Pipeline Construction
Study: Indiana Water Pipes Need $2.3 Billion in Immediate Repairs
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A new study says Indiana’s aging water infrastructure needs $2.3 billion in immediate repairs and $815 million a year in additional maintenance spending to protect human health and to stop the loss of about 50 billion gallons of water a year. The (Northwest Indiana) Times (http:..
Canada Green Lights 2 Pipeline Projects, Rejects Another
The Government of Canada has ruled on three major pipeline projects: Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion, Enbridge’s Northern Gateway and Line 3 Replacement. Trans Mountain Expansion Project: The Government of Canada has approved Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project, subject to 1..
Interim Gas Storage Regulations Upcoming from PHMSA
Interim regulations from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) on natural gas storage facilities are imminent. They are not likely to be terribly controversial since PHMSA says they will be based on two industry voluntary standards: API Recommended Practices 1170 and 117..
Sierra Club Files Antitrust Complaint Concerning NEXUS Gas Pipeline
The Sierra Club has filed a complaint against Michigan’s largest electric utility, DTE Electric Company, alleging that a 250-mile, multi-billion dollar gas pipeline project owned by its affiliate, NEXUS Gas Transmission, LLC, threatens to monopolize the market for the generation of electricity in Mi..
North Dakota Senator: Federal Water Rule May be Repealed
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says the results of last week’s election may mean the end for the controversial Environmental Protection Agency rule on what waterways fall under the Clean Water Act. WDAY-TV (http://bit.ly/2eClVh3 ) reports a prominent environmental group appear..
SoCalGas Deploys Sensors to Detect Methane and Enhance Public Safety
Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) has completed demonstration testing of new gas detection sensors employing its Advanced Meter communication system as part of its overall pipeline safety efforts. The sensors can detect natural gas leaks quickly near natural gas pipelines and serves as an e..
North Dakota Lawmakers to Consider New Oil and Gas Industry Rules
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A set of revised administrative rules governing the oil and gas industry in North Dakota will go to lawmakers next month for final approval. The Bismarck Tribune (http://bit.ly/2eZNIDZ ) reports North Dakota Industrial Commission members in June unanimously agreed to the set o..
OSHA to Hold Pipeline Safety Meeting
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health’s OSH Professionals Pipeline Work Group. The meeting will be Nov. 15 in Washington, D.C. Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr...
Canadian City Receives Funding for Modern Water Infrastructure
In Saskatchewan, new federal and provincial funding will be going toward a project in the city of Estevan. The city will be constructing a residuals management facility to treat the wastewater generated by its water treatment plant using an effective and low-energy treatment process. The project als..
Corps Wants More Cooperation from Dakota Access Company
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it’s trying to defuse tensions between Dakota Access pipeline protesters and law enforcement in southern North Dakota, but the pipeline’s developer isn’t cooperating. The agency released a statement late Wednesday imploring Texas-based ..
PennEast Pipeline Application Suspended Again
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has announced a second delay in its schedule for reviewing the proposed PennEast pipeline. The date for issuance of the final environmental impact statement was postponed to February 17, 2017 from December 16, 2016. FERC also sent the company a substa..
Global Energy, Pipeline Outlook
By Rita Tubb, Executive Editor Underground Construction’s 2016 survey shows 47,693 miles of pipelines are planned or under construction. Of these, 19,115 miles are in the planning and design phase, while 28,578 miles are in various stages of construction. The following reflect pipeline mileage in t..
North Dakota Regulators Eye Fine Against Pipeline Company
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators are proposing a fine of at least $15,000 against the company building the four-state Dakota Access pipeline. The Public Service Commission said Monday in a complaint that a subsidiary of Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners didn’t get regulators’ approv..
Colonial's Gasoline Pipeline Back in Service
HELENA, Ala. (AP) — A gas pipeline that exploded in Alabama last week is back in service, the pipeline company said Sunday. Service was restarted at 5:45 a.m. Sunday on the pipeline that transports gasoline from the Gulf Coast to New York City, according to Colonial Pipeline Co. The pipeline explo..
Legal Action Taken in Fatal Sewer Trench Collapse
NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — The widow of a man killed in a trench collapse in Boise has filed a precursor to a lawsuit against several government agencies. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports in a story on Friday (http://bit.ly/2fxKlUQ) that Misty Smith names the Idaho Public Works Contractors License Board, t..
Blast-Damaged Gasoline Line Should Reopen Sunday
HELENA, Ala. (AP) — The gasoline pipeline that exploded and erupted in flames in Alabama this week should be back in service Sunday, the pipeline company said. Colonial Pipeline Co. is constantly reassessing the timeline for a restart but that its current projection is Sunday afternoon, the company..
Company Begins Excavating Pipeline After Leak
HELENA, Ala. (AP) — A company says it is excavating the gasoline pipeline that exploded and erupted in flames in Alabama this week. A statement Thursday from the Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline Co. says “substantial progress” has been made since work began Wednesday night at the rural site so..
Dakota Access Pipeline And A Tale Of Two Tribes
By Robert Carpenter Editor-in-Chief Another line in the sand has been drawn for the energy pipeline industry. The unfortunate ripple effects from the Keystone Pipeline fiasco continue to resonate throughout the energy and environmental political block. Initially, Native Americans from a small Stan..
Pipeline Company May Face Fines
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Officers in riot gear clashed again Wednesday with protesters near the Dakota Access pipeline, hitting several dozen with pepper spray as they waded through waist-deep water in an attempt to reach property owned by the pipeline’s developer. The confrontation came just hours af..
Pipeline Company Has No Plan for New Dakota Access Route
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Texas company developing the much-protested Dakota Access pipeline says it’s not aware of any plans for a new route in North Dakota. Energy Transfer Partners also says it’s confident it will get the necessary permission to finish the pipeline where the company first intend..
Army Corps Examining Dakota Oil Pipeline Route
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Barack Obama says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is examining whether the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline can be rerouted in southern North Dakota to alleviate the concerns of American Indians. Obama told the online news outlet NowThis that his administration..
Tribes Consider Meeting with Pipeline Officials
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) – A tribal leader says protesters seeking to stop the Dakota Access pipeline are considering a possible meeting with pipeline representatives. Chief Arvol Looking Horse is a spiritual leader of the Great Sioux Nation. He told The Associated Press on Monday that leaders of sev..
1 Dead, Several Injured in Colonial Pipeline Blast
HELENA, Ala. (AP) — For the second time in two months, a pipeline that supplies gasoline to millions of people was shut down, raising the specter of another round of gas shortages and price increases. The disruption occurred when a track hoe — a machine used to remove dirt — struck the pipeline, ig..
Pennsylvania Announces Opening of New Pipeline Investment Program
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced today that the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) has opened the new Pipeline Investment Program (PIPE) for applications, offering up to $24 million funding to make Pennsylvania’s natural gas available to its residents, manufacturers, and pad-ready sites,..
Police Begin to Remove Oil Pipeline Protesters
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) — Armed law enforcement officers and soldiers, including some in riot gear, moved in on Thursday to remove Dakota Access pipeline protesters camped on private land in the path of the oil pipeline in North Dakota. Authorities with trucks, police cars, military Humvees and buse..
Connecticut Abandons Review of Gas Pipeline Proposals
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut energy officials are abandoning a review of pipeline proposals to bring more natural gas into the state and the region. A spokesman for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection says the decision was based on rulings in Massachusetts and New Hampshire ..
Henkels & McCoy Opens Midwest Pipeline Division Office
Henkels & McCoy, Inc., (H&M) has opened its new Midwest Pipeline Division office. With an emphasis on integrity management projects, the office will enable H&M to reach a wider group of customers while providing the same exceptional services that all of H&M Pipeline Division’s valued clients have co..
Dakota Access Construction Nearly Finished in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Work on the four-state pipeline whose construction has sparked protests in North Dakota is nearly finished in South Dakota. The Dakota Access pipeline operator, Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners, in a report filed Friday with the South Dakota Public Utilities Commissio..
Connecticut Approves Temporary Pipeline to Supply Water
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — State officials have issued an amended emergency order to allow for the construction of a temporary pipeline to supply water to four Connecticut communities amid drought conditions. The state Department of Public Health had declared a public water supply emergency in Septembe..
Arson Suspected in Latest Dakota Access Pipeline Fire
REASNOR, Iowa (AP) — Authorities suspect arson in the latest burning of heavy equipment being used in the construction of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline in central Iowa. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office says the blaze late Saturday near Reasnor, Iowa, caused about $2 million damage to an e..
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