After a winter hiatus in construction that stretched into the spring, summer, and fall, builders of the Mountain Valley Pipeline say they are ready to return. In a letter filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) late Tuesday, an attorney for the joint venture of energy companies requested that a stop-work order issued last
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Shell plans to resume oil and gas exploration in Alaskan Arctic offshore waters for the first time since 2015, according to exploration plans filed with the state Sept. 17. The company seeks state approval to form an exploration unit covering 86,400 acres and 18 Alaska Beaufort Sea state offshore leases held by Shell. The company
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The Dakota Access oil pipeline will continue operating at least until the end of the year when a federal court will be ready to rule on a lawsuit demanding that the pipeline be shut down. December 2020 is the earliest time the court will be able to make a decision after reviewing all relevant documentation,
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Empire Pipeline LLC announced that it has changed its name to Empire Midstream LLC. Effective immediately, the new identity more accurately reflects the company’s expanded footprint of midstream businesses, including crude oil pipelines, crude oil storage and blending, as well as produced water filtration and disposal. Empire Midstream has recently broadened its portfolio of midstream
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Energy Transfer LP expects to have expanded capacity available on its embattled Dakota Access crude oil pipeline by the third quarter of next year, it said on Tuesday in a presentation to investors, Reuters reported. The Dallas-based pipeline operator plans to roughly double the amount of crude oil that can flow through the 570,000-barrel-per-day Dakota
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending for 10 years (until 2032) a moratorium on expansion of oil and gas exploration in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, the site of a massive military test range and a vital part of Florida’s tourism economy. In addition to the eastern Gulf of Mexico, Trump’s moratorium also
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An offshore natural gas pipeline that serves four major U.S. Gulf of Mexico production platforms remained out of commission on Monday, pipeline operator Enbridge Inc said, following Hurricane Laura’s destructive path through the area. Energy companies continued to inspect and restart offshore operations while damage assessments onshore were hampered by power outages. In Lake Charles,
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A nearly-complete $2.3 billion pipeline to carry natural gas from West Texas shale fields to the U.S. Gulf Coast can move ahead, a U.S. judge in Austin, Texas, ruled on Friday, rejecting an environmental group’s effort to halt the project. Sierra Club in April challenged federal approval of the 428-mile (689 km) Kinder Morgan Inc
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In every classroom you can find essential equipment and tools made from petroleum products. Here are just a few examples of how oil and gas fuel education. School Supplies Many of the items students use in the classroom have their beginnings in the oil and gas industry: glue, paints, plastics, calculators, and even the computer
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Scientists have begun discovering that the seafloor is eroding in much the same way as the land loss now occurring on the coast of Louisiana. This can mean a detrimental loss in the wake of powerful waves, hurricanes, and flooding to the offshore and inland infrastructure. The scientists are concluding that the seafloor should be considered
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