US pipeline news
Reuters: Senate confirms fracking executive Chris Wright as Trump's energy secretary
The US Senate on Monday 3 February confirmed Chris Wright, a fracking executive, to be President Donald Trump's energy secretary.
Intensity Infrastucture Partners launches open season for new natural gas transmission pipeline to serve the Bakken region
The Open Season began at 5:00 p.m. CT on 3 February 2025 and is scheduled to end at 1:00 p.m. CT on 7 March 2025.
ONEOK announces completion of strategic EnLink Midstream acquisition
ONEOK, Inc. has announced that it has completed its acquisition of EnLink Midstream, LLC.
Stonehenge and UGI acquire Superior Midstream Appalachian pipeline gathering systems
Pine Run Gathering (a joint venture of Stonehenge and UGI) has announced that it has completed a transaction to acquire Superior Midstream Appalachian, LLC for US$120 million subject to customary adjustments.
EIA expects higher wholesale US natural gas prices as demand increases
In its January Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA forecasts the US benchmark Henry Hub natural gas spot price to increase in 2025 to average US$3.10/million Btu and in 2026 to average US$4.00/million Btu from the record low set in 2024.
Reuters: Trump's energy actions on his first day
US President Donald Trump issued a flurry of orders within hours of his inauguration on Monday 20 January 2025 intended to boost the nation's already record-high oil and gas production and unwind former President Joe Biden's climate agenda, reports Reuters.
USDOT advances rule to modernise gas pipeline methane emissions detection requirements
PHMSA transmits final rule to the Federal Register to enhance natural gas pipeline safety.
Kinder Morgan announces acquisition of gas gathering and processing system in Bakken from Outrigger Energy II
The acquisition includes a processing facility and a 104 mile, large-diameter, high-pressure rich gas gathering header pipeline connecting supplies from the Williston Basin area to high-demand markets.
USDOT proposes new rule to strengthen safety requirements for carbon dioxide pipelines
The US Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has announced new comprehensive proposed requirements for carbon dioxide and hazardous liquid pipelines.
Reuters: Enbridge defeats lawsuit over crude oil transport
According to Reuters, an Illinois federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit accusing pipeline operator Enbridge of blocking a rival from building a terminal to ship Canadian crude oil by barge from the Chicago area to refineries in the Midwest and the Gulf of Mexico.