Part of Keystone Pipeline Still Shut After Missouri Leak -TransCanada
TransCanada Corp said on Monday a part of its Keystone crude pipeline from Steele City, Nebraska, to Patoka, Illinois, remained shut after a leak was discovered in the St. Louis, Missouri, area last week.The cause and source of the spill have not been determined and there is no estimated timeline for a restart, TransCanada spokesman Terry Cunha said in an email.The 590,000 barrels-per-day Keystone pipeline system is a critical artery taking Canadian crude from northern Alberta to U.S.
Angelle Named BSEE Director
Former Louisiana state official Scott A. Angelle will head-up the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). Angelle, who most recently served as Vice Chairman of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, will assume his new position May 23. “Scott Angelle brings a wealth of experience to BSEE, having spent many years working for the safe and efficient energy production of both Louisiana’s and our country’s offshore resources,” Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke said.
Canada May Ask Far-offshore Drillers to Pay Extra
Canada may ask oil companies to contribute to the hundreds of millions of dollars or more the country has to pay to an international body if they drill far offshore, according to an internal government memo. If that happens, it could make the operations more expensive and strain talks that companies will have with provincial governments, which already require them to pay royalties. A United Nations convention, which Canada ratified in 2003, says signatories need to pay the International Seabed Authority (ISA) if companies drill on the "extended continental shelf…
LNGL Extends Fisherman's Landing Project Lease
March 2018 has been secured, subject to the provision of appropriate evidence demonstrating to GPC that the FLLNG Project remains a positive investment intention. The extension consideration reflects the existing option provision within the GPC Site Agreement for Lease. There were no other changes to the Site Agreement for Lease originally signed on 4 May 2010. Department of Natural Resources and Mines date (31 December 2017) for completion of the FLLNG Project construction under Petroleum Facility Licence No.
Alaska Buys TransCanada AK LNG Stake
The State of Alaska has finalized a deal with TransCanada to buy out the pipeline company's share in the proposed Alaska liquefied natural gas export project for nearly $65 million. Alaska has completed the buyout of TransCanada’s interest in the Alaska LNG project, a $65 million expense that gives Alaska the same stake in the $55 billion effort as ExxonMobil, BP and ConocoPhillips. Gov. Bill Walker hailed the move as “historic," calling the gas line project the best “get-well card” for a state facing a $3.5 billion deficit.
Buoys to Be Installed Below Dams for Safety
Consumers Energy informs it is coordinating with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to install buoys this month to help warn the public to stay out of potentially unsafe areas immediately downstream of hydro facilities. "People should not be in the immediate area of a dam's tailrace or spillway for boating, wading or any activity. For safety purposes, our employees can enter these areas only after following stringent safety procedures, which include locking out equipment that affect flow and wearing personal protection equipment…
Activists damage habitat in Seattle bay during Shell oil protests
Environmental activists who fanned out in small boats across a Seattle bay over the weekend in a protest over Royal Dutch Shell 's plans for Arctic oil exploration in the have damaged "precious habitat" on the sea floor, a state official said on Friday. Cables used to moor a 4,000 square foot (370 sq meter) floating barge dubbed "The People's Platform" to the floor of Elliott Bay became wrapped around an old steel piling and pulled it over, disturbing aquatic habitat, Department of Natural Resources spokesman Joe Smillie said.
LNG Extends Lease for FLLNG Project
The extension consideration reflects the existing option provision within the GPC Site Agreement for Lease. There were no other changes to the Site Agreement for Lease originally signed on 4 May 2010. The Queensland Government’s Department of Natural Resources and Mines extended the dates for completion of the FLLNG Project construction under Petroleum Facility Licence No. 18 (PFL 18) and the Petroleum Pipeline Licence No. 161 (PPL 161). PFL 18 was extended from 31 October 2014 to 31 December 2017 and PPL 161 was extended one year to 31 December 2017.
Iowa Rail Line Reopens Following Derailment
A rail line in eastern Iowa reopened on Saturday following a freight train derailment that sent three cars tumbling into the Mississippi River, spilling ethanol fuel in the water, Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) said. Thirteen cars and two engines went off the tracks after the derailment on Wednesday in a remote location north of Dubuque, Iowa, the company said. Three of the cars that derailed caught fire, but there were no injuries. Still, the accident could…
Bear Head LNG Plans Initial Phase of 8 MTPA
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited informed that on 31st October 2014, its wholly owned company Bear Head LNG Corporation, filed for modifications to the existing construction and environmental permits granted by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board and Nova Scotia Environment. “This is a major step in adapting Bear Head LNG’s 12 existing construction and environmental permits to an export project. These key regulatory filings help maintain our accelerated pace in executing the project development plan…
Ho-Ho Pipeline Slow to Start but Pickup Anticipated
Royal Dutch Shell's Houston-to-Houma pipeline meant to relieve bottlenecks in the country's oil hub has been plagued by mechanical issues that have led the line to run below capacity though traders said on Tuesday volumes are expected to increase. The most recent data from the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources shows that the pipeline had a throughput of barely one-third of its capacity in each of the first four months of the year. The market expects…
Encana Settles Michigan Antitrust Case, Chesapeake Fights On
Natural gas producer Encana Corp on Monday agreed to pay Michigan $5 million in a civil settlement that could clear the company of criminal antitrust charges stemming from its role in a 2010 land leasing spree. Chesapeake Energy Corp, at the same hearing, vowed to fight its own criminal antitrust charges. Michigan's attorney general alleges that Chesapeake conspired with Encana to keep land lease prices artificially low in the state. At the hearing, in a state court in Cheboygan…
Goodrich Petroleum scripts more success in Louisiana field
Goodrich Petroleum Corp drilled its second successful well in the Tuscaloosa Marine shale prospect in Louisiana, bolstering confidence in the fast-growing field and sending the company's shares up as much as 39 percent. The positive results also lifted shares of other Tuscaloosa Marine operators, such as Halcon Resources Corp, Comstock Resources Inc and Sanchez Energy Corp. Goodrich said the well achieved a peak average production rate of 1,270 barrels of oil equivalent per day, comprising 1,250 barrels of oil and 115 million cubic feet of gas.
Goodrich Scripts Second Success in Louisiana Field
Goodrich Petroleum Corp drilled its second successful well in the Tuscaloosa Marine shale prospect in Louisiana, bolstering confidence in the fast-growing field and sending the company's shares up as much as 39 percent. The positive results also lifted shares of other Tuscaloosa Marine operators, such as Halcon Resources Corp, Comstock Resources Inc and Sanchez Energy Corp. Goodrich said the well achieved a peak average production rate of 1,270 barrels of oil equivalent per day, comprising 1,250 barrels of oil and 115 million cubic feet of gas.
Ohio Links Fracking with Earthquakes, Announces Tougher Rules
Ohio regulators announced new rules for oil and gas drilling on Friday after evidence emerged linking the hydraulic fracturing extraction method, known as fracking, to recent earthquakes. In the strongest wording yet from the state, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) said that injecting sand, water and chemicals deep underground to help release oil and gas could be inducing tremors. Last month, drilling was suspended at the site of two earthquakes in Poland Township in the northeast of the state…
