- 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 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 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
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 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 2, 2020
Equinor heading UK’s at-scale hydrogen, CCS project
Equinor announced Wednesday it’s leading a hydrogen and carbon capture storage project in the UK – which is set to be one of the world’s first at-scale such facilities.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 30, 2020
Gazprom, CNPC discuss extra 6 Bcm/y gas supplies
Russian gas giant Gazprom is negotiating an additional 6 billion cubic meters per year (Bcm/y) of gas supply to China, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 25, 2020
Firm hired to begin Keystone XL construction in Alberta
Michels Canada is poised to begin construction on the $8 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline in Alberta, while construction in the United States is still delayed by a court appeal, Kallansh Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 24, 2020
TechnipFMC bags two new contracts from Equinor
UK’s oilfield services company, TechnipFMC, has bagged two new contracts from Norway energy major Equinor, Kallanish Energy reports. The deals are worth up to $189.7 billion and comprise pipelaying and subsea installation for projects in the Norwegian Continental Shelf, Equinor said on Tuesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 24, 2020
Snam, investment funds buy 49% stake in Adnoc gas pipeline assets
Italy’s energy infrastructure operator, Snam, has partnered with five international funds to invest in a 49% stake in Adnoc Gas Pipelines, in a deal valuing the Abu Dhabi company in $20.7 billion.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 22, 2020
Asia to lead construction of new O&G pipelines by 2024
Asia is set to lead the global construction of new trunk/transmission oil and gas pipelines by 2024, holding a 36% of total estimated additions, consulting firm GlobalData said in a new analysis on Friday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 19, 2020
800 Enbridge workers voluntarily leaving company: report
Enbridge says 800 workers have voluntarily agreed to leave the company to avoid layoffs as it works to cut costs, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and the oil price rout, Kallanish Energy has learned.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 18, 2020
Gazprom seeks alternative ways to complete NS2 pipeline
Gazprom and partners are seeking ways to proceed with the completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, from Russia to Germany, circumventing U.S.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 16, 2020
Pa. charges Cabot with 15 environmental violations
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Monday announced that a state grand jury has charged Cabot Oil & Gas in connection with 15 environmental crimes in northeast Pennsylvania, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 15, 2020
TANAP to reach full delivery capacity to Turkey
The Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) is expected to reach a milestone by month-end, delivering the contracted 6 billion cubic meters (Bcm) of Azeri gas to Turkey, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 12, 2020
Construction of TAP gas pipeline nears completion
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG consortium has completed the construction of its 105 km long offshore pipeline section across the Adriatic Sea, moving towards the final stage of the project.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 11, 2020
Gazprom’s gas exports revenues fall 52.3% y-o-y
Gazprom’s revenues from natural gas exports in the first four months of the year have more than halved, with the company facing a decline in both prices and volumes, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 10, 2020
Iranian gas flows to Turkey to resume in July: official
Iranian natural gas exports to Turkey are expected to resume next month, the head of the Iranian Gas Transmission Company told Iran’s energy ministry news service, Shana.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 9, 2020
Gazprom says ready to talk 2021 gas supply with Belarus
Russia’s Gazprom said Monday it’s ready to start negotiations for its 2021 gas supply to Belarus – its third-largest gas consumer, Kallanish Energy reports.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 4, 2020
Polish competition watchdog sues Gazprom
Poland’s competition regulator UOKiK said on Wednesday it has started proceedings against Gazprom and could fine the Russian company some €50 ($56) million.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 3, 2020
Hungary to boost capacity of gas pipeline to Slovakia
Hungary will triple the capacity of its natural gas interconnector towards Slovakia to over 5 billion cubic meters per year (Bcm/y) by 2024, the Hungarian foreign minister said on Tuesday.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 2, 2020
US senators plan new sanctions on NS2 pipeline
Gazprom and its European partners could face new sanctions against their Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, as two U.S. senators mull further restrictions, Kallanish Energy understands.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 1, 2020
Appeals court blocks Keystone XL construction
A federal appeals court has refused to lift the ruling of a Montana federal judge that blocks construction on the Keystone XL oil pipeline.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 29, 2020