PipeChina to Buy $56B Worth of Pipelines
China took a major step in the reform of its national oil and gas pipeline network, with newly formed PipeChina agreeing to buy pipelines and storage facilities valued at 391.4 billion yuan ($55.9 billion).Under the deal, PipeChina, known formally as China Oil and Gas Pipeline Network, will take over oil and gas pipelines and storage facilities from state-owned energy giants PetroChina and Sinopec…
China to Boost Energy Reserve Capacity, Support Unconventional Gas Exploration
China said on Friday it will bolster the capacity of the country's energy reserves and offer lower gas and electricity charges to key industries, as it looks to ensure energy supply and offset the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.In energy announcements on the first day of the parliament, known as the National People's Congress (NPC), authorities…
China to Launch State Pipeline Group
China plans to launch its long-awaited national oil and gas pipeline company on Monday, part of a sector-wide reform aimed at providing fair market access to infrastructure and boost investment in oil and gas production.Most of the country's pipeline infrastructure is controlled by energy giant PetroChina, CNPC's listed arm, and small, non state-owned oil and gas producers and distributors often don't have access to the pipelines a
W. Africa Crude-Freight costs ease, especially for VLCCs
Freight rates eased further on Friday, especially for the largest oil tankers, promising some recovery for West African oil prices which had touched multi-year lows. VLCC freight costs eased more rapidly than smaller Suezmaxes, making it less advantageous to ship on the latter. Prices for Suezmaxes were estimated around world scale 190-200, with one…
Energy Transfer to Buy SemGroup
Oil and gas pipeline company Energy Transfer LP said on Monday it would buy smaller rival SemGroup Corp for $1.35 billion and build a 75-mile oil pipeline to strengthen its oil transportation, terminalling and export operations.Energy Transfer will gain control of SemGroup's crude oil terminal on the Houston Ship Channel, and to connect it with its Nederland, Texas terminal, Energy Transfer said it will construct a pipeline between
Ineos: Forties Oil Flows Back to Normal 'Around New Year'
All restrictions of flows have now been lifted; force majeure on supply still in place. Britain's biggest and most important oil and gas pipeline Forties should resume normal flows around the new year, slightly earlier than previously flagged, its operator Ineos said on Thursday. Ineos had previously expected the pipeline, which suffered a rare unplanned shutdown because of a crack, to resume normal operations in early January.
Testing of Forties North Sea Pipeline Underway
Britain's Forties oil and gas pipeline, one of the biggest in the North Sea, was repaired over Christmas, its operator Ineos said on Monday, adding that it was testing the pipeline and full flows should resume in early January. "The repair of the pipeline ... is now mechanically complete and pressure testing is well under way," Ineos said in a statement.
Asian LNG Spot Prices Jump after European Gas Outages
Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) spot prices jumped this week in reaction to volatile price spikes on European gas markets and ongoing demand from the region's major consumers. Spot prices for January delivery hit $10.50 per mmBtu, 40 cents above last week, with February prices seeing similar levels. In a tumultuous week, European gas prices gyrated…
UK Energy Prices Spike on North Sea Pipeline Casualty
British power and natural gas prices spiked on Monday afternoon, after a shutdown of the Forties oil and gas pipeline in the North Sea exacerbated ongoing supply outages and already high demand due to colder-than-normal weather. Wholesale gas for immediate delivery jumped as much as 28 percent to 74.00 pence per therm, its highest since the second quarter of 2013. Day-ahead prices were nearly 11 percent higher at 63.90 p/therm.
ETP: U.S. Approves Drilling Along Rover Gas Pipeline
Oil and gas pipeline company Energy Transfer Partners LP said on Tuesday it received approval from U.S. energy regulators to resume drilling along its $4.2 billion Rover pipeline project. The Rover project from Pennsylvania to Ontario is the biggest gas pipeline under construction in the United States. ETP said operations on nine locations for horizontal…
A Great Lakes Pipeline Stirs New Protest
The growing protest movement against U.S. oil and gas pipelines has so far focused on stopping or delaying new construction, with some high-profile successes. Now, in Michigan, a broad coalition of opponents is entering a new frontier: Pushing to rip out and reroute an existing pipeline - Enbridge Inc.'s aging Line 5, which crosses the Straits of Mackinac.
New US Pipelines to Drive Natural Gas Boom as Exports Surge
U.S. energy firms are scrambling to finish a slew of pipelines that will unleash rich reserves of shale gas in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio as the nation prepares to become one of the world’s top natural gas exporters. The pipelines are expected to boost output from shale fields in the three states by giving producers access to new domestic and international markets. Those states could supply about a third of all U.S.
U.S. Natgas pipeline companies seek FERC decisions before Bay leaves
Three U.S. natural gas pipeline companies on Friday asked the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for permission to move forward on their projects by Feb. 3, which is when one of the FERC commissioners will step down. Only one of the three companies, Nexus Gas Transmission, specifically said it was making the request for a certificate to build its pipeline because Norman Bay…
Enterprise Products Approached Williams over Acquisition
Enterprise Products Partners LP approached Williams Companies Inc earlier this summer about combining their businesses, two of the largest U.S. oil and gas pipeline operations, people familiar with the matter said. Merging Williams' natural gas liquids business in the northeastern United States with Enterprise's ATEX pipeline, which runs from that region to Texas…
Oil and Gas Pipeline Corrosion Tests Standard is Published
BSI, the business standards company, has published the new standard for corrosion testing in pipelines used in the oil and gas industry. BS 8701 Full ring ovalization test for determining the susceptibility to cracking of linepipe steels in sour service — Test method enables measurement of corrosion and environmentally assisted cracking of pipelines.
LR enhances Capability in O&G and in Low Carbon Power Generation
Lloyd’s Register enhances its capability in the oil and gas and low carbon power generation sectors to strengthen assurance, technical and risk services – a strategic move which will provide confidence to operators in America, Asia, Middle East and across Europe in support of their drive to deliver sustainable, efficient and safe energy provision.
Pipe Dreams Alive for Few in US Energy Rout
An energy market rout has ravaged fortunes from Texas to North Dakota and hit thousands of small investors, but some tycoons are still coining it in thanks to a piece of financial engineering that has tilted the playing field in their favor. U.S. pipeline billionaire Kelcy Warren, for example, has pocketed over $300 million in cash payouts from his company Energy Transfer Equity since the price of oil started to crater in mid-2014…
Chesapeake Energy Woes Cast Shadow on U.S. Pipeline Companies
U.S. oil and gas pipeline companies including Williams Companies Inc and Kinder Morgan Inc have contracts worth billions of dollars that might be at risk as Chesapeake Energy Corp aims to slash its debts amid collapsing energy prices. Chesapeake said on Monday it had no plans to file for bankruptcy after sources told Reuters the firm, whose debt is eight times its market value…
Broadening the Remit
The evolution of inline inspection tools has continued at an impressive pace since their inception in the early 1970s. However the technology is not an end in itself as it needs to deliver to a very specific brief and demonstrate that pipeline systems are safe and fit for purpose. Martin Bluck, Magnetics Product Manager at PII Pipeline Solutions (PII)…
Williams Cos to Buy Affiliate Williams Partners
Williams Cos said on Wednesday it would buy affiliate Williams Partners LP for about $13.8 billion, the latest in a series of deals in the oil and gas pipeline industry as operators look to simplify their corporate structure. Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) are also being bought out to eliminate incentivized distribution rights that can divert a large chunk of cash returns to general partners.
