Regulations & standards

An important onshore oil and gas pipeline safety standard has been made publicly available.

A National Energy Board Hearing Panel will review the Energy East and Eastern Mainline project applications concurrently.

The European Union reportedly no longer has legal grounds to block the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, but it hopes to negotiate an agreement with Moscow.

Hilcorp Alaska LLC has agreed to begin repair work on a leaking natural gas pipeline in Alaska’s Cook Inlet.

The Belle Fourche pipeline spill is now believed to have been approximately three times larger than originally estimated.

TransCanada has received a presidential permit for its Keystone XL pipeline.

The US State Department is expected to approve the Keystone XL pipeline before next week.

US Senators Booker and Menendez raise serious concerns about arsenic contamination and environmental impacts of PennEast pipeline.

TransCanada Corp. has filed a variance application with the National Energy Board to proceed with construction of the North Montney mainline project.

An emergency order has been refused and the pipeline has been vandalised, yet, Dakota Access is still set to be operational by next week.

Husky Energy Inc is currently undertaking a cleanup operation after a crude oil pipeline spill last week.

The provincial government of Alberta predicts economic recovery, with growth driven by the energy sector, and specifically, pipelines.

The Pipeline Safety and Hazardous Materials Administration has sent a proposed safety order to Hilcorp Alaska LLC regarding its concerns over a crude oil pipeline.

Enbridge Energy has defended the safety of its Line 5 pipeline to the Michigan Pipeline Safety Advisory Board.

The presidents of Russia and Turkey have had a meeting to discuss the implementation of the TurkStream natural gas pipeline project.