Projects

TC Energy logo at the head office in Calgary, Canada (© Shutterstock/Brett Holmes)
TC Energy logo at the head office in Calgary, Canada (© Shutterstock/Brett Holmes)

Bending Stress Fatigue, Faulty Welding Caused Keystone Pipeline's Massive Oil Leak

Faulty welding and bending stress fatigue on TC Energy's Keystone pipeline caused the largest oil spill in nearly a decade, the pipeline operator announced Thursday last week.

Flag of South Korea (© Shutterstock/railway fx)
Flag of South Korea (© Shutterstock/railway fx)

DNV to Explore the Viability of Using South Korea's Gas Pipeline Network for H2 Blend

South Korea's state-owned gas importer and transporter, Korea Gas Corporation (Kogas), has selected Norway's DNV to evaluate the possibility of blending hydrogen into the country's gas transmission network, the company shared the news on its website last week.

Pipeline valve with manometer (© Shutterstock/Krasowit)
Pipeline valve with manometer (© Shutterstock/Krasowit)

Force Majeure Brings A Halt to Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Oil Pipeline

In wake of the port of Ceyhan sustaining earthquake damage last week, Kazakhstan's state energy company Kazmunaigaz has postponed the start of oil exports from the giant Tengiz oilfield via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline after BP Azerbaijan declared force majeure on loadings from Ceyhan.

Pakistan under the looking glas (© Shutterstock/Kachor Valentyna)
Pakistan under the looking glas (© Shutterstock/Kachor Valentyna)

Pakistan to Move Forward with TAPI Gas Pipeline Project Even Without India

Pakistan has shown a willingness to go on with the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project even without India as Afghanistan is willing to offer more support, the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Musadik Malik, said during his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, Business Recorder reported earlier this week.

Flag of Pakistan (© Shutterstock/A Kisel)
Flag of Pakistan (© Shutterstock/A Kisel)

Pakistan Consider Reviving Russia's North-South Gas Pipeline Project, Starting from Gwadar

Islamabad plans to shift the "starting point" of the long-delayed 'Pakistan Gas Stream Project' pipeline from Karachi to Gwadar, a decision that would help embark on the abandoned Gwadar Pipeline Project, connecting to Iran, the Tribune reported last week.

GAIL India website homepage (© Shutterstock/Pavel Kapysh)
GAIL India website homepage (© Shutterstock/Pavel Kapysh)

India’s GAIL Lays the Country’s First Gas Pipeline Along a Highway, Work 80% Complete

Work on India’s first natural gas pipeline running along an express highway is almost 80% complete, with 530km already laid, the Times of India reported yesterday, 7th February.

India, Bangladesh & Myanmar on the map (© Shutterstock/TonelloPhotography)
India, Bangladesh & Myanmar on the map (© Shutterstock/TonelloPhotography)

Plans Underway to Revive LNG Pipeline Linking India to Myanmar and Bangladesh

India plans to construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline connecting the country to Myanmar and Bangladesh to secure its energy source and counter China's growing dominance in the region, two people privy to the developments revealed, according to a Daily Observer report.

The Flag of bulgaria in the world map (© Shutterstock/hyotographics)
The Flag of bulgaria in the world map (© Shutterstock/hyotographics)

Works Begin on Bulgarian Section of Interconnector Bulgaria-Serbia Gas Pipeline

Bulgaria, last week, began the construction activities for the long-delayed natural gas interconnector pipeline linking the country to its neighbour Serbia, allowing the transportation of non-Russian gas supplies to Belgrade to help bolster the security of supply in southeastern Europe, EU Commission announced.

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Flag of Spain (© Shutterstock/cgstock)

Spain to Supply About 2.5Mn tpa Green Hydrogen to EU’s Markets Via H2Med Pipeline by 2030

Spain could be the leading supplier of renewable fuel to meet the future demands of industrial users within the EU, the country’s grid operator Enagas said last Thursday during the company’s hydrogen event in Madrid, Upstream reported on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

Corinth Pipeworks Secures Major Pipeline Contract with Chevron Mediterranean (© Corinth Pipeworks)
Corinth Pipeworks Secures Major Pipeline Contract with Chevron Mediterranean (© Corinth Pipeworks)

Corinth Pipeworks Secures Major Pipeline Contract with Chevron Mediterranean

Chevron Mediterranean Ltd. has chosen Corinth Pipeworks to manufacture and supply 155km of 20” longitudinally submerged arc welded steel pipes for the Tamar gas field development in the Southeastern Mediterranean.

Flag of Canada (© Shutterstock/Tatohra)
Flag of Canada (© Shutterstock/Tatohra)

Expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline to Begin Filling by End-2023, MEG Energy Says

An oil shipper on Canada's Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) project said on Monday, January 23, that the filling of oil in the new pipeline extension would begin late this year (2023), with the pipeline expected to be fully operational in early 2024, Reuters reported.

North Sea under a cloudy sky (© Shutterstock/Aastels)
North Sea under a cloudy sky (© Shutterstock/Aastels)

German Gascade and Belgian Fluxys Speed up Plans for North Sea Hydrogen Pipeline

Pipeline operators Fluxys and Gascade, said they have applied for fast-tracked approvals and funding from the European Commission to help speed up the implementation of a green hydrogen pipeline in the North Sea, Reuters reported.

Flag of cameroon and national flag of equatorial guinea (© Shutterstock/esfera)
Flag of cameroon and national flag of equatorial guinea (© Shutterstock/esfera)

The Planned Central African Pipeline System Project in Progress

Equatorial Guinea's Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons, H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, this month provided an exclusive update on the Central African Pipeline System (CAPS) project's timeline and implementation progress during a meeting organised by the African Energy Chambers.

Kenya flag waving against clean blue sky (© Shutterstock/railway fx)
Kenya flag waving against clean blue sky (© Shutterstock/railway fx)

Kenya to Build a Gas Pipeline Linking Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam to Mombasa

Kenya is exploring the feasibility of constructing a gas pipeline linking Tanzania’s major coastal city of Dar es Salaam to Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa and later extending it to Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, Africanews reported in October 2022.