Special Reports

Devastating Gas Leakage in Californian Underground Storage Facility Spewing 1200 Tons of Methane Into the Troposphere Daily

After months of ongoing but unsuccessful efforts by Southern California Gas Company to stem a massive natural gas leak spewing methane and other gases from a suspected 7 inch diameter, 61 year old underground natural gas pipeline into a Los Angeles neighborhood, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency last week.

India Spearheads Yet Another Transnational Gas Pipeline Project To Help Feed the Energy-Hungry Nation

Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (TAPI) have agreed to work together to develop an estimated $10 billion, 1800 km transnational gas pipeline that would distribute Turkmen gas throughout the "perpetually energy-short" region.

DNV GL Continues Its Research Into Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Underwater Pipelines

Det Norske Veritas (DNV) which helps to drive the oil and gas sector forward by developing new technical solutions, standards and industry best practices, is conducting the sector's largest ever controlled release of carbon dioxide from an underwater pipeline at its Spadeadam Testing and Research Centre, located in Cumbria, United Kingdom.

Trans - Europa Natural Gas Pipeline (TENP) Reverse Flow Gas Project To Go Ahead: Big Boost to European Energy Security

Moving to strengthen energy security in Europe the Bundesnetzagentur (National Regulatory Authority) has approved the Trans - Europa Natural Gas Pipeline (TENP) reverse flow project enabling gas flows from Italy and France into Germany, significantly improving Germany's supply situation with an additional 8 billion cubic meters of gas per year.

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder Applauds the Extension of the Nord Stream Pipeline at Vienna Event

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and OMV's CEO Rainer Seele came together last week in Vienna's Hofburg Palace to champion the virtues of strengthening energy relations with Russia and Norway in general and extending the Nord Stream Gas Pipeline System in particular.

President Obama Sounds the Death Knell for Keystone XL Pipeline

President Obama announced over the weekend that the construction of the Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline was not in the national interests of the United States.

The decision culminates a seven year review process undertaken by the Department of State and throws into general doubt the export of tar sands oil to foreign markets.

New Interactive Digital Map Provides Current Information on Canada's Vast Oil and Gas Pipeline Network

The Canadian Energy Pipeline Association (CEPA) is raising the transparency bar by launching a new interactive digital map, giving Canadians easy access to detailed information on over 100,000 km of member transmission pipelines crisscrossing the country.

India's Largest Gas Pipeline Operator to Deploy Drones to Monitor Its 11 000 km Network, Calling For A New Culture of Safety

On the heels of last year's devastating natural gas pipeline explosion in the southern India state of Andhra Pradesh, killing ultimately 24 people and injuring many more, GAIL, India's largest natural gas pipeline operator, will begin deploying drones in a bid to raise safety standards and to create a new culture of safety throughout its operations.

Eni Discovers Largest Gas Field Ever in the Mediterranean

Eni, the Italian oil and gas giant, has startled the petroleum industry with the announcement of a supergiant gas discovery at its Zohr prospect in Egypt's offshore economic waters. The field could potentially hold 30 trillion cubic feet of lean natural gas in place, the largest ever made in the Mediterranean Sea.

PRCI Opens New Technology Development Center in Houston for the Advancement of Pipeline Research

Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI) has opened its new, innovative Technology Development Center (TDC) in Houston, Texas within a year of groundbreaking. Construction of the TDC has been completed over a span of eight acres, including a state-of-the-art pull test facility, a 20,000 sq. ft. plus workshop and test facility with an additional 9,000 sq. ft.