas launches LNG trucking service in Malaysia
Malaysia’s Petronas has launched a so-called virtual pipeline system (VPS) solution for off-grid customers across Peninsular Malaysia, Kallanish Energy reports. The solution delivers liquefied natural gas (LNG) using trucks fitted with cryogenic tanks, and the regasification terminal in Pengerang, Johor.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 4, 2020
Ukraine’s gas imports hike 67% in August
Ukraine saw its natural gas imports surge 67% year-on-year in August, as traders use its infrastructure to move gas flows in Europe, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 3, 2020
Brazil’s Lower House approves natgas reform
Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has approved the introduction of a new gas framework for the country, Kallanish Energy reports. The bill, which will now be passed to the Brazilian Senate to vote on, was approved on Tuesday by 351 votes to 101, providing for the “authorization instead of concession” for the transportation of natural gas and storage in depleted oil fields.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 1, 2020
Chesapeake, FERC in fight over pipeline contracts
Chesapeake Energy wants to terminate a $300 million pipeline contract in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Kallanish Energy reports. That request has been opposed by pipeline giant Texas-based Energy Transfer.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 26, 2020
Gazprom, Mongolia plan feasibility studies on gas pipeline
Gazprom said Tuesday it’s negotiating cooperation terms with Mongolia for the supply of natural gas from Russia to China through the country, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 25, 2020
Syria restarts power supply after gas pipeline explosion
Repairs work and the normalization of power supply have started in Syria, after an explosion on the Arab Gas Pipeline at dawn on Monday caused a blackout in the country.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 21, 2020
Gazprom announces two new gas supply & gasification deals
Gazprom has announced new gas supply and gasification deals to the Rostov region and the Chuvash Republic, Kallanish Energy reports. The deals represent further progress in the Russian gasification program.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 21, 2020
Gas export price to EU to average $133/Mcm in 2020: Gazprom
Russia’s natural gas giant Gazprom has maintained its forecast for gas prices in Europe this year at $133 per thousand cubic meters (Mcm), Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 21, 2020
Two lawsuits filed against LNG-by-rail federal rules
Two lawsuits were filed against the Trump administration over new federal rules that will permit liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be transported by railroad, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 20, 2020
Wintershall Dea Q2 output stable, costs down to record-low level
German oil and gas producer Wintershall Dea said on Wednesday its production remained relatively stable in the second-quarter, but production costs declined 14.6% y-o-y.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 17, 2020
British gas grid receives first biomethane feed
Biomethane from manure has been connected for the first time into the British national gas transmission network, supporting Great Britain’s energy transition, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 14, 2020
Tellurian to cut three pipelines to La. LNG facility
Tellurian Inc. has unveiled plans to cut costs of Phase 1 of Driftwood liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility by 30% and to trim the number of natural gas pipelines in Phase 1 from four to one, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 5, 2020
Poland fines Gazprom $57M in Nord Stream 2 probe
Poland’s anti-trust authority, UOKiK, has fined Russia’s Gazprom $57 million for not cooperating in a Polish investigation into the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 1, 2020
US firms merge to create new virtual pipeline operator
US-based firms Thigpen Solutions and Blue Road Solutions have merged to form a new virtual pipeline operator called Sapphire Gas Solutions, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 30, 2020
Turkey tests 20% hydrogen-gas blend for heating
Turkey is studying the safety of a 20% hydrogen blend into the domestic gas network to be used for heating, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 30, 2020
TAP on track to start operations in Q4: Enagas
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project remains on track to start up commercial operations by year-end, according to Spain’s Enagás. The company holds a 16% stake in the 878-km pipeline that will carry Azeri natural gas to Europe, as part of the so-called Southern Gas Corridor system.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 24, 2020
Kinder Morgan posts $637M loss in Q2 after $1B impairment
U.S. pipeline operator Kinder Morgan has announced net losses of $637 million during Q2 2020 following a $1 billion impairment charge, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 24, 2020
BP signs new gas supply deal with Foran Energy
British supermajor BP has signed a new natural gas supply deal in China’s Guangdong province, similar to an agreement announced in early July.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 23, 2020
Petrobras declares force majeure on Bolivian gas contract in Q2
Brazilian state-run oil and gas company, Petrobras, has declared force majeure on its Bolivian gas imports contract, as gas sales were down roughly 20%, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 17, 2020
Total eyes stake sale in North Sea gas pipeline
French major Total is reportedly looking to sell its 27.5% stake in the Shearwater Elgin Area Line (SEAL) natural gas pipeline in the UK North Sea.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 16, 2020
Argentina halts Vaca Muerta gas pipeline project
Argentina’s Energy Secretariat has suspended the construction of a major pipeline to transport natural gas from Vaca Muerta, Kallanish Energy learns.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 15, 2020
Petrobras open to receive bids in Gaspetro sale
Brazil’s Petrobras has begun the binding phase of its 51% stake sale in gas distribution company Gaspetro, Kallanish Energy reports. The process starts the divestment of Petrobras’ entire stake in Gaspetro and welcomes qualified parties to submit their binding proposals.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 15, 2020
Nord Stream gas pipeline shuts for routine maintenance
Nord Stream natural gas pipeline has started a 12-day routine maintenance, with both lines of the system shutting down for planned works, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 11, 2020
Natural Gas Now Best Picks of the Week – July 11, 2020
Tom ShepstoneShepstone Management Company, Inc. … … Readers pass along a lot of stuff every week about natural gas, fractivist antics, emissions, renewables, and other news relating to energy.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 10, 2020
Energy Transfer seeks stay on Dakota Access closure order
Dakota Access LLC has asked U.S. District Judge James Boasberg to stay his order to shut down and empty the Dakota Access oil pipeline by early August, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 8, 2020
Denmark approves pipelaying update on Nord Stream 2 permit
The Danish Energy Agency has given the green lights for the developer of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to use pipelaying vessels with anchors to potentially finish construction of the project, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 7, 2020
Judge orders Dakota Access shut down for environmental review
A federal judge has ordered that the Dakota Access oil pipeline be temporarily shut down by Aug. 5 for an in-depth environmental review of the project, Kallansh Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 7, 2020
Canada Supreme Court backs pipeline project
Canada’s Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from British Columbia First Nation groups against expanding the Trans Mountain oil pipeline, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 6, 2020
Atlantic Coast Pipeline is canceled
The Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline has been scrapped. That announcement came from Dominion Energy and Duke Energy on Sunday in a joint announcement, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2020
Nigeria commences works at AKK gas pipeline
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has launched construction works on NNPC’s $2.59 billion natural gas pipeline, Kallanish Energy reports. Once complete, the 614-kilometer Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project will transport 2.2 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of gas to the domestic market.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2020
Hydrogen is no silver bullet to zero-carbon economy: sources
Hydrogen has a key role to play in the future energy systems, but “it’s no silver bullet,” European pro-hydrogen speakers said in an industry webinar on Thursday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2020
BP transfers key Alaskan assets to Hilcorp
There were no fireworks, but key Alaskan assets owned by BP have quietly transferred to Hilcorp as the $5.6 billion deal starts to close, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 3, 2020
Judge allows Enbridge to resume partial service on Line 5
A Michigan judge on Wednesday ruled that Enbridge can resume moving liquids through Line 5, a Midwest pipeline that had been shut down since June 25 due to damage to an underwater pipeline support.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- July 2, 2020