Politics & Regulation

Rendering of a pipleine with the flag of Mexico (© Shutterstock/Ink Drop)
Rendering of a pipleine with the flag of Mexico (© Shutterstock/Ink Drop)

Mexico Push for Gas Pipeline Expansion Amid Rising Demand

Mexico's energy minister Sener has called on the state-owned pipeline manager, Cenagas, to propose new projects to expand the nation's gas storage capacity and connect to privately developed pipelines to meet the country's growing natural gas demand. 

Logo of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - PHMSA (© PHMSA)
Logo of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration - PHMSA (© PHMSA)

PHMSA Increases Grant Funds Supporting State Pipeline and Underground Gas Storage Safety Programs

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is awarding $85.9 million in grants to states to support pipeline and underground natural gas storage (UNGS) inspection activities carried out by state inspectors covering more than 85 percent of the nation’s 3.3-million-mile pipeline system.

State Seal of the State of South Dakota, in the Black Hills, near Mount Rushmore National Memorial (© Shutterstock/Joseph Sohm)
State Seal of the State of South Dakota, in the Black Hills, near Mount Rushmore National Memorial (© Shutterstock/Joseph Sohm)

South Dakota Lawmakers Push for Black Hills Pipeline Study

A group of South Dakota lawmakers has introduced legislation aimed at advancing a proposed pipeline project to bring water from the Missouri River to the Black Hills region.

 Map of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Pakistan (© Shutterstock/Kent Weakley)
Map of Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Pakistan (© Shutterstock/Kent Weakley)

Central Asian Nations Deepen Ties with Taliban-Led Afghanistan Over TAPI Pipeline Project

Central Asian countries are increasingly seeking to strengthen their relationships with Afghanistan over the TAPI gas pipeline revival despite the Taliban government's increasingly restrictive policies, p

Libya on the map under the magnifier (© Shutterstock/Popartic)
Libya on the map under the magnifier (© Shutterstock/Popartic)

Nigeria and Libya in Talks Over Proposed 5,600km Gas Pipeline Project Implementation

Nigeria and Libya are exploring the possibility of building a gas pipeline linking the two North African nations.

The announcement came last week during a meeting between Nigerian Minister of Petroleum, Ekperikpe Ekpo, and Libyan Minister of Oil, Khalifa AbduAlsadik, at the 2024 Gastech Exhibition and Conference in Houston.

Iraq on the map under the magnifying glas (© Shutterstock/Kachor Valentyna)
Iraq on the map under the magnifying glas (© Shutterstock/Kachor Valentyna)

Cost Disputes Delay the Restart of Major Iraq-Türkiye Crude Pipeline, PM Says

The ongoing disagreements over payment terms between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have delayed the restart of a key Iraqi oil pipeline, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al Sudani said.

 Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines, Iowa (© Shutterstock/Grindstone Media Group)
Iowa State Capitol Building in Des Moines, Iowa (© Shutterstock/Grindstone Media Group)

Iowa Republican Lawmakers to Challenge Approval of Controversial Carbon Pipeline in Court

A group of Iowa Republican lawmakers, known as the Republican Legislative Intervenors for Justice, is planning to sue both federal and state courts to challenge the Iowa Utilities Commission's approval