Regulations & standards

Four Board Members are set to carry out expanded indigenous and public engagement relating to the Energy East/Eastern Mainline hearing.

The National Energy Board of Canada is set to hold an oral hearing on whether the Wyndwood pipeline expansion project should be approved for construction and operation.

The Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee is set to discuss the proposed rulemaking for onshore gas transmission and gathering pipelines.

DNV GL has launched a new recommended practice that is dedicated to the interaction of the pipeline and soil, DNVGL-RP-F114 ‘Pipe-soil interaction for submarine pipelines’.

Ashtead Technology has received further endorsement from the UK Accreditation Service (UKAS) for its enhanced range of calibration services.

The Polish Oil and Gas Co. has called for the European Commission to fine Gazprom and create competitive conditions on the gas market.

The C.D. Howe Institute has released a new report, which suggests that the government of Canada should restore the National Energy Board’s decision making authority.

The National Energy Board of Canada is set to be modernised to ensure that the country’s resources are developed responsibly.

The Minnesota Department of Commerce has released its draft environmental impact statement and commenced a comment period for the Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 pipeline replacement project.

The Atlantic Sunrise project is expected to support around 8000 jobs the 10 Pennsylvania counties and have an estimated US$1.6 billion economic impact in the project area.

The Hearing Panel for the Energy East and Eastern Mainline pipeline projects are seeking comments from the public regarding the topics identified in its final Lists of Issues for the projects.

On 10 May, state officials, conservation leaders and members of the public asked the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to reject PennEast’s pipeline application, citing flaws in FERC’s review of oil and gas pipelines.

The White House has announced that Neil Chatterjee and Robert Powelson have been nominated to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

The US Energy Information Administration has highlighted that pipeline infrastructure in the Permian is now better equipped to handle new production than it was in 2014.

According to Industrial Info Resources, Williams Companies is committed to finding a way forward for its Constitution natural gas pipeline.