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OQ Gas Networks (OQGN), Oman’s only natural gas operator, has announced its coming inauguration of a new 208-kilometer gas pipeline in Oman’s Dhofar governorate on August 26, 2024.

A pipeline fire has cut crude oil flows to Libya’s Es Sider export terminal, the latest disruption to the OPEC nation’s oil sector, shipping agents and traders said Tuesday, August 13, 2024.

Belgian gas transmission system operator Fluxys plans to invest €2 billion ($2.19 billion) in hydrogen pipelines by 2033, nearly tripling its initial budget of €700 million ($764m) for the previous 9-year investment plan.

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.

UK-based construction and engineering company, Costain, has secured a multimillion-pound contract to design a new hydrogen pipeline network for BP in Teesside, England. 

Saipem, an engineering, drilling, and construction services provider, has unveiled a new subsea pipeline technology that could significantly reduce costs.

Zimbabwe has commissioned a new $48.1 million water pipeline to supply its largest power plant, easing concerns about energy shortages in the southern African nation. 

Pipeline operator TC Energy Corp. said Tuesday, July 30, it will sell a 5.34% stake in its Canadian natural gas pipeline system to Indigenous communities for C$1 billion ($722.1 million) as part of its plan to reduce the debt burden and fund investments. 

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.

Penspen announces a positive start to the fiscal year with $106 million awarded in new contract awards during the first half of 2024, a 30% increase on the same period in 2023.

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.

Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) on Thursday inaugurated a new 24-inch diameter, 31-kilometer transmission pipeline to boost gas supply to Karachi’s western region in Pakistan. 

Canada’s major energy project, Trans Mountain Corp., is exploring a debt deal to refinance a portion of its C$25.3 billion ($18.4 billion) debt load before the government divests its ownership, Bloomberg News reported Monday, July 22, 2024. 

South Sudan is considering a halt in all oil exports through Sudan amid a deepening financial crisis and a protracted dispute over a ruptured pipeline, a government official told the Sudan Tribune on Monday, July 22, 2024.

Germany has adopted a strategy for importing hydrogen to ensure energy security as it transitions to fossil fuel alternatives for large parts of its industry.

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Spanish gas grid operator Enagás has sold its 30.2% stake in Kansas-based pipeline operator Tallgrass Energy to investment firm Blackstone for $1.1 billion. 

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South Sudan and neighboring Ethiopia have agreed to strengthen border security and boost trade through the construction of a new oil pipeline, officials announced on July 7, 2024.

Energy giant BP and a consortium of renewable energy and utility companies, Masdar, Hassan Allam Utilities, and Infinity Power, signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) for a green hydrogen

Aliko Dangote, CEO of Dangote Group, has projected that the completion of the OB3 gas pipeline will bring $2 billion in investment to Nigeria's oil and gas sector.