Dylan Baddour - Houston Chronicle - Wed May 24, 2017
Houston Set for $3B Water Supply Pipeline
Any Houstonian who's ever stalled out in a rush-hour gully washer, swatted mosquitoes on a humid summer afternoon or hauled soggy carpet to the curb after a neighborhood flash flood will be forgiven for thinking the supply of water is one thing they needn't worry about....
Mon May 22, 2017
Flint Family Construction Business Wins Pipe Replacement Bid
W.T. Stevens Construction, a construction firm with local ties to Flint, Mich., has been awarded a multi-million-dollar service contract to replace more than 18,000 pipes that have been corroded by lead across the city....
Blake Nicholson - Fri May 19, 2017
DAPL Commences Operations Early June After Court Appeals Dropped
American Indian tribes who are still fighting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in court have dropped an appeal of a federal judge's decision that allowed final construction to proceed on the project that is just two weeks from operating commercially....
Wed May 17, 2017
Minn. Gov. Says He'd Veto Pipeline Replacement
Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton said he would veto a bill allowing a Canadian energy company to bypass Minnesota regulators and build a replacement for an aging pipeline. Dayton said that Enbridge Energy's $7.5 billion Line 3 pipeline replacement should be vetted by the Public Utilities Commission before it gets approval to begin construction....
Tue May 16, 2017
Mariner East Causes Big Leak in Pa. Suburb
Nearly 600 gallons of bentonite clay has leaked into a local Delaware County creek according to a NPR investigation release on May 15. The announcement of the Sunoco pipeline project leaks come shortly after leaks of the same lubricant halted the Rover Pipeline last week....
Mon May 15, 2017
EPA Halts Energy Transfer Partner Pipeline in Ohio
After another controversial leak, the EPA has stepped in and halted drilling on the Rover Pipeline after drilling lubricant spilled into wetlands of Ohio. From processing plants in W. Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania, the Rover pipeline transports the Energy Transfer Partner's midwest hub in Defiance Ohio for delivery to the rest of their markets throughout the U.S....
Mon April 03, 2017
WhiteWater Begins Agua Blanca Pipeline Construction
WhiteWater Midstream has commenced construction of the Agua Blanca pipeline, an intrastate natural gas pipeline in the Delaware Basin, Texas. This Agua Blanca pipeline will run from Orla, Texas, to Waha Hub and initially service portions of Culberson, Loving, Pecos, Reeves and Ward counties....
Josh Lederman - Fri March 24, 2017
Trump Gives Go-Ahead for Keystone XL Pipeline
President Donald Trump declared it a "great day for American jobs" on Friday as he formally green-lighted the Keystone XL pipeline, clearing the way for the $8 billion project to finally be completed. In a reversal of the Obama administration's earlier decision, the Trump administration issued a presidential permit enabling Calgary-based TransCanada to build the pipeline....
Wed March 22, 2017
FERC Certificate Authorizes Atlantic Sunrise Project
Williams Partners L.P. reported that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the Atlantic Sunrise expansion project, an expansion of the existing Transco natural gas pipeline, to connect abundant Marcellus gas supplies with markets in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern U.S....
Associated Press - Wed March 29, 2017
NY Construction Firms Rally for Infrastructure Spending
Construction contractors, engineers, architects and environmental advocates are expected to gather at New York's State Capitol to urge lawmakers to increase spending on new roads, bridges, hospitals, schools and water systems....
