Pipeline news updates

Leaders from across the oil, gas and petrochemical sectors gathered for the inaugural Cambridge Corrosion Conference 2026 this month, to explore how the industry is progressing towards more autonomous corrosion management practices, supported by digitalisation, predictive monitoring and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled technologies.

Elizabeth Corner, Senior Editor of World Pipelines, interviews Maximilian Ihring, Global Sales Support Manager & Sales Manager Europe – Pipeline Management Solutions, and Daniel Vogt, Global Business Unit Manager – PipePatrol Pipeline Management Solutions, Krohne, at ptc 2026.

The United Arab Emirates' withdrawal from OPEC, effective 1 May 2026, represents the most significant fracture in the organization's 66-year history and increases the risk of oversupply weakening prices, according to analysis published today by Wood Mackenzie.

The Middle East conflict disrupted 80 million tpy of Gulf LNG exports, yet power markets absorbed the shock through fuel diversification.

The scoping process for the planned HYBOR hydrogen pipeline has begun in all affected federal states – Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia.

Forum Energy Technologies (FET) has unveiled its latest innovation in subsea handling equipment, the Model 6000 (M6000) Launch and Recovery System (LARS).

Study to define actionable outputs for UK’s industrial cluster decarbonisation strategy.

Independent assurance from DNV to support safe, compliant start-up of nationally significant CCS infrastructure.

Industry professional Simon Kench and Nico Dekker lead acquisition of specialist HDD guidance business.

Volvo Construction Equipment delivers margin improvements driven by positive product mix and better service business in 1Q26.

Denso introduces the Archco 456, an advanced epoxy coating.

Sourse, a Belgian Earth Intelligence company, officially launches Horizon on the European market – a digital monitoring platform that delivers geolocated, automated, and standardised TPI/ROW alerts in Near Real-Time.

Kinder Morgan: first quarter report, and acquisition of Monument Pipeline, a 225 mile natural gas pipeline system serving Houston.

Druzhba pipeline restarts Russian oil flows to Europe, unblocking EU loan for Kyiv.

Reuters reports that Trump signed memorandums on coal supply chains, domestic petroleum production, natural gas transmission and liquefied natural gas capacity.

The 2026 Iran war and the disruption to LNG flows through the Strait of Hormuz have increased global gas price volatility, which has fed directly into European power markets.

Corinth Pipeworks and ArcelorMittal advance low-carbon steel solutions for the energy transition.

European gas prices fell to near seven-week lows on the afternoon of Friday 17th April 2026, on news the Strait of Hormuz would be fully open to commercial shipping, but traders and analysts remained cautious, according to Montel.

Tally of enquiries published by Future Energy Networks (FEN) – the representative body for the UK gas networks.

IEV Group and CorrosionRADAR partner to expand continuous CUI monitoring capability in Southeast Asia.

Middle East conflict has elevated strategic energy security priorities as countries seek supply diversification, international shale exploration can play a key role in meeting those goals, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie, titled “A hydrocarbon copy: the upstream industry’s return to international shale exploration”.

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, in collaboration with the international energy company Equinor, has introduced a new incident taxonomy that helps organisations improve how they classify, understand, and learn from incidents.

The hydrogen economy is starting to look more like a lead balloon, than an economy soaring to new heights, writes Gordon Cope, Contributing Editor.

North American crude replaces Middle East flows as Europe faces structural diesel deficit while exporting gasoline surplus eastward.