Projects

Energy Giant Kinder Morgan Receives Fed Green Light to Proceed with the Elba Gas Liquefaction Project

Kinder Morgan, the largest energy infrastructure company in North America, announced yesterday that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has authorized its subsidiaries Elba Liquefaction Company, L.L.C. and Southern LNG Company, L.L.C. to go ahead with the $2 billion Elba Liquefaction Project.

Saipem Edges Rivals in Securing TAP's 105 km Offshore Pipeline Project in the Adriatic Sea

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has awarded a significant contract to Saipem SpA for Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) of the 36-inch offshore pipeline to be built across the Adriatic Sea.

Keystone Oil Pipeline Operating Again After PHMSA Gives The Go-Ahead

TransCanada's Keystone Pipeline has received the green light from the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials and Safety Administration (PHMSA) to resume operations at reduced pressure, after a discovered leak nearly two weeks ago forced the company to shut the pipeline down.

Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline Off To A Start

With the establishment of a $200 million initial budget to fund the next phase of the development of the 1600-km Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, the shareholders of the TAPI Company Limited have paved the way for long-term natural gas supplies that will strengthen regional economies as well as regional energy security.

Environmental Concerns Stymie Development of the Bakken Crude Oil Pipeline in Iowa

The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has refused a request made by Dakota Access, subsidiary of Energy Transfer Partners, to expedite the final permit to construct the 558 - km Iowa portion of the 1825-km, 30 inch diameter interstate Bakken crude oil pipeline.

Jury Out On the Proposed 340 km Palmetto Petroleum Products Pipeline

Kinder Morgan, sponsor of the proposed 340 km Palmetto Petroleum Products Pipeline to be built from South Carolina through the eastern part of Georgia into Florida, suffered another legislative setback this past week when the Georgia Senate denied the company the power to condemn property along the pipeline right-of-way, otherwise known as the right of eminent domain.

Road Is Clear for Trans Adriatic Pipeline to Europe

Coinciding with the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) awarding of contracts last week for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of approximately 760 km of cross-country onshore pipeline in Greece and Albania, the European Commission ruled that the Host Government Agreement between Greece and TAP conformed with EU state aid rules, opening the way for the new gas pipeline to enter Europ