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Agreement reached for construction of IGB pipeline

Wed, 10 March 2010 Bulgarian Energy Holding, Greece’s DEPA and Italy’s Edison International Holding have reached a development agreement regarding the construction of the Interconnection Pipeline Greece – Bulgaria (IGB).

Elba Express Pipeline comes online

Wed, 3 March 2010 El Paso Corporation subsidiaries Southern LNG Company and Elba Express Company have placed the new Elba Express Pipeline and the Elba Island LNG receiving terminal expansion – both located in eastern Georgia, United States – in service.

Croatia joins South Stream Pipeline project

Wed, 3 March 2010 Croatia has joined the South Stream Pipeline project, with Croatia’s Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor signing an agreement with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin allowing the pipeline to pass through Croatian territory.

Weatherford wins Jubilee Field pipeline services contract

Wed, 3 March 2010 Weatherford Pipeline & Specialty Services group has been awarded a contract by Technip for precommissioning and commissioning services on the Jubilee Field Development Project, located 60 km offshore Ghana.

Gazprom welds Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok Pipeline

Wed, 3 March 2010 Approximately 395 km of Gazprom’s Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok gas pipeline has been welded.

Bangladesh approves Myanmar – India pipeline link

Wed, 3 March 2010 Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed has given approval for the construction of a proposed 950 km gas pipeline, which will pass through Bangladesh to link Myanmar and India, according to online publication Mint.

Mozambique secures pipeline funding

Wed, 3 March 2010 Mozambique's Petromoc has secured $US803 million funding for a new pipeline between Mozambique and South Africa, as well as other infrastructure projects.

FERC launches Washington – Greene Pipeline consultation

Wed, 3 March 2010 The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting to accept comments and review the environmental impacts of a $US53 million natural gas pipeline project proposal in Washington and Greene counties, Pennsylvania.

Iran plans pipeline to Armenia

Wed, 3 March 2010 Iran is planning to construct a pipeline from its Tabriz refinery to Armenia to increase gasoline and gas exports to the country, local media sources have reported.

France looks to secure more Russian gas via Nord Stream Pipeline

Wed, 3 March 2010 Gazprom Management Committee Chairman Alexey Miller and GDF Suez Chief Executive Officer Gérard Mestrallet have signed a Memorandum regarding additional supplies of Russian natural gas to France as well as the participation of GDF Suez into the Nord Stream Pipeline project.

I love pipelines!

Tue, 2 March 2010 The Pipelines International team loves pipelines – do you?

Nabucco Pipeline partners to consider bringing GDF on board

Mon, 1 March 2010 Partners in the Nabucco Pipeline will consider an application by France’s GDF Suez to join the project, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz told reporters in Ankara.

Sempra acquires El Paso’s Mexican pipeline assets

Fri, 26 February 2010 Sempra Pipelines & Storage, a unit of Sempra Energy, will acquire the Mexican pipeline and gas infrastructure assets of El Paso Corporation for $US300 million.

Bolivia and Argentina to agree on pipeline

Wed, 24 February 2010 Bolivia and Argentina are set to sign an agreement to build a new pipeline between the two countries, in order to increase Bolivia’s natural gas exports to Argentina to 27 MMcm/a by 2017.

The 22nd PPIM Conference and Exhibition – photos online!

Wed, 24 February 2010 Check out all the photos from the 22nd Pipeline Pigging and Integrity Maintenance (PPIM) Conference and Exhibition, recently held in Houston, Texas.

Pipeline engineering in the Arctic - learn how

Wed, 24 February 2010 Examine recent developments in arctic pipeline engineering and construction such as ice mechanics, permafrost, ships in ice and ISO 19906 at the Engineering for Arctic Environments course, to be help in Houston between 20 and 23 April 2010.

Alliance Pipeline completes Prairie Rose interconnect

Wed, 24 February 2010 Alliance Pipeline LLC has completed construction of a new interconnect facility near Bantry, North Dakota, United States, which connects its pipeline to Pecan Pipeline LLC’s 12 inch, 122 km Prairie Rose Pipeline.

GAIL considers LPG pipeline

Wed, 24 February 2010 Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) has been conducting a survey to build a new LPG pipeline, which will link the cities of Pondicherry and Karaikal in India, according to Pondicherry Chief Minister V. Vaithilingam.

NPCC takes out UAE pipeline contract

Wed, 24 February 2010 Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) has awarded a contract worth approximately $US683 million to state-owned National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) to construct a 950 km oil pipeline, located in the United Arab Emirates.

Arrow Energy awarded Australian pipeline licence

Wed, 24 February 2010 Arrow Energy has been awarded a Petroleum Pipeline Licence to develop a pipeline between its coal seam gas (CSG) operations near Dalby in the Surat Basin and the proposed Gladstone ‘Fisherman’s Landing’ LNG Project, both located in Queensland, Australia.

Romania confirms interest in South Stream Pipeline

Wed, 24 February 2010 Gazprom Management Committee Deputy Chairman Alexander Medvedev and Romanian Minister of Economy, Trade and Business Environment Adriean Videanu have met in Bucharest, Romania, to discuss Romania’s participation in the South Stream Pipeline project.

Medgaz secures green accreditation

Wed, 24 February 2010 The Medgaz consortium, who is currently constructing a 210 km gas pipeline between Algeria and Spain, has successfully passed the certification process by the international environmental management standard ISO 14001:2004, which certifies the environmental quality of the infrastructure and processes that integrate all project management.

Tennessee Gas Pipeline secures capacity for Northeast Upgrade

Wed, 24 February 2010 El Paso Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (TGP) has executed binding, 20-year term agreements with Chesapeake Energy Marketing and StatOil Natural Gas for 100 per cent of the capacity of its Northeast Upgrade Project.

Tenders for Gudrun pipeline imminent

Wed, 24 February 2010 Invitations to tender for the pipeline fabrication and laying contract for the Gudrun field development, located in the North Sea, will be issued in the near future, according to joint venture partner Statoil.

Keystone XL Pipeline clears approval hurdle

Wed, 24 February 2010 The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has granted a permit for the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline in western South Dakota, United States.