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Stock Market Information and Graph (© Shutterstock/Vintage Tone)

Natgas Trade Groups Huddle Up In Opposition To Methane Gas Pipeline Emissions Plan

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.

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

Huge Legal Victory for Mountain Valley Pipeline

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.

Closeup of the sign at the entrance to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Headquarters in Washington, DC (© Shutterstock/Tada Images)
Closeup of the sign at the entrance to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Headquarters in Washington, DC (© Shutterstock/Tada Images)

United States To Provide $1.5 billion In Funding To Monitor Methane Emissions From Pipelines

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.

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Flag of Texas (© Shutterstock/patrice6000)

Kinder Morgan and Howard Energy Partners Champion New 193-km Large Diameter Pipeline in South Texas

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.

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Judge's gavel on the table (© Shutterstock/FabrikaSimf)

Court Orders Construction of Mountain Valley Pipeline To Cease

Construction on the 490-km Mountain Valley Pipeline has come to an abrupt halt after an appellate court issued a one sentence stay and did not offer an explanation. Work was halted in the Jefferson National Forest, Virginia.

Pipeline operator Equitrans Midstream said on Tuesday it is evaluating all legal options, including an emergency appeal at the U.S. Supreme Court.

Turbine of a MethaneAir plane (© MethaneAir)
Turbine of a MethaneAir plane (© MethaneAir)

Game Changing Methane Monitoring Technology To Combat Climate Change

MethaneSAT is a planned American-New Zealand space mission currently scheduled for launch in January 2024. The mission is planned to be an Earth observation satellite that will monitor and study global methane emissions in order to combat climate change.

Rendering of hydrogen pipeline (© Shutterstock/petrmalinak)
Rendering of hydrogen pipeline (© Shutterstock/petrmalinak)

Building The Hydrogen Pipeline Transmission Grid in Germany

TenneT, Gasunie Deutschland, Thyssengas and bayernets, four major European energy companies, have published a compelling study entitled "Quo vadis Elektrolyse?" contending that hydrogen power plants and their accompanying hydrogen pipeline transmission grid will secure the energy future of Germany, if not the world.

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Flag of Malaysia on the map (© Shutterstock/hyotographics)

Southeast Asian Nations Look To CCS As They Struggle With Climate Change

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) was the central focus of a discussion at the Energy Asia 2023 conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Companies and countries are clamoring to build Asian carbon storage hubs throughout the region in an attempt to mitigate the harmful effects of carbon emissions.

Headquarters of Sinopec in Beijing, China (© Shutterstock)
Headquarters of Sinopec in Beijing, China (© Shutterstock)

China's Sinopec To Build 400-km Green Hydrogen Pipeline

China's Sinopec has begun producing green hydrogen at a plant - the largest in the country - in the far western region of Xinjiang and announced plans to build a 400 km pipeline from Inner Mongolia to the capital, Beijing, to transport the fuel.

The new pipeline will provide clean energy for local oil refining plants and fuel cell vehicles.