Amy Mitchell, an attorney at Spencer Fane, writes about a landmark Fifth Circuit case examining FERC’s regulatory approach to pipeline expansion, focusing on cost allocation, environmental review, and agency discretion.
Wood Mackenzie report that prolonged disruption to Middle East energy supplies could accelerate a structural shift in global energy systems, halving oil and gas import dependence by 2050 and reducing oil demand by 20% and gas demand by 10% relative to the base case.
The European bellwether front-month gas contract on the Dutch TTF hub initially dropped to EUR 42.50/MWh on Ice Endex this morning, its lowest since 2 March, before recovering slightly to EUR 43.46/MWh, at the time of writing.
Call for Projects – Hermann Rosen Award for Pipeline Innovation 2026.
STATS Group has launched the patented SureTap® Plug, a dual seal completion plug that brings verified Double Block and Bleed isolation to the final stage of hot tapping operations. The innovation eliminates the long-standing risk associated with single O-ring plugs, improving safety, enabling seal verification, and enhancing efficiency in pipeline interventions.
World Pipelines interviews Ditch Witch’s Cory Maker (Senior Product Manager) and Jeff Davis (Product Manager – HDD) on Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) and their Orange Intel digital fleet management tool.
War in the Middle East has triggered severe global supply disruptions in oil and gas, with reported damage and shutdowns affecting liquefied natural gas (LNG) trains, refineries, fuel terminals and critical gas-to-liquids facilities across the region.
Rystad Energy’s oil market update from Janiv Shah, Vice President, Oil Markets.
Oil price surge above US$115 signals escalation from logistics shock to supply disruption in energy markets, says GlobalData.
Wood Mackenzie warns Middle East conflict threatens 200 million tpy of Asian LNG demand growth over next decade as Qatar declares force majeure on shipments.
GlobalData announces that MEED, its Middle East-focused business intelligence platform, has launched a content hub for updates on the US-Israel-Iran conflict.
UK remains global decarbonisation frontrunner but will miss 2030 clean power target, 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and legally binding 2050 net zero goal, according to a new report from DNV.
Neil Crosby, AVP Oil Analytics at Sparta, Michael Ryan, Freight Commodity Owner at Sparta, and Philip Jones-Lux, Senior Analyst for Sparta, comment on freight, refining margins and Hormuz disruption.
ICIS provides analysis and context on the evolving situation in the Middle East.
Crude oil prices have increased sharply since the United States and Israel started their coordinated strikes on Iranian military targets on 28 February 2026.