Emily Buenzle - Fri November 17, 2017
China Energy to Invest $84B in W. Va. Natural Gas
China Energy will invest close to $84 billion in West Virginia's natural gas and petrochemical industries over the next two decades. The deal was forged during President Trump's visit to Beijing the week of Nov....
Thu November 09, 2017
Atlantic Sunrise Construction Resumes After Court Denies Emergency Stay Request
Williams Partners L.P. announced Nov. 8 that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has denied an emergency motion to stay the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's authorization of the company's Atlantic Sunrise pipeline project, allowing construction to immediately resume....
Emily Buenzle - Tue October 31, 2017
Industry Stakeholders Gather for Energy Builders Rally
It was a beautiful day for a rally at Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co., in Harrisburg, Pa., where hundreds of industry professionals and stakeholders gathered together Oct. 19 to show their support at the Energy Builders Rally of Pennsylvania Energy Infrastructure....
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....
