News

Corinth Pipeworks, a steel pipe manufacturer in the global energy and construction sector, has officially confirmed securing three significant contracts from Subsea7 to provide 103.3Km of steel pipes for an undersea pipeline project in North and Norwegian Sea.

Q1)    What kind of data can be collected during remote monitoring and what information can be derived from this data?

Russia has been adept at talking up the inevitability of Power of Siberia-2 (PS-2), the pipeline that would bring gas from the prodigious Yamal peninsula fields in western Siberia to China, the world's top energy consumer.

Three companies, Summit Carbon Solutions, Navigator CO2 Ventures and Archer Daniel Midlands, partnering with Wolf Carbon Solutions, have proposed building 3218-km of pipelines in Iowa to transport carbon dioxide from ethanol and fertilized facilities.  

Among Ukraine's many physical attributes is an extensive underground gas storage and pipeline network. The total active capacity of Ukrainian UGS facilities is over 30 bcm.

A research report, assessing a proposed undersea network of pipelines called the 'Hydrogen Backbone Link', would connect Scotland with Ireland and either the Netherlands and/or Germany. Two potential routes are detailed, each making use of existing North Sea infrastructure for natural gas.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tasked an inter-ministerial team to evaluate potential alternatives to the country's existing gas export routes and the feasibility of constructing a new undersea pipeline through Turkey to export gas to Southern Europe.

Equipment failure at a compressor station caused an explosion and fire of the Tennessee Gas Pipeline in early August, prompting Kinder Morgan to declare force majeure.  The compressor remains shut and will likely not resume operations until October.

The fire was put out and no casualties were reported.

Netherland’s Council of State, on August 16, 2022, approved the ecological assessment of the Porthos project, marking a crucial milestone for the Netherlands' maiden major CO2 transport and storage initiative.

Iraq's oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani arrived in Ankara to discuss several issues including the resumption of oil exports through the Ceyhan oil terminal via the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline, a source in the minister's office told Reuters on Monday.

ROSEN, a global leader in cutting-edge integrity solutions, announced entering into a strategic partnership with Speir Hunter, a company specializing in innovative aboveground inspection solutions, in a bid to enhance pipeline inspection capabilities. 

The Bergamt Stralsund granted approval for the first section of the Ostsee Anbindungsleitung (OAL) pipeline. The approximately 50-kilometre-long pipeline will connect the planned LNG terminal in the port of Mukran with the German gas pipeline network in Lubmin. The completion of the construction work is scheduled for the end of 2023.

The U.S. natural gas trade groups this past week are opposing the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) plan to reduce emissions from over 4,344,300-km of gas transmission systems and storage facilities, one conceived to support President Biden's methane emissions reduction action plan.

Pakistan's Minister of State for Petroleum, Musadik Malik, on Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, reaffirmed Islamabad’s efforts to maintain momentum on a significant gas pipeline project linking the nation with Iran.

Consumers Energy has invested $550 million in a natural gas pipeline replacement initiative to address Michigan heating needs despite the push for a transition to green energy.

A U.S. Appeals Court late last week rejected a challenge to federal approvals for the Mountain Valley Pipeline, in a decision that likely will end legal fights over the construction of the $6.6 billion, 490-km natural gas pipeline project led by Equitrans Midstream.

Italian energy company Eni, through its subsidiary Enivibes, and US-based technology company SLB announced an alliance to deploy e-vpms®, a vibroacoustic pipeline monitoring system capable of providing real-time analysis, monitoring and leak detection for pipelines around the world.

Argentina has inaugurated the first stage of the 1040-km Vaca Muerta gas pipeline totaling 573-km.

Cheniere Energy, the largest U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter, announced plans to construct a new pipeline to link its Louisiana expansion project to other pipelines in major shale-gas producing regions to mitigate risks and ensure a stable supply of natural gas.

RPS, a renowned global consulting group, announced securing a significant contract to support the ambitious Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project, Morocco World News reported. 

Two neighboring countries, India and Sri Lanka signed bilateral agreements to enhance economic ties through increased air and sea connectivity, the Wire news outlet reported.

According to the report, both nations have given the green light for further feasibility studies on pipelines and land bridges to bolster their economic linkages.

The U.S. government will provide up to $1.55 billion in funding to monitor and reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday.

The Dos Caminos natural gas expansion project in the Eagle Ford Shale of south Texas will use more than 193-km of new large diameter pipeline.

Dos Caminos is a joint venture between HEP and an affiliate of Eagle Ford Midstream LP (EFM). The green light was given after the receipt of the necessary binding commercial agreements.

A global oil major, Shell, signed a 12-year agreement to provide Morocco with an annual supply of 0.5 billion cubic metres (bcm) of liquefied natural gas (LNG), the country's energy ministry stated.

The British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office has permitted Enbridge to modify its proposed Westcoast Connector natural gas pipeline.