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Subsea 7 takes out pipeline industry award

Fri, 12 March 2010 Subsea 7 was presented with the 2010 Pipeline Industries Guild (PIG) Award for Subsea Pipeline Technology at the 53rd PIG National Dinner held in London on 9 March 2010.

Perenco submits EIS for oil pipeline

Wed, 10 March 2010 Perenco has submitted an Environmental Impact Statement to Peru’s Energy and Mines Ministry for the construction of a 207 km pipeline project, Business News Americas has reported.

Final pipes laid for ONGC

Wed, 10 March 2010 Leighton International’s 130 m long pipelay vessel, the Leighton Eclipse, has laid the final lines of an 80 km pipeline section for Indian Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC’s) $US750 million Pipeline Replacement Project 2 (PRP-2) in the Mumbai High field, located about 180 km off the coast of Mumbai.

NNPC reveals the impact of pipeline vandalism

Wed, 10 March 2010 The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has called for the urgent intervention of the Nigerian armed forces to prevent future attacks on the pipeline system.

Construction begins on Fayetteville Express Pipeline

Wed, 10 March 2010 Construction has begun on Energy Transfer Partners and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners’ 298 km Fayetteville Express Pipeline (FEP), located in Arkansas, United States.

NGTL pipeline project approved in Canada

Wed, 10 March 2010 Canada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has conditionally approved an application from NOVA Gas Transmission to construct and operate the Groundbirch Pipeline Project.

Turkey endorses construction of Nabucco gas pipeline

Wed, 10 March 2010 The Turkish Parliament has ratified a 2008 agreement with European Union states regarding the construction of the Nabucco Pipeline.

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).

BJ to provide pipeline precommissioning for Gorgon

Wed, 10 March 2010 BJ Services Australia has been awarded a $US80 million dollar contract by Chevron to provide pipeline precommissioning services associated with the construction of the Gorgon LNG Development, located off the coast of Western Australia.

International agreement paves way for Bulgaria – Serbia Gas Pipeline

Wed, 10 March 2010 Bulgaria’s Minister for Economy, Energy and Tourism Traycho Traykov, and Serbia’s Minister for Mining and Energy Petar Škundrić have signed a joint statement paving the way for the proposed Bulgaria – Serbia Gas Pipeline.

Pipeline expansion projects touted across US

Wed, 10 March 2010 Spectra Energy Partners and El Paso subsidiary Tennessee Gas are planning expansions to their existing pipeline systems, which service Tennessee, Virginia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Petrofac turns to Lundin for export pipeline

Wed, 10 March 2010 Petrofac has begun exporting oil from its West Don and Don Southwest fields, located in the North Sea, via a new oil pipeline that ties into Lundin’s Thistle platform.

Toyota proposes Sudan – Kenya Pipeline

Wed, 10 March 2010 Toyota Tshusho has proposed the construction of a 1,400 km oil pipeline from Jabu, South Sudan, to Kenya’s Lamu port on the Indian Ocean coastline.

European Commission backs gas pipeline projects

Wed, 10 March 2010 Approximately 30 gas projects throughout Europe, including pipelines, have been selected by the European Commission to receive a total of €1,390 million (approximately $US1.9 billion) in grants to ensure that the projects are not delayed.

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.

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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.