Politics & Regulation

Alberta has joined the new wave of pipeline projects aimed at reducing Canada’s dependence on the U.S energy market amid a shaky relationship with the Trump administration. 

South Sudan has resumed oil exports through the Sudan following the completion of a critical pipeline damaged by an airstrike, renewing hopes of economic easements for the oil-dependent country. 

The Zimbabwe government has approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the neighbouring Zambia to build a pipeline to transport refined petroleum products from Zimbabwe to Zambia. 

Russia has formally approved cooperation with the Republic of Congo to construct the proposed Pointe-Noire-Loutete-Maloukou-Trechot petroleum pipeline by signing a bill ratifying the project into law. 

The British Columbia government has allowed the continued construction of a long-delayed 900-kilometre liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline despite opposition from several groups, including environmental activists. 

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced that the agency is seeking public comment on two Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to reduce regulatory burdens imposed on the energy sector.

Vice President Kashim Shettima revealed on Tuesday, May 2, that Nigeria is actively seeking funding for its $25-billion ambitious pipeline project, which would see the West African nation supply its abundant natural gas to European markets. 

The controversial Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline tunnel project faces a 30-day public consultation period after the U.S.

Pakistan and Iran on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to an early resolution of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, emphasizing a way forward through discussions between the two sides. 

Spanish gas grid firm Enagas has been awarded $302 million in Arbitration over a pipeline dispute in Peru, the company announced on Monday, May 26. 

Hungary and Serbia are set to begin construction soon on a new oil pipeline aimed at bolstering energy security in the region, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced Monday. 

The pipeline, expected to be operational by 2027, will ensure reliable fuel supplies for Serbia and neighboring countries.

The Trump administration has lifted a month-old stop-work order on Empire Wind project off the New York coast in a compromise that could revive plans for a previously cancelled natural gas pipeline. 

Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) announced a new project today to promote President Trump’s energy dominance agenda. In line with the president’s order to build in America again, McNeese State University in Lake Charles, La. was selected as the site of the PHMSA National Center of Excellence for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Safety.

Mozambique and Zambia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to construct a landmark pipeline between the two countries to transport refined petroleum products.  

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Timor Leste (MPRM) and TIMOR GAP, E.P. have signed a cooperation agreement with StreamTec Solutions AG (STS), a Swiss-based company, for the design of a natural gas pipeline and the establishment of a public-private partnership company named “STREAMTEC Timor-Leste Pipeline, CO.” (STS TL)