The Covid-19 pandemic has inflicted increased construction costs and delay on Coastal GasLink, the conduit designed to supply the Royal Dutch Shell plc-led liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project underway in British Columbia (BC), according to TC Energy Corp. “We expect project costs will increase significantly and the schedule will be delayed,” TC management said…
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FERC Dems Criticize ‘Piecemeal’ MVP Construction, Possibly Stalling Future Authorizations
FERC in its monthly meeting Tuesday failed to pass three draft orders for Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP), a move that could augur poorly for the developer’s expectations to quickly complete construction amid the transition to Democratic leadership at the agency. In recent months, MVP has sought the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s blessing to continue…

LNG Canada Conduit Coastal GasLink, Other BC Energy Projects Temper Labor Force on Covid Outbreak
Construction schedules are under review in British Columbia (BC) for its entry into the global natural gas export market as a result of labor force limits that provincial public health authorities adopted to counter the impacts from the pandemic. “Long-term impacts to the overall schedule continue to be assessed,” said TC Energy Corp. Vice President…

Double E’s 1.35 Bcf/d Natural Gas Project from Permian to Gulf Coast OK’d for Construction
Federal regulators have approved the start of construction on all but a small portion of Summit Midstream Partners LP’s 135-mile Double E natural gas pipeline that would connect Permian Basin supplies to the Gulf Coast. Summit CEO Heath Deneke touted the “efficiency with which this project has achieved its key milestones” and confirmed the pipeline’s…

Permian Natural Gas Pipeline Seeks OK to Start Construction
The owners of the Double E natural gas pipeline have asked federal regulators for permission to begin construction on the 135-mile Permian Basin conduit. In a Monday filing, Double E Pipeline LLC asked FERC to approve the start of construction by Friday. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorized the pipeline in October. Project backer Summit…

MVP Urges FERC to OK Construction Restart This Week
With its revised Endangered Species Act review now completed, Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) is seeking FERC authorization to restart construction activities that have been on hold since an October 2019 order. In a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Tuesday, MVP asked the agency to allow construction on the 300-mile, 2 million Dth/d…

Construction Work in Oil, Natural Gas Surpass Renewable Jobs, Says Building Trades Union
Construction workers in the energy sector view oil and natural gas jobs as more plentiful and longer lasting, as well as providing better pay, health and pension benefits, than similar jobs in the renewables segment, according to two surveys commissioned by North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU). Through the surveys, one quantitative and one qualitative,…

In Bright Spot, Some Jobs Returning at Shell Pennsylvania Cracker
More workers are back at Royal Dutch Shell plc’s ethane cracker site in Western Pennsylvania this week after the state said they were exempt from an order last month shutting down nonessential businesses to curb the spread of Covid-19.

TC Energy, Alberta Government Clinch Financing to Move Keystone XL Exports South
TC Energy Corp. and the Alberta government on Tuesday announced a C$7.5 billion ($5.3 billion) financing agreement and immediate start on construction for the Keystone XL oil export pipeline into the United States.

TC Energy, Alberta Government Clinch Financing to Move Keystone XL Exports South
TC Energy Corp. and the Alberta government on Tuesday announced a C$7.5 billion ($5.3 billion) financing agreement and immediate start on construction for the Keystone XL oil export pipeline into the United States.