Politics & Regulation

A potential shutdown of Russian oil supplies via the Friendship pipeline could significantly impact Hungarian oil giant MOL, according to Erste Bank.

A coalition of community groups and a First Nation in Northern British Columbia launched a legal challenge against the BC Energy Regulator (BCER) for allegedly bypassing legal requirements by allowing pipeline construction to begin without a complete environmental impact assessment.

The Indian government has indefinitely suspended the construction of the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFP) in light of ongoing political instability in Bangladesh.

Pakistan is in a diplomatic engagement with Iran to avert a potential fine over the completion of the Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline, which has faced many years of delays. 

The proposed Russian gas pipeline to China faces new uncertainty after Mongolia excluded the proposed Power of Siberia-2 pipeline project from its national development plan through 2028. 

Niger has resumed oil exports after reaching an agreement with neighboring Benin to reopen a key pipeline, government officials said Monday.

A U.S. appeals court on Friday struck down several natural gas pipeline safety standards implemented by the Biden administration, following industry objections over the substantial costs imposed on pipeline operators.

Finland and Estonia have remained tight-lipped about reports linking a Chinese vessel to damage on the Balticconnector pipeline last autumn.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has awarded over $41 million in grants to bolster pipeline and hazardous materials safety nationwide.

Chinese authorities have acknowledged that a Chinese-owned ship damaged a critical Baltic Sea gas pipeline last October after months of investigations and speculations. 

However, the authorities blamed a storm for the costly incident, according to multiple sources.

Kenya and Uganda have initiated discussions to extend a petroleum products pipeline from Eldoret to Kampala, a project aimed at reshaping the region’s fuel import landscape.

India’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board’s new tariffs for transporting petroleum products through older pipelines have taken effect today (August 1, 2024), replacing a system in place since December 2010.

Spain has granted preliminary approval to gas grid operator Enagas to begin developing the country’s portion of a planned trans-European hydrogen pipeline and related infrastructure.

The Canadian government is likely to postpone the sale of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline until after the 2025 federal election, Reuters News reported Monday, July 26, citing unnamed officials interviewed by Bloomberg News. 

Pakistani Federal Minister for Petroleum, Dr. Musadik Malik, met with Mr.