Pipelines
Natural Gas , Pipelines
Energy Transfer to Supply Gas to Texas Power Plants in Feb Freeze Dispute
Energy Transfer has agreed to sell Vistra gas through March 31 under the same terms and conditions in place since Dec. 1.
Pipelines
Texas LNG, Enbridge Execute Natural Gas Pipeline Transportation Agreement
The agreement will see the Valley Crossing Pipeline expanded for the delivery of roughly 720 million cubic feet per day of natural gas to Texas LNG’s export facility for a term of at least 20 years.
Markets , Legislation , International , Infrastructure , Pipelines
Ted Cruz’s Nord Stream 2 Sanctions Bill Fails in US Senate
Senator Robert Menendez won the support of many of his fellow Democrats, including President Joe Biden, for an alternative bill to impose sanctions on Russia that he introduced on Jan. 12.
Policy & Regulations , Shale Plays , Pipelines
Illinois Court Vacates Approval of Dakota Access Pipeline Capacity Expansion
The Illinois Commerce Commission needed to consider the public need for the proposed expansion to the Dakota Access pipeline, but the court said Jan. 12 the commission erroneously interpreted the public to mean the world, not the U.S.
Legislation , International , Pipelines
US Senators Say Cruz Sanctions on Nord Stream 2 Could Harm Relations with Germany
The deal requires the bill to get 60 votes—a high hurdle in the 50-50 Senate. The bill would also have to pass in the House and be signed by President Joe Biden, a Democrat.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) , Pipelines
Gas Prices Up Again as Russian Pipeline Remains Stuck in Reverse
It has now been flowing eastwards since Dec. 21, data from German network operator Gascade showed.
Legislation , International , Pipelines
US Says Nord Stream 2 Sanction Plan by Cruz Would Undermine United Front
The Biden administration has opposed the pipeline as it would bypass Ukraine, depriving it of lucrative transit fees.
Crude Oil , Pipelines
TC Energy’s Keystone Pipeline Resumes Operations After Unplanned Maintenance
TC Energy said the unplanned maintenance on the Keystone oil pipeline began on Jan. 4 as parts of western Canada grappled with frigid winter weather. TC’s Gulf Coast operations in the U.S. were uninterrupted.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Storage , Pipelines
Dominion Energy Announces Closing of Sale of Questar Pipelines to Southwest Gas
This transaction was previously announced on Oct. 5, 2021.
Crude Oil , Pipelines
Ecuador Private-sector Oil Pipeline to Restart Operations
Ecuador Private-sector Oil Pipeline to Restart Operations