Transportation News

Penn Virginia Resources to expand Marcellus services by 2018

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:21:00 GMT

Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP said it plans to spend $380 million for pipeline projects and midstream services in the Marcellus shale by 2018.

OGJ Newsletter

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

International news for oil and gas professionals

CBO study examines policy options to reduce oil price volatility

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Policies that reduce the US transportation system's heavy reliance on petroleum products would more effectively shield consumers from volatile prices and supply interruptions in the long term than simply increasing US production, a new Congressional Budget Office study concluded.

API outlines main issues for GOP, Democrats' 2012 platforms

Mon, 21 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The American Petroleum Institute announced it will try to make more access to federally controlled energy resources, commonsense regulations, quicker permit decisions, and market-based renewable and alternative energy research and development provisions in the 2012 Democratic and Republican party platforms.

SemGroup to build DJ basin crude gathering system

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:26:00 GMT

SemGroup Corp. plans to build an oil gathering system in the Denver-Julesburg basin in Colorado. The 37-mile, 12-in. OD Wattenberg Oil Trunkline, will transport oil within the DJ basin.

Atchafalaya Bay gas-condensate field due larger pipeline

Fri, 18 May 2012 18:49:00 GMT

Operations have begun to install a pipeline that will enable a large increase in production from Marathon gas-condensate field in Atchafalaya Bay off Louisiana, said Petsec Energy Ltd., Sydney.

Enbridge to expand Canada-US crude pipeline capacities

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:40:00 GMT

Enbridge Energy Partners LP will expand its crude oil mainline pipeline system to increase deliveries to markets in the Upper Midwest, eastern Canada and—through connecting Enbridge pipelines—the US Gulf Coast.

Shell, partners detail LNG export project in British Columbia

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:08:00 GMT

Partners in one of British Columbia’s planned LNG export projects have announced details of the project. Shell, Korea Gas Corp., Mitsubishi Corp., and PetroChina Co. Ltd. said they are developing the proposed LNG export plant near Kitimat, BC.

Gulf of Mexico site chosen for first US floating LNG plant

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:44:00 GMT

Excelerate Energy LP, Houston, will develop the first US floating natural gas liquefaction plant for Port Lavaca, between Galveston and Corpus Christi, Tex. The Lavaca Bay LNG project will be designed to export LNG by 2017.

Abundant oil doesn't mean energy independence, SAFE report warns

Mon, 14 May 2012 18:17:00 GMT

Abundant US oil resources made possible by new technology potentially will provide significant economic benefits to the nation, but won't make the country energy independent by itself, a new report from Securing America's Future Energy's Energy Security Leadership Council concluded.

Brookings study urges no government action on LNG exports

Mon, 14 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

US policymakers should not enact legislation or regulations that would either promote or limit additional exports of LNG from the US, a Brookings Institution study issued on May 2 concluded.

Alaska okays gas line switch to exports, in-state use

Mon, 14 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

TransCanada Alaska (TCA), the state's licensee to build a natural gas pipeline from Alaska's North Slope, received state clearance on May 2 to change the project's focus to a large-diameter pipeline to an Alaska tidewater site for in-state use and for liquefaction and export.

Service executives talk guar

Mon, 14 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Oil & Gas Journal reporters rarely write about agricultural commodities. This reporter previously has drawn upon her farm kid experience in the Nebraska corn fields to write about corn prices and ethanol.

TransCanada to proceed with Keystone Hardisty terminal

Thu, 10 May 2012 21:47:00 GMT

TransCanada Corp. received binding long-term commitments in excess of 500,000 b/d during the open season for its Keystone Hardisty terminal project (OGJ Online, Mar. 1, 2012), allowing it to expand the proposed 2 million bbl of oil batch accumulation tankage and pipeline infrastructure to 2.6 million bbl.

Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) buys into Browse LNG project

Thu, 10 May 2012 18:02:00 GMT

Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) Pty. Ltd. will acquire a 14.7% interest in the Woodside Petroleum Ltd.-operated Browse LNG project, buying the stake from Woodside for $1.9 billion (Aus.).

Shell sells more of Prelude floating LNG project

Thu, 10 May 2012 17:50:00 GMT

Following Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s recent deal to sell 17.5% of its Prelude floating LNG (FLNG) project in Browse basin permit WA-44-L offshore Western Australia to Japan’s Inpex Oil & Gas (OGJ Online, Mar. 19, 2012), the supermajor has agreed to sell a further 15% to Asian buyers.

Hispanic Leadership Fund urges approval of Keystone XL

Tue, 08 May 2012 17:24:00 GMT

The Hispanic Leadership Fund, an organization that advocates limited government and free markets, joined US oil and gas industry leaders in urging US President Barack Obama to approve the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline project.

Crosstex Energy boosts Louisiana crude transloading terminal

Mon, 07 May 2012 22:04:00 GMT

Crosstex Energy LP is increasing capacity to transload crude oil from rail cars to both barges and pipelines at its Riverside fractionation facility in southern Louisiana to roughly 14,500 b/d from about 4,500 b/d.

PHMSA issues pipeline operating pressure reporting advisory

Mon, 07 May 2012 19:56:00 GMT

The US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued an advisory bulletin to pipeline owners and operators to verify records relating to their pipelines’ maximum operating and allowable operating pressures.

Woodside starts Pluto LNG production, explores for more reserves

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:39:00 GMT

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.’s $15 billion (Aus.) Pluto facilities on the Burrup Peninsula have begun production of LNG in the lead-up to the first sales cargo, although no date for the shipment has been announced.

FOCUS: UNCONVENTIONAL OIL & GAS — Argentine renationalization of YPF could hinder shale development

Mon, 07 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Development of the massive shale discovery recently made by Repsol SA in Argentina is threatened by the Argentine government's pending renationalization of YPF SA.

Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion heightens country's security

Mon, 07 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Completion of Phase 1 of the Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion (ICOEE) project enhanced the country's national security, providing needed redundancy to an export channel responsible for most of Iraq's revenue stream.

Russia adjusts taxes

Mon, 07 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The axiom is repeated often: When a government increases taxation of an activity, less of the activity occurs; when it lowers taxation, activity increases.

TransCanada submits new Keystone XL permit application

Fri, 04 May 2012 19:12:00 GMT

TransCanada Corp. has submitted a new Presidential Permit application to the US Department of State for its Keystone XL Pipeline from the US-Canada border in Montana to Steele City, Neb. TransCanada will supplement that application with an alternative route in Nebraska as soon as that route is selected.

Lukoil lets pipelay contract for northern Caspian fields

Fri, 04 May 2012 16:30:00 GMT

Wholly owned Lukoil subsidiary OOO Lukoil-Nizhnevolzhskneft let a contract to Saipem SPA for the construction of subsea pipelines to transport oil and gas from northern Caspian fields.

Sempra, GDF Suez deal underpins third train for planned export

Fri, 04 May 2012 15:53:00 GMT

Sempra Energy subsidiary Cameron LNG signed a commercial development agreement with a unit of GDF Suez SA to develop the remaining liquefaction train planned for the Cameron LNG terminal in Hackberry, La.

Alaska okays gas line switch to exports, in-state use

Thu, 03 May 2012 21:49:00 GMT

TransCanada Alaska (TCA), the state’s licensee to build a natural gas pipeline from Alaska’s North Slope, received state clearance on May 2 to change the project’s focus to a large-diameter pipeline to an Alaska tidewater site for in-state use and for liquefaction and export.

Brookings study urges no government action on LNG exports

Thu, 03 May 2012 16:00:00 GMT

US policymakers should not enact legislation or regulations that would either promote or limit additional exports of LNG from the US, a Brookings Institution study issued on May 2 concluded.

Keathley Canyon Connector lets contract for line pipe

Wed, 02 May 2012 15:09:00 GMT

Discovery Producer Services LLC (DPS) let a contract to Tata Steel for the provision of pipe for DPS’s Keathley Canyon Connector natural gas pipeline in Keathley Canyon in the Gulf of Mexico.

ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. cleaning Louisiana oil spill site

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:03:00 GMT

ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. was continuing cleanup operations Apr. 30 at the site of an Apr. 28 crude oil spill from its North Line.

Energy Transfer Partners to acquire Sunoco

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:34:00 GMT

Energy Transfer Partners LP has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Sunoco Inc. in a unit and cash transaction valued at $5.3 billion.

BP group okays FEED for second-stage Shah Deniz development

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

BP PLC and partners in the Shah Deniz consortium have approved initial work on second-stage development of their giant natural gas and condensate field offshore Azerbaijan in a step that will include selection of an export route across Turkey and into Europe.

Revisions to data

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Readers of OGJ's US Industry Scoreboard may have noticed a recent addition to that table.

Murdering cap-and-trade

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

If US President Barack Obama wins reelection he will try to revive cap-and-trade regulation.

Cameron LNG takes a step towards liquefaction

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:20:00 GMT

Cameron LNG LLC, a unit of Sempra Energy, has awarded a unit of Foster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction Group a contract for natural gas liquefaction at Cameron’s LNG terminal in Hackberry, La.

Lukoil dedicates Barcelona products terminal

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:39:00 GMT

OAO Lukoil dedicated a new petroleum terminal at the port of Barcelona.

Enagas buying stake in Chile LNG terminal

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:35:00 GMT

Enagas, Spain’s gas-network operator, has agreed to acquire BG Group’s 40% interest in GNL Quintero SA, operator of an LNG terminal in Chile, for as much as $352 million.

Cabot, Williams sign agreements for Constitution Pipeline

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:09:00 GMT

Constitution Pipeline Co. LLC, a joint venture of Williams Partners LP and Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., signed shipping agreements for a proposed 121-mile pipeline connecting natural gas production in northeastern Pennsylvania with the US Northeast by second-quarter 2015.

Shell unit increases offer for Cove Energy

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:44:00 GMT

Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced plans for one of its subsidiaries to buy Cove Energy PLC for $1.81 billion in a transaction marking Shell’s entry into Mozambique and Kenya. Shell said the acquisition would provide major LNG project potential from recent gas discoveries offshore Mozambique.

COOEC lets offshore pipelay contract for Liwan project

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:37:00 GMT

China Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd. awarded a pipeline installation contract to Technip for the Liwan 3-1 shallow-water project in the China Sea’s Pearl River Mouth basin 300 km south of Hong Kong.

KMEP launches Cochin Reversal condensate shipment open season

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:54:00 GMT

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP launched a binding open season for its Cochin Reversal Project to move light condensate from Kankakee County, Ill., to existing terminal facilities near Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.

Enbridge files ERCB application to twin Athabasca oil line

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:46:00 GMT

Enbridge Pipelines (Athabasca) Inc. applied with Canada’s Energy Resources Conservation Board for licenses to build a crude oil pipeline with two pump stations from Kirby Lake Terminal south to Battle River Terminal, in the Hardisty, Alta., crude hub.

Canadian government offers details of regulatory reform plan

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Canada's federal government has offered details of its plan to streamline regulation of natural resource development, a move welcomed by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers when announced with the proposed budget last month (OGJ Online, Mar. 30, 2012).

GDF Suez studies floating LNG unit off India

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:44:00 GMT

A unit of GDF Suez is studying feasibility of a floating LNG regasification terminal offshore southeastern India for Andhra Pradesh Gas Distribution Corp. Ltd. (APGDC).

Chubu signs Wheatstone LNG offtake agreement

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:06:00 GMT

Chevron Corp. has signed a nonbinding heads of agreement with Japan’s Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. for the supply of 1 million tonnes/year of LNG from the Wheatstone project in Western Australia.

Williams boosts capacity of Atlantic Access Transco expansion

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:04:00 GMT

Williams Partners LP’s discussions with potential shippers and other market inquiries regarding the Atlantic Access expansion of its Transco interstate natural gas pipeline have prompted it to increase the project’s capacity to 2.3 bcfd from 1.8 bcfd.

KMEP advances Trans Mountain crude pipeline expansion

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:20:00 GMT

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP will proceed with plans to expand its Trans Mountain pipeline system, which extends from Edmonton to Canada’s west coast, following receipt of 660,000 b/d of binding 20-year commercial commitments from existing and new shippers during a recently concluded open season.

Tight oil transportation looms large for producers, experts say

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

US tight oil producers already face challenges in economically getting their high-quality crude to refineries, and transportation logistics will need to be addressed more fully as production grows, experts at an Apr. 3 Washington conference agreed.

West Coast LNG export plans get federal Canadian green light

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:46:00 GMT

Canada’s federal government has approved a 20-year license to BC LNG Export Cooperative to export LNG from Kitimat, BC. This action follows a similar approval by Canada’s National Energy Board in February (OGJ Online, Feb. 3, 2012).

Indonesia to start up first floating regas

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:26:00 GMT

PT Nusantara Regas expects to start up by May 1 Indonesia’s first floating regasification vessel, the Regas Satu FSRU, for the West Java FSRU project (OGJ, Apr. 2, 2012, p. 122). The Regas Satu floating storage and regasification unit set sail this week from the Jurong shipyard in Singapore, heading for Jakarta Bay.

EPP, Anadarko, DCP to build DJ basin-Texas NGL pipeline

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:20:00 GMT

Enterprise Products Partners LP, Anadarko Petroleum Corp., and DCP Midstream LLC plan to build a natural gas liquids pipeline from the Denver-Julesburg basin in Weld County, Colo., to Skellytown, Tex., roughly 435 miles.

Sunoco starts open season on West Texas-Nederland crude pipeline

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:44:00 GMT

Sunoco Pipeline LP, West Texas Gulf Pipe Line Co., and Mobil Pipe Line Co. have begun a binding open season for their West Texas-Nederland Access project to deliver crude oil from West Texas to Sunoco Logistics Partners LP’s Nederland Terminal at Nederland, Tex.

Nebraska lawmakers authorize Keystone XL route study

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:20:00 GMT

Nebraska’s legislature passed legislation on Apr. 11 allowing the state’s Department of Environmental Quality to study a new proposed route for TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL pipeline.

Oman: Thamama horizontal penetration planned

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:42:00 GMT

DNO International ASA, Oslo, has drilled the West Bukha-5 development well on Block 8 offshore Oman to 200 m above the top of the target Lower Cretaceous Thamama reservoir.

Kalimantan exports CBM as LNG, tests more wells

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:27:00 GMT

Newton Energy Capital Ltd. has completed its first coalbed methane exploratory test well on the Kutai West CBM PSC area in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, said CBM Asia Development Corp., Vancouver, BC, which has an 18% interest in the PSC.

Hilcorp to buy Marathon's Cook Inlet gas assets

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:04:00 GMT

Hilcorp Alaska LLC signed a definitive agreement to buy Marathon Oil Corp.’s assets in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, subject to required approvals, by the fall of 2012.

BLM seeks comments on Kokopelli pipeline's revised second phase

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:59:00 GMT

The US Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a revised natural gas pipeline proposal south of Rifle, Colo.

PVR buys Chief Gathering, Marcellus gas trunkline project

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:51:00 GMT

Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Chief Gathering LLC for $1 billion.

Oneok to build Bakken-to-Cushing crude oil pipeline

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:24:00 GMT

Oneok Partners LP plans to invest $1.5-1.8 billion between now and 2015 to build a 1,300-mile, 200,000 b/d crude oil pipeline—the Bakken Crude Express Pipeline—between the Bakken shale and Cushing, Okla.

Parnell announces Point Thomson agreement, pipeline commitment

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Two major milestones were met in Alaska's efforts to bring North Slope natural gas to Alaskans and markets beyond, Gov. Sean Parnell announced.

'All-of-the-above' at work

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Living in the US, one could be forgiven for believing that continued development of global fossil fuel resources and infrastructure must come at the expense of alternative energies, and vice versa. Political rhetoric increasingly casts the two as foes in a zero-sum game.

Total prepares parallel operations to stop Elgin gas leak

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

A flare on the Elgin platform in the UK North Sea extinguished itself Mar. 31, and Total SA outlined plans to stop the gas leak by boarding the platform to control the well while also drilling a relief well and a backup relief well.

XTO Energy to anchor NiSource Marcellus gas gathering system

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:42:00 GMT

NiSource Gas Transmission & Storage's Midstream Services confirmed ExxonMobil Corp. subsidiary XTO Energy Inc. as the anchor producer of its Western Pennsylvania natural gas pipeline project, Big Pine Gathering System.

Williams begins Transco expansion open season

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:57:00 GMT

Williams Partners LP has started a binding open season for an expansion of its Transco interstate pipeline to provide incremental firm natural gas transportation capacity to markets in southern Virginia and northern North Carolina by September 2015.

Tight oil transportation looms large for producers, experts say

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:21:00 GMT

KMEP to expand carbon dioxide operations

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:04:00 GMT

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP will expand the 91-mile Eastern Shelf Pipeline extending to a project near its Katz field, shipping more 130 MMcfd of carbon dioxide via the pipeline starting in 2014.

Oneok to build Bakken natural gas gathering system

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:55:00 GMT

Oneok Partners LP plans to build a 270-mile natural gas gathering system and related infrastructure in Divide County, ND.

Petronas lets contract for Malaysian LNG terminal

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:56:00 GMT

Petronas unit Petronas Gas Bhd. let a front-end engineering and design services contract for an LNG regasification terminal in Malaysia to Fluor Corp.

ETP lets contract for Red River natural gas pipeline

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:22:00 GMT

Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) has let a contract to a unit of Willbros Group Inc.’s oil and gas segment for the construction of a portion of its Red River Gathering Pipeline.

Indonesia: Niko kicks off multibasin drilling program

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:41:00 GMT

Niko Resources Ltd., Calgary, is starting a multibasin exploratory drilling campaign in Indonesia as the company gained participation in its 21^st block in Indonesia.

Floating regas planned for offshore Colombia

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 20:22:00 GMT

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., through its unit Pacific Stratus Energy Colombia Corp., has signed a natural gas/LNG liquefaction, regasification, storage, and loading services agreement with Belgium-based Exmar NV, the company reported.

PHMSA proposal aims to strengthen state pipeline damage programs

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:19:00 GMT

The US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration proposed revisions to federal pipeline regulations aimed at strengthening states’ excavation damage prevention programs and increasing penalties for violators.

KRG halting oil exports for Baghdad's nonpayment

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:42:00 GMT

The Kurdistan Regional Government has ordered a halt Apr. 1 to crude oil produced in Kurdistan that was destined for export through Turkey because the KRG said Iraq’s federal government in Baghdad has ceased payments.

Regulatory complexity increasing for companies handling chemicals

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

New federal safety rules on offshore oil and gas activities are among several developments making it very important for operators to have up-to-date information on chemicals at use at their locations.

LNG's role in post-Fukushima Japanese energy policy

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

As a result of the disruption in nuclear power operations since Mar. 11, 2011, Japan's demand for LNG as well as low-sulfur fuel oil and crude oil for power generation increased significantly.

Global biofuels will struggle to match ambitious objectives

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

When the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) published the September 2011 edition of its Petroleum Supply Monthly, it marked the sixth month out of the previous 9 in which the US was a net exporter of refined products.

Lawsuit asks WOGCC to review frac fluid trade secret exemptions

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The Powder River Basin Resource Council (PRBRC) and other groups asked Wyoming's Seventh District Court to require the Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC) in Casper to disclose more information about chemicals used during hydraulic fracturing.

AOPL cites need for more pipelines as Obama visits Cushing

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

More pipeline capacity will be needed to handle changing US crude oil and refining markets, the Association of Oil Pipe Lines said as US President Barack Obama prepared to visit a major pipeline project at Cushing, Okla.

Watching Government: Still seeking a quick fix

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The Silly Season has arrived earlier than usual in Washington—undoubtedly because gasoline prices have soared, and many members of Congress feel their constituents' pain more than usual because it's an election year.

LNG UPDATE: Shale, East Africa plays could boost global LNG supplies

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

If global LNG players looked to 2011 for clarity about and even solutions to some of their most vexing problems—a global imbalance in supply and demand chief among them—the year must have disappointed.

Parnell announces Point Thomson agreement, pipeline commitment

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:04:00 GMT

Two major milestones were met in Alaska’s efforts to bring North Slope natural gas to Alaskans and markets beyond, Gov. Sean Parnell announced.

Nord Stream, NEL natural gas pipelines nearing completion

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:24:00 GMT

The second line of Nord Stream AG’s trans-Baltic subsea natural gas pipeline will be complete by Apr. 25, according to Werner Rott, the company’s deputy project director engineering, speaking this week at the Euro Institute for Information and Technology Tranfer’s (EITEP) Pipeline Technology Conference in Hannover, Germany.

Petrobras sees slight output dip in February 2012

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:27:00 GMT

Petrobras as operator produced 2.45 million b/d of oil equivalent in Brazil in February 2012, consisting of 2.1 million b/d of oil and 2 bcfd of natural gas.

India dedicates 2,200-km GAIL natural gas pipeline

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:58:00 GMT

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh dedicated GAIL (India) Ltd.’s 2,200 km Dahej-Vijaipur-Dadri-Bawana-Nangal-Bhatinda natural gas pipeline, which extends through northwestern India.

Partners to proceed with Seaway expansion

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:44:00 GMT

Enbridge Inc. and Enterprise Products Partners LP said they have secured capacity commitments from shippers enabling them to proceed with expansion of the Seaway Pipeline, flow of which they’re reversing to carry crude oil from Cushing, Okla., to the Texas Gulf Coast (OGJ Online, Jan. 5, 2012).

Perplexing economics

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Rising US gasoline prices once again are the topic of many current headlines. Gasoline pump prices already are 26¢/gal higher than a year ago and the peak summer driving season—which typically begins around Memorial Day—hasn't even started.

Woodside: Pluto LNG project to come on stream in April

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:28:00 GMT

Woodside Petroleum Ltd.’s $15 billion (Aus.) Pluto LNG project in Western Australia will come on stream in early April as gas has started to flow into the first 4.3 million tonne/year capacity LNG processing train.

NET Midstream to extend Eagle Ford shale gas pipeline

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:32:00 GMT

NET Midstream’s wholly owned subsidiary Eagle Ford Midstream LP will build a 105-mile, 24-30-in. OD extension of its existing natural gas pipeline. A long-term gas transportation agreement with an affiliate of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. will anchor the expansion.

AOPL cites need for more pipelines as Obama visits Cushing

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:55:00 GMT

Trans Adriatic Pipeline submits Italian ESIA

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:43:00 GMT

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline has submitted its Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) to the Ministry of Environment in Italy.

Parnon targets July completion for Oklahoma crude pipeline

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:23:00 GMT

Parnon Gathering Inc.’s Great Salt Plains crude oil pipeline, which began construction earlier this month, is scheduled for completion in July.

Plains Pipeline considering Baker-to-Billings crude pipeline

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:13:00 GMT

Plains Pipeline LP, a subsidiary of Plains All American Pipeline LP, announced an open season for committed capacity on a proposed intrastate crude oil pipeline in Montana that would extend from Baker to Billings.

Williams Partners to buy Caiman Eastern Midstream

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:39:00 GMT

Williams Partners LP agreed to acquire Caiman Energy’s wholly owned subsidiary Caiman Eastern Midstream LLC for $2.5 billion in a move that will provide Williams Partners with assets in the natural gas liquids-rich portion of the Marcellus shale.

KGOC lets contract for gas export project management

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:59:00 GMT

Kuwait Gulf Oil Co. (KGOC) let a contract to Penspen Group for the project management and detailed design and construction of a natural gas and condensate export system (GCES) from Khafji, Saudi Arabia, on the Kuwait-Saudi border, to Kuwait.

Inpex to buy stake in Shell's Prelude LNG project

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:24:00 GMT

Japan’s Inpex Oil & Gas Australia has acquired a 17.5% stake in Shell Development Australia’s Prelude floating LNG (FLNG) project in Browse basin permit WA-44-L offshore Western Australia for an undisclosed cash sum.

AFPM: US exports of refined products likely sustainable

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Wood Mackenzie analysts expect US exports of refined products to increase based in part on the outlook for US tight oil supplies, a WoodMac spokesman told the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers annual meeting Mar. 13 in San Diego.

Why resist exports?

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:00:00 GMT

In the political hubbub over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline between Alberta and the US Gulf Coast, an especially peculiar argument has emerged that should be put to rest before it does real damage.

Howard Energy Partners to buy S. Texas gas gathering systems

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:15:00 GMT

Howard Energy Partners agreed to acquire natural gas gathering assets in South Texas from Meritage Midstream Services. The acquisition involves the Eagle Ford Escondido Gathering System, which is partially owned by Laredo Energy, and the Cuervo Creek Gathering System.

Contract let for Dominican Republic terminal

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:49:00 GMT

Complejo GNL del Este, a consortium of Dominican and Colombian energy companies, has awarded a contract for an LNG terminal and jetty in San Pedro de Marcoris in the Dominican Republic to a subsidiary of Foster Wheeler AG’s global engineering and construction group.

Anadarko sees 100-200 MMcfd from Mozambique well

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:40:00 GMT

The first flow test of an Anadarko Petroleum Corp. well offshore Mozambique has provided “confidence in well designs that are capable of 100-200 MMcfd,” the company said.