Construction of the Dakota Access pipeline, which would carry Bakken Shale crude oil, was given the go-ahead by a judge to proceed on Friday, but the Obama administration immediately stepped in and called a halt.
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Coast Guard’s Revised Rules Would Streamline Offshore LNG Terminal Licensing
The U.S. Coast Guard has published anotice of proposed rulemaking seeking public comment on a plan to overhaul its regulations for deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) import/export terminals that would streamline facility licensing, ease the process and clarify cooperating agency requirements.
Coast Guard’s Revised Rules Would Streamline Offshore LNG Terminal Licensing
The U.S. Coast Guard has published a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking public comment on a plan to overhaul its regulations for deepwater liquefied natural gas (LNG) import/export terminals that would streamline facility licensing, ease the process and clarify cooperating agency requirements.
Tug Collides with Chevron LPG Pipeline in Louisiana
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) on Tuesday responded to a collision between a tug pushing a barge and a Chevron Pipe Line Co. liquid propane gas (LPG) pipeline near Bayou Perot, 30 miles south of New Orleans.
Nucor Takes Half-Stake in Encana Natural Gas Wells
U.S. steel and iron producer Nucor Corp. on Tuesday said it is taking a half-stake in some of Encana Corp.’s U.S. natural gas wells to guard against an expected increase in U.S. gas prices.
Analysts See Shift in NGL Barrel Composition, Pricing
Natural gas liquids (NGL) prices have been under pressure for a while, but some might be caught off guard by continuing weakness in the NGL sector, cautioned analysts at Wells Fargo Securities in a note Tuesday.
States Want Independence on Pipe Safety Regulation
Although federal regulations provide a minimum standard in pipeline safety applying to all interstate natural gas pipelines, states jealously guard their independence in setting rules and regulating intrastate gas pipelines. And a recent national report reiterated that the states want to keep it that way.
States Want Independence on Pipe Safety Regulation
Although federal regulations provide a minimum standard in pipeline safety applying to all interstate natural gas pipelines, states jealously guard their independence is setting rules and regulating intrastate gas pipelines, according to a recent national report.
BP Well Tests Continue; ‘Seep’ Unrelated, Company Says
Integrity testing of BP plc’s blowout Macondo Well in the Gulf of Mexico will continue for another 24 hours, incident commander U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen said Monday morning. The decision followed “the detection of a seep near the well and the possible observation of methane over the well” during the weekend after a cap had been installed last week to stop the leak’s flow, Allen noted.
BP Well Oil Collection Effort Hits a Snag
BP plc has removed the cap that was collecting some of the oil gushing from its busted Macondo well a mile below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) said Wednesday.