Sep 6, 2021
Oil and gas refineries return onstream following Hurricane Ida
Oil and Gas News
Sep 3, 2021
Pipelines
Canada is pushing to provide incentives for at least two new massive carbon capture projects by 2030 with nearly a dozen oil and gas companies already pursuing rights to store carbon dioxide in Alberta's vast underground caverns.
The hubs to collect carbon from clusters of emitters would advance Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's goal of cutting emissions by 40-45% from... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 2, 2021
Pipelines
The Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) has awarded £24 million (€28 million) of funding to Energetik to support two major extensions of its community heat network across London.
The additional funding will increase the network’s reach and enable Energetik to supply very low carbon heat to over 50,000 homes, building on its previous forecast of 15,000 connections... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Sep 1, 2021
Pipelines
PetroChina is planning a strategy to have oil, gas and green energies to each account for a third of its portfolio within the next 15 years.
The Chinese company revealed that it was shifting towards a lower carbon future.
For Asia's largest oil and gas producer, natural gas currently accounts for about 47% of total output while oil covers the rest.
"Our capital spending... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Aug 31, 2021
Pipelines
Colonial Pipeline said it would temporarily halt fuel deliveries to certain parts of the US due to Hurricane Ida.
The largest petroleum products pipeline in the US said it was ceasing deliveries from Houston, Texas, to Greensboro, North Carolina, due to ferocity of the hurricane.
With winds of up to 150 mph, the hurricane has forced up to 1 million people to evacuate... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Aug 26, 2021
Pipelines
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is not exempt from EU competition rules, the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court has ruled.
The court, which is responsible for energy industry law proceedings, rejected Nord Stream 2 AG’s complaint on 25 August. This means that the Nord Stream 2 gas connection pipeline is subject to German regulation by the Federal Network Agency. Whether,... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Aug 25, 2021
Pipelines
The American Petroleum Institute (API) has published its third Edition of Standard 1164, Pipeline Control Systems Cybersecurity, underscoring the natural gas and oil industry’s ongoing commitment to protecting critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks.
In development since 2017, the third edition is based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Aug 17, 2021
Pipelines
Zimbabwe has clinched a $1.3 billion (€1.1 billion) agreement with Coven Energy to develop a fuel pipeline from the Mozambique port city of Beira to its capital city, Harare.
Zimbabwe’s Minister of Information, Monica Mutsvangwa, said the pipeline would lessen the load of the existing one that also links Harare and Beira. The deal with the UK-based firm will also... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Aug 16, 2021
Pipelines
PennEast Pipeline said it still expected to complete the first phase of its $1.2 billion (€1 billion) natural gas pipe in Pennsylvania in 2022.
PennEast, which seeks to complete the pipeline's second phase from Pennsylvania into New Jersey in 2023, is just one of several long-delayed projects facing opposition from north-eastern states as the region transitions from... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Aug 12, 2021
Pipelines
Decom Engineering is expanding its operations with a new base near Aberdeen in Scotland which will improve access to key oil and gas companies.
The £200,000 (€235,000) investment will establish a test centre and office facility on the doorstep of Europe’s oil capital.
Established in 2011, the Northern Ireland-based engineering company has developed technologies... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Aug 9, 2021
Pipelines
The Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco announced a 288% increase in net income from the same quarter of last year to $25.5 billion (€21 billion) and declaring a dividend of $18.8 billion (€16 billion).
The company’s net income for the first half of the year was $47.2 billion (€40 billion), representing a 103% increase over the same period in 2020.
The results... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Aug 5, 2021
Pipelines
SSE has agreed to sell its entire 33.3% stake in its gas supply pipeline network operator Scotia Gas Networks Ltd (SGN) for £1.2 billion (€1.4 billion).
It will be sold to a consortium comprising the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and Brookfield Super-Core Infrastructure Partners.
SSE initially acquired a 50% equity share in SGN in 2005 for a total of £505... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Aug 4, 2021
Pipelines
HollyFrontier and Holly Energy Partners (HEP) has acquired Sinclair Oil Corporation and Sinclair Transportation Company in the US.
Under the terms of the HEP transaction, Holly will acquire Sinclair’s integrated crude and refined products pipelines and terminal assets, including approximately 1,200 miles of pipelines, eight product terminals and two crude terminals... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Aug 3, 2021
Pipelines
Indian Oil Corp (IOC) said it was operating its refineries short of full capacity as diesel sales had not yet hit pre-pandemic levels.
The company, which said it was operating at 90% capacity, added it expected to increase refining to full capacity shortly as demand for fuel steadily increased.
Indian state fuel retailers’ petroleum sales exceeded pre-pandemic levels... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jul 30, 2021
Pipelines
The US says it has reached a deal with Germany to prevent Russia from using its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as political leverage over Europe.
The nearly completed 1,230km (764 miles) pipeline under the Baltic Sea will double Russian gas exports to Germany, Reuters reported.
US official Victoria Nuland said it was "a bad pipeline". Ukraine says the Nord Stream 2 pipeline... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jul 30, 2021
Pipelines
The controversial Nord Stream 2 undersea gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is 99% complete, the pipeline operator has revealed.
This follows the news that the pipelay vessel Akademik Cherskiy finished its initially planned workload.
The $11 billion (9.25 billion) Nord Stream 2, designed to bypass Russia’s political foe Ukraine and double the capacity of the existing... [Read More]
Oil and Gas News
Jul 29, 2021
Pipelines
A new gas distribution test grid (microgrid) is being used to understand any changes to operational procedures needed for the gas network to transport up to 100% hydrogen in the future.
The microgrid has been purpose-built by DNV and led by Northern Gas Networks (NGN) as part of the H21 project and is located at DNV’s test and research facility at Spadeadam in Cumbria.... [Read More]
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