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....
Ryan Stanton - Fri July 14, 2017
Michigan DEQ Rejects Request to Halt Rover Pipeline Construction
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality isn't going to try to halt construction of the Rover gas pipeline near Silver Lake. DEQ spokeswoman Melody Kindraka said the agency's engineers reviewed a request for a stop-work order due to environmental concerns and decided construction can proceed....
Fri July 07, 2017
Mountain Valley Pipeline Review Finds Limited Impacts
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Federal regulators said a proposed pipeline that would carry fracked natural gas for 300 mi. across West Virginia and Virginia would have “significant” impacts on forests....
Kevin Baird - Wed July 05, 2017
Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline Celebrates 40th Anniversary
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) The work and effort put into completing the Trans Alaska Pipeline System and its constant maintenance is an embodiment of Alaska grit, Alyeska Pipeline President Tom Barrett said....
Fri June 30, 2017
Construction Begins on New Pipeline
Work has begun on laying two natural gas liquids pipelines across 6.5 miles of northern Lancaster County as part of the Mariner East 2 pipeline project. In Lancaster County, the pipeline — highly controversial and contested in some parts of the the state — affects farmland and the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Clay and West Cocalico townships....
Wed June 21, 2017
Judge: President Won't Be Defendant in Pipeline Lawsuit
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump won't be added as a defendant in a lawsuit over the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline that he pushed to completion, a federal judge announced as one of the conditions of allowing a group of Sioux tribal members to intervene in the case....
Irina Slav - Wed June 14, 2017
Too Much Oil … Not Enough Pipelines
Canada's problem with its oil pipeline capacity is becoming increasingly serious as opposition to new pipelines is growing in intensity. The situation will only worsen in the coming months as production continues to grow....
Scott McFetridge - Wed June 07, 2017
Climate Change Raises New Risk … Are Inland Bridges Too Low?
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) A century-old train trestle stands as one of the trophies of Des Moines' push to spruce up its downtown. Bicyclists and pedestrians pose for pictures beside the brightly painted beams of the Red Bridge and gather on viewing platforms overlooking the Des Moines River....
