Politics & Regulation

Crude oil exports from South Sudan have been disrupted due to the ongoing political unrest in the Republic of the Sudan, always known as the Sudan. 

Brazil is exploring ways to import natural gas from Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale formation, including a potential reversal of a pipeline currently used for Bolivian gas, Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira said Thursday, March 21. 

Iraqi oil ministry has partially blamed foreign oil companies as well as the Iraqi Kurdish authorities for the delayed reopening of the Iraq-Turkey Crude Oil Pipeline for their failure to submit contracts for revision following a court ruling

Serbia's government has announced plans to begin construction on a 128-kilometer oil pipeline connecting the country to Hungary in 2025.

The project, valued at 150 million euros ($163.9 million), aims to secure a new route for Russian oil imports.

Ugandan private fuel importers are backing a government proposal to build a pipeline with Tanzania, offering an alternative route for fuel imports amid a continuing deadlock with Kenya.

South Dakota lawmakers sent a package of three pipeline bills to Gov. Kristi Noem’s desk for consideration, including a measure with extensive landowner protections dubbed the “Landowner Bill of Rights.”

Pakistan has begun construction on an 80-kilometer (49-mile) section of the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline within its territory, despite concerns from the United States over violating sanctions on Iran.

The Taliban has announced its readiness to begin construction on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, Daryo reported on February 28, citing a report by Etilaatroz.

South Dakota’s senate bill seeking to regulate pipelines and surcharging companies has passed the House Commerce and Energy Committee, inching closer to becoming a law.

Denmark has concluded its investigation into the 2022 explosions on the Nord Stream pipelines, joining Sweden in dropping the case due to insufficient evidence for prosecution, authorities said Monday, Feb. 26, 2024.

Pakistan on Friday approved construction of the first phase of the long-delayed Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project within its borders, aiming to avoid a potential $20 billion penalty.

A federal trial began last Thursday, examining North Dakota's claim that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mismanaged the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, leading to $38 million in state expenses.

North Dakota seeks to recoup the funds it spent on law enforcement and cleanup during the 233-day protests against the pipeline in 2016 and 2017.

The Pilbara region of Western Australia is poised to become a clean energy powerhouse with a $140 million investment from the federal and Western Australian governments to build a hydrogen hub.

Envisioned as a major center for green hydrogen production and export, the Pilbara Hydrogen Hub will potentially serve as an international gateway for Australian-made green steel and iron.

The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) will consider an appeal challenging a lower court's decision to dismiss a case against the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop), offering a procedural victory for environmental activists.

A decision on whether to build a 600-kilometer pipeline for transporting Ukrainian edible oil to Poland's Gdansk port remains on hold due to legal and technical uncertainties, Ukraine Business News reported on February 16, citing sentiments from Polish officials.