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Canadian slurry pipelines to flow with carbon dioxide

Pipelines International — June 2010 Innovation continues to drive the pipeline industry as Enbridge and partners develop the world’s first CO2 slurry pipeline, in Alberta, Canada.

Gazprom to win gold for environmental protection

Pipelines International — June 2010 The construction of a gas pipeline to supply the 2014 Winter Olympic Games venues is setting new standards for environmental management in Russia, with an innovative use of trenchless technologies providing maximum protection for the fragile ecosystem of the Black Sea coast.

The Amazon challenge: Petrobras builds the Urucu – Coari – Manaus Pipeline

Pipelines International — June 2010 Swelling bodies of water, unfavourable soil conditions and the threat of tropical diseases were just some of the challenges overcome by project managers and engineers during the construction of Brazil’s 661 km Urucu – Coari – Manaus Pipeline.

Pipeline projects fuel expanding economies in South East Asia

Pipelines International — June 2010 South East Asia is one of the fastest growing economic regions in the world. Pipelines International brings you the pipeline projects feeding the burgeoning energy appetite of the region by providing a snapshot of the major pipeline projects proposed or currently under construction in each of the petroleum producing South East Asian countries.

NNPC: a pipeline of opportunities

Pipelines International — June 2010 Oil was first discovered in Nigeria in 1956, and since then petroleum products have played a vital role in the national economy, supplying up to 90 per cent of gross earnings. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company speaks with Pipelines International about the challenges of the industry and plans for domestic and international pipeline construction.

Shannon LNG: securing gas supply in Ireland

Pipelines International — June 2010 Shannon LNG, an Irish subsidiary of Hess LNG Ltd, is planning to construct a €400 million ($US490 million) LNG import terminal and associated pipeline in County Kerry, Ireland, to secure Ireland’s long-term energy security.

IndianOil turning to gas

Pipelines International — June 2010 IndianOil Corporation is converting its refineries from fossil fuels to natural gas – and has constructed its first natural gas pipeline, which runs from Dadri to Panipat, in the process.

Tiger snakes across Louisiana

Pipelines International — June 2010 Construction is set to begin on the 283 km Tiger Pipeline, which will transport gas from the East Texas Carthage Hub area and the Haynesville Shale play in Louisiana to markets across the United States. Developer Energy Transfer Partners talks to Pipelines International about the project and challenges to be overcome during construction.

Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok pipeline progresses

Wed, 19 May 2010 The first 100 km of the Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok Pipeline System has been constructed in Russia’s Primorsky Territory.

Construction begins on Dingbian – Jingbian crude oil pipeline

Wed, 19 May 2010 Yanchang Petroleum Group has begun construction of a dual line crude oil pipeline, which will extend 124 km across Shaanxi province, located in northwest China.

Gas pipeline expansion in East Texas

Fri, 30 April 2010 Eagle Rock Energy Partners LP will soon begin construction on an expansion of its Extracting, Transforming, Moving and Loading (ETML) gas gathering system in East Texas.

KG basin to supply southern India by mid-2012

Fri, 23 April 2010 The supply of natural gas from India’s Krishna Godavari (KG) D6 field to the country’s southern states through the Kakinada – Nellore – Chennai pipeline is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2012, Petroleum and Natural Gas State Minister Mr Jitin Prasada has told the Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament’s upper house.

Crossings on the great pipeline of China

Pipelines International — March 2010 China’s 8,704 km Second West – East Gas Pipeline is one of the largest pipelines currently under construction. The pipeline crosses many different terrains, some of which require specialist installation techniques. One of China’s main specialist manufacturers, Drillto, provided a horizontal directional drilling rig to complete a 510 m crossing of an environmentally sensitive area along the pipeline route.

Delving to the bottom of the Mediterranean: Galsi Pipeline

Pipelines International — March 2010 Construction on the Galsi Pipeline is scheduled to begin in 2011, and will see pipeline constructed at depths of 2,824 m – the maximum depth ever reached by a subsea gas pipeline.

Pipeline projects in the Middle East

Pipelines International — March 2010 Shifting sands, salt marshes, extreme heat, storms, and complex intergovernmental relations, are some of the challenges confronting the pipeline industry in the Middle East. Despite these challenges, a wealth of significant pipeline projects are proposed or currently underway in the region. Here, Pipelines International provides a snapshot of industry activity.

Project briefs

Pipelines International — March 2010 Dzhubga – Lazarevskoye – Sochi Pipeline

Ruby Pipeline has green credentials

Pipelines International — March 2010 Only one regulatory hurdle remains before Ruby Pipeline LLC can begin construction on its 1,078 km Ruby Pipeline after Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff in the United States concluded that adverse environmental affects could be kept to a minimum.

Petrobras tunnels its way to Brazil’s largest gas pipeline

Pipelines International — March 2010 Petrobras has inaugurated Brazil’s largest capacity pipeline, the 179 km Cabiúnas – Reduc III (Gasduc III) gas pipeline, after tunnelling 3,758 m through Santana Mountain.

Joyful Union on the cards for Buckeye

Wed, 14 April 2010 Buckeye Partners has received favourable responses from potential customers to transport natural gas liquids (NGLs) produced in the Marcellus Shale Basin in Pennsylvania, United States to the market in Sarnia, located in Ontario, Canada on its proposed Union Pipeline project.

Offshore development prompts new pipeline

Thu, 18 March 2010 Total will construct a 230 km gas pipeline as part of its development of the Laggan and Tormore gas fields, located 140 km offshore the west coast of Shetland, Scotland.

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.

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.