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Open season for pipeline expansion project

Wed, 1 September 2010 Iroquois Gas Transmission System has commenced a binding open season for its Wright Transfer Compressor (WTC) project which would add up to 15,400 horsepower of transfer compression at Iroquois’ existing interconnection with Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s 200 Line in Wright, New York, USA.

Enbridge set to expand North America’s crude oil pipeline network

Wed, 1 September 2010 Enbridge will construct a new 96 km crude oil pipeline in Alberta, Canada, and has launched an open season through its subsidiaries for its Bakken Expansion Programme, which will include the construction of approximately 266 km of crude oil pipeline in Canada and the USA.

Canadian pipeline to provide training and skills for indigenous community

Tue, 24 August 2010 Canada’s Federal Government has announced $US9 million in funding for the Pacific Trail Pipeline Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Project.

New pipeline on the cards for USA’s Marcellus Shale

Tue, 17 August 2010 NiSource Incorporated and UGI Corporation are partnering to develop a new natural gas pipeline to provide Marcellus Shale producers in Pennsylvania improved access to high-value markets.

Barack Obama selects Vermeer for export council

Fri, 13 August 2010 US President Barack Obama has appointed CEO of Vermeer Corporation Mary Vermeer Andringa to the President’s Export Council.

GE Energy appoints new national executive in Canada

Tue, 10 August 2010 GE Energy has appointed former Canadian Federal Government and petroleum industry veteran Keith Triginer as its new national executive in Canada to oversee the company’s commercial activities in the region.

Willbros to construct Pembina’s Nipisi Pipeline pump stations

Tue, 10 August 2010 Pembina Pipeline Corporation has awarded Willbros Canada a contract for the construction of six pump stations for the Nipisi Heavy Crude Pipeline Project to be constructed in Alberta, Canada.

Special permit application withdrawn for Keystone Expansion Pipeline

Mon, 9 August 2010 TransCanada has withdrawn its request to the United States Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for a special permit, which would have allowed TransCanada to operate the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline at a higher pressure than current federal regulations.

ONEOK signs off on three-year pipeline construction plan

Wed, 4 August 2010 ONEOK Partners plans to build between $US595 million and $US730 million of natural gas liquids (NGL) projects before 2013, including the proposed 845–990 km Bakken Pipeline.

Construction begins on Ruby Pipeline

Wed, 4 August 2010 Construction has begun on El Paso’s Ruby Pipeline after the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued its notice to proceed with construction for the project.

Valero Board backs Pipeline Saint-Laurent Project

Wed, 4 August 2010 Valero Energy has given its final approval for the construction of the 240 km Pipeline Saint-Laurent Project, in Canada, proposed by its subsidiary Ultramar.

Williams moves forward with proposed pipelines

Tue, 27 July 2010 Williams Partners is holding non-binding open seasons for two of its proposed gas pipelines and has received regulatory approval to construct and operate a new gas pipeline in the USA.

Higher ethanol blends needed to make US pipeline viable: US Energy Department

Tue, 20 July 2010 The United States Energy Department has released a report requested by Congress, outlining the economic feasibility of a hypothetical ethanol pipeline.

Proposed ethane pipeline secures supply demand

Tue, 20 July 2010 NOVA Chemicals has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hess Corporation and Mistral Energy to purchase and transport ethane produced at Hess’ Tioga Gas Plant in North Dakota, USA, via a proposed 700 km pipeline to Alberta, Canada.

New pipelines to support Canada’s heavy oil industry approved

Fri, 16 July 2010 Pembina Pipeline Corporation has received approval from the Energy Resources Conservation Board to construct and operate two pipeline projects that will support Northern Alberta's heavy oil industry in Canada.

Ruby Pipeline gets right-of-way

Wed, 14 July 2010 El Paso Corporation has received a United States Bureau of Land Management right-of-way grant for its 1,094 km Ruby Pipeline.

Utah – Nevada Pipeline enters construction phase

Tue, 13 July 2010 Construction works on the 653 km Utah – Nevada (UNEV) Pipeline, located in USA, are set to commence immediately following receipt of final regulatory approvals.

Marc I Hub Pipeline project moves ahead

Tue, 13 July 2010 Inergy subsidiary Central New York Oil And Gas Company is set to file regulatory applications for its 69 km MARC I Hub Line Project after it executed binding precedent agreements with shippers for gas transportation on the proposed pipeline in Pennsylvania, USA.

Keystone Pipeline delivers

Tue, 6 July 2010 Line fill of the first phase of TransCanada Corporation’s $US12 billion Keystone Pipeline has been completed and commercial deliveries of crude oil to United States Midwest markets at Wood River and Patoka, Illinois, have commenced.

Enterprise expands pipelines in Eagle Ford Shale play

Tue, 6 July 2010 Enterprise Products Partners will construct 563 km of new pipeline to expand its natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline system to accommodate growing production volumes from the Eagle Ford Shale play, Texas, the United States of America.

TransCanada responds to Keystone XL Pipeline concerns

Wed, 30 June 2010 TransCanada Vice President Robert Jones has responded to 50 United States legislators who have sent a letter to United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voicing environmental concerns about the company’s proposed Keystone XL Pipeline.

Enbridge plans Waupisoo Pipeline expansion

Wed, 30 June 2010 Enbridge will undertake an approximately $US400 million expansion of the Waupisoo Pipeline, which ships oilsands crude to terminals in Edmonton, Canada, to accommodate additional shipper commitments made in 2010.

Willbros to build Boreal pipeline

Tue, 29 June 2010 Willbros Canada, a unit of Willbros Group Incorporated, has been awarded a contract to construct the Williams Energy Canada Boreal Pipeline.

Application for Tiger Pipeline Expansion filed

Wed, 23 June 2010 Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting a certificate of public convenience and necessity, which would authorise the construction and operation of Phase I of the ETC Tiger Pipeline Expansion Project.

North Dakota interconnector proposed for Keystone Pipeline

Tue, 22 June 2010 Quintana Capital Group wants to build a 483 km pipeline system from western North Dakota to eastern Montana, where it would meet TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline.