Politics & Regulation

Bridge with pipelines (© Shutterstock/tcly)
Bridge with pipelines (© Shutterstock/tcly)

Battle Over £5 Billion Carbon Pipeline Reaches Wirral Council as Land Access Vote Looms

Industrial decarbonization initiative Peak Cluster has formally requested access to council-owned land from Wirral Council to conduct essential survey works for its proposed £5 billion carbon capture and storage (CCS) pi

Rendering of a pipeline for gas exports with Russian flags (© Shutterstock/Fly Of Swallow Studio)
Rendering of a pipeline for gas exports with Russian flags (© Shutterstock/Fly Of Swallow Studio)

Putin Rebrands Planned China Gas Pipeline to ‘Power of Baikal’ Amid Stalled Price Talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially renamed the long-planned "Power of Siberia 2" natural gas pipeline to China, rebranding the strategic infrastructure project as the "Power of Baikal," Russia’s Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev announced Wednesday.

Trans-Alaska Pipeline from the Alyeska viewpoint (© Shutterstock/Claudine Van Massenhove)
Trans-Alaska Pipeline from the Alyeska viewpoint (© Shutterstock/Claudine Van Massenhove)

U.S. Federal Officials Launch 30-Year Renewal Process for Trans Alaska Pipeline

Federal regulators have initiated the right-of-way renewal process for the Trans Alaska Pipeline System, aiming to secure another 30-year authorization for the 800-mile infrastructure asset across federal lands under an expedited environmental review.

Flags of China and Russia (© Shutterstock/Vitalii Vodolazskyi)
Flags of China and Russia (© Shutterstock/Vitalii Vodolazskyi)

Xi and Putin Tackle Stalled Power of Siberia 2 Gas Pipeline at Bishkek SCO Summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin resumed high-stakes negotiations on the long-stalled Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline during a bilateral meeting on Monday at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan.

Flag of the state of New York with the flag of the United States of America in the background (© Shutterstock/rarrarorro)
Flag of the state of New York with the flag of the United States of America in the background (© Shutterstock/rarrarorro)

Court Clears Way for $1B Northeast Gas Pipeline Expansion Into New York

A federal appeals court has upheld New York’s water-quality approval for a major natural gas expansion, rejecting an environmental challenge to a key permit for the more than $1 billion Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline p

Court gavel on court desk (© Adobe Stock/BillionPhotos.com)
Court gavel on court desk (© Adobe Stock/BillionPhotos.com)

Judge Allows Sable Offshore to Resume California Pipeline Operations Despite $1.45M Fine

A federal judge has fined Sable Offshore $1.45 million for violating a pipeline consent decree, but rejected a bid by California regulators to halt operations on the company’s Santa Ynez Pipeline System, Sable announced Monday.

President Trump during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House (© Shutterstock/Chip Somodevilla)
President Trump during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House (© Shutterstock/Chip Somodevilla)

Trump Hints at Reviving Keystone XL Pipeline Amid US-Canada Trade Talks

U.S. President Donald Trump has reignited hopes in Canada’s energy heartland after suggesting the defunct Keystone XL pipeline project could be resurrected as part of ongoing cross-border trade negotiations.

Gas leak at Nord Stream 2 as seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark September 27, 2022. (© Danish Defence Command)
Gas leak at Nord Stream 2 as seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark September 27, 2022. (© Danish Defence Command)

German Authorities Arrest Second Suspect in Nord Stream Pipeline Explosion Case

German prosecutors announced Wednesday that Croatian authorities have arrested a second Ukrainian suspect allegedly involved in the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines.

Rendering of a pipeline with the flag of Iraq (© Shutterstock/Ink Drop)
Rendering of a pipeline with the flag of Iraq (© Shutterstock/Ink Drop)

New Iraq-Syria Oil Pipeline to Bypass Hormuz Expected to Cost $15 Billion & Take Four Years

A massive pipeline project linking Iraq's oilfields to the Mediterranean through Syria will cost at least $15 billion and require four years of construction, according to sources familiar with the initiative, presenting a timeline significantly longer than optimistic U.S. projections.

A pipeline in Alaska, USA (© Shutterstock/Galyna Andrushko)
A pipeline in Alaska, USA (© Shutterstock/Galyna Andrushko)

$50 Billion Alaska Gas Pipeline Project in Limbo After Lawmakers Stall Tax Vote

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy expressed deep disappointment after state lawmakers failed to reconvene and vote on critical tax legislation needed to move a proposed $50 billion natural gas pipeline and export terminal forward.

Iraq on the map under the magnifying glas (© Shutterstock/Kachor Valentyna)
Iraq on the map under the magnifying glas (© Shutterstock/Kachor Valentyna)

Iraq and Lebanon Seek to Reopen Decades-Old Kirkuk-Tripoli Oil Pipeline

Lebanese officials met with an Iraqi delegation in Beirut on Monday to discuss reviving the historic Kirkuk-Tripoli oil pipeline, part of a broader effort by Baghdad to secure alternative energy export routes to the Mediterranean.

A pipeline in the desert (© Shutterstock/Md. Raihan Uddin Rafi)
A pipeline in the desert (© Shutterstock/Md. Raihan Uddin Rafi)

Egypt and Libya Advance $1B Tobruk-to-Alexandria Oil Pipeline Project

Egypt and Libya are nearing the finalisation of a joint project to construct an 800-kilometre (497-mile) oil pipeline connecting the Libyan city of Tobruk directly with Egypt’s Mediterranean port city of Alexandria.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Headquarters in Washington, DC (© Shutterstock/Mark Van Scyoc)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Headquarters in Washington, DC (© Shutterstock/Mark Van Scyoc)

FERC Approves $1.7 Billion Natural Gas Pipeline Across Mississippi

Federal regulators have approved a $1.7 billion proposal to construct a 206-mile natural gas pipeline spanning the width of Mississippi, overruling protests from local landowners, environmental organizations, and tribal officials.