Infrastructure
Exploration & Production , Infrastructure , Emissions , Renewables
DOE’s Granholm Encourages Role for Oil and Gas Industry in Energy Transition
New U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm envisions oil and gas companies contributing expertise to develop low-carbon fuel sources as part of the energy transition.
Infrastructure , Midstream
Trans Mountain Seeks to Shield Insurers of Oil Pipeline
Disclosing Trans Mountain’s insurers publicly may result in pressure that shrinks its pool of potential insurers and raises premiums for the oil pipeline and its shippers, the corporation says.
International , Infrastructure , Emissions , Construction , Pipelines
Biden, Trudeau Aim to Move Past KXL Disagreement
In Biden’s first bilateral meeting with a foreign leader, the issues of climate change and China are expected to be the main topics.
International , Infrastructure , Construction , Pipelines
US Report on Nord Stream 2 will Reveal Companies Supporting Project
Sanctions are possible but may take time and depend on White House negotiations with allies and Capitol Hill.
Infrastructure , Shale Plays , Pipelines
US Army Corps Attorneys Withdraw from Dakota Access Pipeline Case
Two federal attorneys, who represent the Army Corps in an ongoing legal battle over the Dakota Access Pipeline, are withdrawing from the case between the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Corps, a court filing says.
Infrastructure , Health, Safety & Environment
FERC Chairman: Regulator to Create Environmental Justice Position
Glick announces new effort to consider interests of residents near fossil fuel projects.
Exploration & Production , Crude Oil , Infrastructure , Shale Plays , Pipelines
Bakken Oil Prices Surge as Dakota Access Pipeline’s Fate Awaited
Concern about how U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will handle the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), which can transport more than 550,000 bbl/d out of the Bakken, is boosting prices.
Infrastructure , Health, Safety & Environment , Construction , Pipelines
Senator Manchin Urges Biden to Reverse Keystone XL Pipeline Decision
In a letter to fellow Democrat Joe Biden, Sen. Joe Manchin said that even without the Keystone XL pipeline, the oil would still find its way to the U.S. by rail and truck.
Exports , Legislation , Infrastructure , Health, Safety & Environment , Emissions , Renewables
No Ordinary Joe: Manchin’s Pivotal Role on Shale, Climate in a Divided Senate
The West Virginia senator pursues bipartisan solutions and is determined to not let the energy transition leave his constituents behind.
Infrastructure , Construction , Pipelines
US Supreme Court to Hear PennEast Pipeline Petition on Land-use Rights
PennEast wants the land to build the pipeline, which is designed to deliver 1.1 Bcf/d of gas—enough to supply about 5 million homes—from the Marcellus Shale formation in Pennsylvania.