A recent carbon dioxide pipeline rupture in Louisiana has reignited safety concerns surrounding these pipelines, as a similar project in South Dakota faces ongoing opposition from landowners. The leak, which occurred on a pipeline operated by a partner of ExxonMobil , released over 100,000 gallons of carbon dioxide before being contained an hour later, according to New Orleans Public Radio no injuries or serious illnesses were reported after the incident. Residents in the area expressed their most significant concern as the lack of an alarm system to warn them of the rupture. ExxonMobil repre ..read more

Danish renewable energy investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with German energy firm Uniper on Wednesday, May 1, to supply 140,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year to Germany. The hydrogen will come from CIP's 1-gigawatt (GW) HØST PtX Esbjerg project, located on Denmark's west coast, with the companies expecting the project to begin feeding hydrogen into a new cross-border pipeline to Germany by the end of 2028 as reported by Hydrogeninsight reported on Friday May 3, 2024. With the completion of the pipeline considered a key factor for ..read more

Germany's upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat, on Friday, April 26, approved an amendment to the Energy Industry Act, paving the way for the construction of a national hydrogen pipeline network. As reported by Hydrogeninsight, the legislation, now awaiting a formal signature from President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, establishes a regulatory framework for the €20 billion ($21.4 billion) project. Initially envisioned for completion by 2032, the 9,700-kilometer core network will transport green hydrogen from production sites to industrial centers. Following a recent agreement by the ruling co ..read more

The Long-delayed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project officially commenced commercial operations on May 1, 2024, the company announced on Wednesday. According to the announcement, the operationalization of the expansion project marks the start of oil deliveries subject to the expanded system's tariff and tolls, with tanker loading from Line 2 expected by mid-May. Line filling is ongoing and projected to be completed within the next few weeks, with both the existing and expanded pipelines now operational, allowing Trans Mountain to load cargoes from all three berths. As of April 30, 2024 ..read more

Canadian energy giant Enbridge has awarded a contract to a joint venture between Barnard Construction Company and Civil and Building North America to construct the Great Lakes Tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac. The tunnel will house Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline , providing a secure route for transporting oil across the Michigan peninsulas. Barnard, based in Montana, and CBNA, based in Florida, will collaborate with Enbridge to build the tunnel under the oversight of the Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority (MSCA). Enbridge will fully finance the project, with ownership and operation transfe ..read more

Nigeria's military operation, code-named Delta Safe, has recovered over 4 million litres of crude oil stolen in the past six months. The national oil company, NNPC Limited , reports nearly 9,000 pipeline infractions during the same period. Crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism remain critical issues in Nigeria, causing significant environmental, economic, and social damage. In 2021 alone, the country lost over 115 million barrels of crude oil to theft, resulting in a revenue loss of approximately $3.3 billion, representing roughly 10% of the nation's total oil production that year. According ..read more

The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) has six remaining leave-to-open applications to review for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, Reuters reported on Friday, April 26, citing a CER spokesperson on Friday. The government-owned pipeline expansion will nearly triple the flow of crude from Alberta to Canada's Pacific Coast, opening up access to Asian and U.S. West Coast markets. Leave-to-open approvals from the regulator signify permission for specific pipeline sections to begin operating. With construction delays and cost overruns in the past, oil market participants are closely monito ..read more

Developers of the Mountain Valley pipeline urged federal regulators Monday to greenlight the project by late May, a request immediately met with criticism from environmental groups. A lawyer representing the joint venture behind the pipeline said construction is nearing completion, and the project will be ready for service in May, according to a filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The joint venture called upon the director of FERC's Office of Energy Projects to issue the necessary approval "no later" than May 23, stating that "no further work remains at any of the abo ..read more

Finland’s Balticconnector offshore gas pipeline has resumed commercial operations after a seven-month closure caused by a leak last October, LNGPrime reported on Tuesday, April 23, 204. According to the report, Finland's gas system and LNG terminal operator Gasgrid and Estonian gas system operator Elering jointly announced the restart on Monday, April 22. As PTJ reported earlier , the leak was attributed to a Hong Kong-flagged containership's anchor, according to a statement from the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation. "Balticconnector's commercial use has begun according to plans today ..read more

Shell Falcon Pipeline LP is facing 13 misdemeanor charges for allegedly violating Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law during the construction of a pipeline in western Pennsylvania. The charges were filed last Friday by the Environmental Crimes Section of the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office following an industrial waste leak during the construction of a 45-mile segment of the Falcon Ethane Pipeline System. According to the attorney general's office, Shell contractors failed to report instances where drilling mud, which can contain pollutants, leaked underground and, in some cases, surfaced ..read more