Duncan Adams - Mon October 23, 2017
Mountain Valley Pipeline Still Faces Hurdles Before Construction
The Mountain Valley Pipeline nailed a major milestone Oct. 13 by winning the blessing of a key federal agency. But the company can't crank up the bulldozers yet. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's order certifying the $3.7 billion interstate project noted that other federal and state agencies must weigh in before construction can begin on the 42-in.-diameter buried natural gas pipeline....
Thu October 05, 2017
DOT Issues Nearly $2.5M to States, Local Communities, Non-Profits for Pipeline Safety Efforts
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced Oct. 2, that it is issuing $2,488,497 in grants to state entities, local communities, and non-profit organizations to address pipeline safety challenges related to damage prevention and to promote more involvement in local pipeline safety initiatives and awareness efforts....
Fri September 22, 2017
Greenfield Portion of Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Underway
Williams Partners L.P. reported Sept. 18, that construction is officially underway in Pennsylvania on the greenfield portion of the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline 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....
Emily Buenzle - Wed August 23, 2017
Dakota Access Pipeline Developer Sues Environmental Groups
Dakota Access Pipeline developer Energy Transfer Partners filed a lawsuit Aug. 22, against Greenpeace, Earth First!, BankTrack and other environmental groups, saying they caused in the pipeline's construction, NPR reported....
Tue August 22, 2017
Saginaw Trail Pipeline Modernizes Michigan's Natural Gas Infrastructure
Consumers Energy has started construction on the Saginaw Trail Pipeline, a five-year, approximately $610 million project in Saginaw, Genesee and Oakland counties to increase natural gas reliability and safety in Michigan....
Emily Buenzle - Mon August 14, 2017
TransCanada Proposes Pipeline Across Maryland, West Virginia
Maryland officials are looking at plans for a 3.5-mile underground natural gas pipeline, proposed by TransCanada. The pipeline, which would run beneath the Potomac River, would link gas producers in Pennsylvania and manufacturers in West Virginia, the Baltimore Sun reported....
Emily Buenzle - Wed August 09, 2017
Mariner East Pipeline Construction to Continue After Settlement
Underground boring will resume on the Mariner East pipeline after a settlement agreement was reached Aug. 8, between state regulators, Sunoco Pipeline and environmental groups. As a part of the proposed settlement, Sunoco will review 47 of its higher-risk boring sites before conducting horizontal directional drilling, based on the sites' location in relation to water sources, natural features and utility lines, in addition to their depth and geological setting, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported....
Ted Goldberg - Mon August 07, 2017
Shell Oil to Replace Miles of Problem Pipeline
Shell Oil Co. is replacing more than 12 miles of a pipeline that carries crude petroleum from Central Valley oil fields to Bay Area refineries after an investigation into two ruptures in eastern Alameda County in 2015 and 2016....
Emily Buenzle - Mon July 31, 2017
Will Keystone XL Pipeline Still Happen? TransCanada Remains Optimistic
Keystone XL pipeline developer TransCanada announced July 28 that it is launching an open season in an effort to secure additional bids to support the pipeline's construction. The company invited interested parties to bid until September 28 for contracts to ship oil on the pipeline that would establish a connection between Alberta, Canada's oil sands and U.S.-based refiners and export opportunities, Politico reported....
Tom Knapp - Tue July 18, 2017
Pipeline Protesters Speak Up in Federal Court
Several nuns from Pennsylvania's West Hempfield Township and other parties opposed to the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline project watched from the gallery in a federal courtroom July 17 as attorneys established the groundwork to seize — or block seizure of — several parcels of land in Lancaster County....
