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ILF Assists in Bringing Over 1200 km of Natural Gas Pipelines in Poland On Stream

ILF, one of the world's leading engineering companies offering design and consulting services for the development of critical and complex infrastructure projects, has provided the design and supervision services for 1,200 km of four key high pressure natural gas pipelines operated by GAZ-SYSTEM S.A.

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.

Penspen Wins $4.3 million engineering and project management contract for 67 km High-Pressure Gas Pipeline in Bangladesh

Penspen, a leading engineering and management services company based in London, has been awarded a contract worth $4.3 million from Gas Transmission Company Limited (GTCL), (A Company of Petrobangla) under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources of Bangladesh.

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.

OMV Looks to Sell a 49 Percent Share of Pipeline Operator/Constructor Gas Connect Austria

With oil prices hovering below $50 per barrel and expectations that they could go even lower, OMV has announced its intention to sell 49 percent of its wholly-owned subsidiary Gas Connect Austria (GCA), which company officers say will strengthen OMV's cash flow and balance sheet.

Sinopec Sets Sights on 8400 km Country-Spanning Gas Pipeline

Sinopec, Asia's biggest downstream company, has received approval from China’s National Development and Reform Commission to build a 8,400-kilometer pipeline network carrying up to 30 billion cubic meters of gas per annum from the gas fields in northwest China to the southern and eastern provinces around Guandong.

Pakistan and Russia Agree To Build Long Distance Natural Gas Pipeline

After a decade of protracted negotiations, Russia and Pakistan signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement yesterday on building a 1100-km natural gas pipeline from LNG terminals in southern Pakistan to growing domestic markets in the north. The construction is scheduled to be completed in late 2017.

Baltic States and Poland Reach Consensus on New Transnational Gas Pipeline

Leaders of Poland and the three Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia met today to sign an agreement on a 562 km, 28 inch gas pipeline connecting Poland to Lithuania. The Gas Interconnector Poland-Lithuania (GIPL) will end the long lasting isolation of the Baltic Sea region and bring energy needed for a new economic development.

New California State Requirements Regarding Leak Detection Systems for Intrastate Pipelines

Adding teeth to a number of proposals to better protect California's inland and coastal environment from potential oil and gas pipeline ruptures, Governor Jerry Brown signed a series of bills requiring stricter state inspection of all intrastate pipelines on an annual basis, mandatory leak detection systems for pipelines in environmentally sensitive areas, and the enlistment of fisherman to hel

550 km Horn of Africa Products Pipeline Expected to Break Ground This Year

After protracted negotiations Ethiopia and Djibouti, its neighbor bordering on the northeast, have signed an agreement for a 550 km products pipeline importing gasoline, diesel and jet fuel from Djibouti's port. The venture is estimated at $1.55 billion and construction forecasted to end by 2018.

Finland Seeks EU Help in Financing the Balticconnector Pipeline Between Finland and Estonia

Finland and Estonia announced their intention to work together to build a natural gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia, which would connect Estonian and Finnish gas grids. Dubbed the Balticconnector, the pipeline would increase Finnish import capacities by providing access to the Latvia's natural gas storage in Inčukalns.

Significance of Pipelines Underscored in Energy Transfer's $38 Billion Takeover of Williams Cos.

Energy Transfer Equity LP took a major step in consolidating its partnership assets with a $38 billion acquisition of Williams Cos., fitting CEO Kelcy Warren’s long-standing formula for building an energy empire: Buy companies that connect the dots in the industry to leapfrog competitors.

Leading Democratic Candidate for US Presidency, Hillary Clinton, Announces her Opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline Project

Long a bone of contention between political parties in the United States, the $7 billion, 1,179-mile Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Project has now taken center stage in the presidential debates. Predictably the Democratic candidates have come about strongly against its construction; the Republican strongly in favor.

Kinder Morgan's Proposed 980 km Twinning of the Trans Mountain Pipeline To Undergo Further Review by the National Energy Board

The Canadian National Energy Board (NEB) has announced that it has delayed the release of its recommendation report on Kinder Morgan Inc.’s proposed $5.4 billion, 980 km, 12 pump stations Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project by five months to acquire additional information on the project.

Trans Adriatic Pipeline Issues Invites for SCADA and Fibre Optic Cable Pre-Qualification

Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG (TAP), which is organizing the transport of natural gas from the giant Shah Deniz II field in Azerbaijan to Europe via an 878-km gas pipeline system, is inviting companies to pre-qualify for the supply and delivery of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquistion (SCADA) system and fibre optic cable.