Projects

Just after 2:00pm Pacific Time today MethaneSAT is scheduled to lift off aboard a SpaceX Falcon9 rocket (live video will be posted here).

Nigeria's Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, announced on Tuesday that the Obiafu/Obrikom/Oben (OB3) gas pipeline is on track for completion in March 2024.

The Taliban has announced its readiness to begin construction on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, Daryo reported on February 28, citing a report by Etilaatroz.

Repairs to the Finnart oil pipeline, which supplies Scotland's only refinery, are expected to take longer than initially anticipated and extend into April.

Initially, the pipeline was originally expected to be back online in March operating at its normal capacity of 150,000 barrels per day.

Denmark has concluded its investigation into the 2022 explosions on the Nord Stream pipelines, joining Sweden in dropping the case due to insufficient evidence for prosecution, authorities said Monday, Feb. 26, 2024.

Pakistan on Friday approved construction of the first phase of the long-delayed Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project within its borders, aiming to avoid a potential $20 billion penalty.

A federal trial began last Thursday, examining North Dakota's claim that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mismanaged the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, leading to $38 million in state expenses.

North Dakota seeks to recoup the funds it spent on law enforcement and cleanup during the 233-day protests against the pipeline in 2016 and 2017.

U.S. energy firm Equitrans Midstream has announced a delay in the completion of its Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Virginia due to adverse weather.

The project’s completion has been pushed back to the second quarter of 2024, citing adverse weather conditions in January.

The Pilbara region of Western Australia is poised to become a clean energy powerhouse with a $140 million investment from the federal and Western Australian governments to build a hydrogen hub.

Envisioned as a major center for green hydrogen production and export, the Pilbara Hydrogen Hub will potentially serve as an international gateway for Australian-made green steel and iron.

The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) will consider an appeal challenging a lower court's decision to dismiss a case against the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop), offering a procedural victory for environmental activists.

Guyana's ambitious gas-to-power project, aimed at reducing electricity costs and capitalizing on the country's energy resources, has been delayed until 2025, Reuters reported on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.

A decision on whether to build a 600-kilometer pipeline for transporting Ukrainian edible oil to Poland's Gdansk port remains on hold due to legal and technical uncertainties, Ukraine Business News reported on February 16, citing sentiments from Polish officials.

The Planning Inspectorate has approved a major carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Teesside, northern England.

The project, known as Net Zero Teesside Power, aims to be the world's first commercial-scale gas-fired power station with full carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) utilizing a pipeline.

The European Commission has approved a $7.4 billion (€6.9 billion) project to build a network of hydrogen infrastructure across Europe, the commission announced.

Fifty Democratic state lawmakers have sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting a halt to the permit process for the MVP Southgate natural gas pipeline project.