Business news - 11 August 2015

The Interior Ministry has approved permits for the Ashdod-Sorek natural gas pipeline, and has allowed for its completion.

PG&E is taking precautions when it comes to underground gas pipeline safety, and has joined a community programme in order to prevent damages, leaks and injuries.

Kenya and Uganda reach a consensus on the route for a crude pipeline, which links both countries’ newly established oilfields to the Kenyan coast.

Athabasca cuts output as Alliance gas pipeline shutdown continues, as hydrogen sulfide contamination could take days to be removed.

YCI secures long-term, firm natural gas transportation capacity on Louisiana project.

EIA reports on shipments of crude oil out of the Midwest to other US regions that have steadily increased, as a result of pipeline reversals and rail transport.

The Asian Development Bank expecting significant benefits from TAPI pipeline, disregarding Iran’s long delayed natural gas pipeline.