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Construction Blamed for Keystone Pipeline Leak

December 7, 2017

Last month’s 210,000-gallon oil spill from the Keystone pipeline in South Dakota may have resulted from damage caused during construction, according to a preliminary investigation by the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

Keystone XL Pipeline Closer to Build After Neb. PSC Decision

November 22, 2017

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Keystone XL developer TransCanada says it is reviewing the Nebraska Public Service Commission’s 3-2 decision approving an alternative route for the XL pipeline through the state.

FERC OKs Two Pipelines, But Future Projects Face Hurdles

Peter Maloney

October 25, 2017

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Though the new chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission—the agency responsible for approving massive natural-gas pipelines—is making progress clearing a six-month backlog of such projects, he may be hamstrung by procedures put in place by the Obama administration and by at least one fellow commissioner.

FERC Approves $2-Billion Midwest Pipeline

Pam Radtke Russell

August 29, 2017

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The pipeline is the first major approval by the agency since February.

Legal

US Court Orders Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Impact in Pipeline Review

Appellate court decision, while split, would color FERC project approvals

Mary B. Powers

August 22, 2017

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Appellate court decision, while split, could impact FERC project environmental approvals

Project Team Delivers 20-Mile Water Pipeline Project in 90 Days

Autumn Cafiero Giusti

July 31, 2017

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Amid rigorous scheduling demands, construction is wrapping up on an $18 million project to build a 20-mile, high-capacity pipeline in Pecos to deliver water for use in hydraulic fracturing projects.

Trump Nominates Two Candidates for Vacant FERC Slots

Pam Radtke Russell

May 17, 2017

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A logjam of construction approvals for major natural gas pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities and other projects could loosen by the end of the summer if the Senate approves two Republicans whom President Trump nominated May 8 to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Ohio Pipeline's Drilling Fluid Spill Befouls Wetlands

May 17, 2017

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Work is underway to clean up the “inadvertent return” of an estimated 2 million gallons of bentonite-based drilling fluid into high-quality wetland that occurred during horizontal directional drilling under the Tuscarawas River in Stark County, Ohio, for Energy Transfer Partners L.P.’s Rover Pipeline.

Safety

After Fatal House Explosion, Colorado Seeks New Pipeline Regulations

State oil and gas oversight agency scrambling to keep up with regulatory directives

Mark Shaw

May 9, 2017

G. John Hickenlooper has ordered that all abandoned oil and gas pipelines be marked, cut 3 ft below the surface and capped.

Regulators Seeking Means to Grow Natural-Gas Network

Pam Radtke Russell

April 25, 2017

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Utility regulators in the U.S. are looking for ways to get natural gas to more homes, a move that could spark the construction of new distribution systems and increase the demand for larger natural-gas transmission pipelines.