Offshore Oil and Gas Operators Want Less Regulation, but Surprise Inspections Find Serious Safety Problems The New York Times » More than 50 inspectors, traveling on helicopters, conducted surprise inspections on about 40 offshore platforms and drilling rigs. The results were still being compiled but the inspectors found serious problems, including some that were potentially life threatening. Michelle2018-03-20T07:51:35-08:00March 18th, 2018|Non-Renewable Sources|
400 miles of Dallas’ natural gas pipeline still comprised of dangerous cast iron WFAA 8 » Federal regulators have repeatedly warned of its dangers for decades. In fact, they have urged states to replace all cast iron piping. To date, 21 states have replaced cast iron piping, eliminating it all together. Texas is not among them. Michelle2018-05-01T10:14:12-08:00March 8th, 2018|Non-Renewable Sources, Texas|
Dakota Access Pipeline gauges oil industry interest in expanding capacity The Bismarck Tribune » The company that built the Dakota Access Pipeline is gauging the oil industry’s interest in shipping additional oil from the Bakken to the Gulf Coast. Energy Transfer Partners recently announced it is soliciting commitments from the industry to expand the capacity of the four-state Dakota Access Pipeline and the Energy Transfer Crude Oil Pipeline. Michelle2018-03-06T14:43:13-08:00March 5th, 2018|Non-Renewable Sources, North Dakota|
Atlantic Coast Pipeline gets another NC permit; one more to go The News & Observer » North Carolina officials on Tuesday issued the latest state permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, bringing the $6 billion interstate natural gas pipeline just one state permit away from the finish line. The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality permit for a compressor station to be built in Northampton County. Michelle2018-02-28T16:58:57-08:00February 27th, 2018|Non-Renewable Sources, North Carolina|
Energy Transfer Partners appeals revocation of Louisiana pipeline permit Reuters » An Energy Transfer Partners subsidiary on Monday appealed a ruling by a federal judge in Louisiana that halted construction on a portion of its Bayou Bridge crude oil pipeline, according to court documents. The motion came after U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick on Friday issued a preliminary injunction revoking a needed permit for the pipeline, which is already under construction. Michelle2018-02-28T10:59:15-08:00February 26th, 2018|Louisiana, Non-Renewable Sources|
Judge Agrees to Halt Construction of Louisiana Oil Pipeline Associated Press » A federal judge has agreed to suspend construction of a crude oil pipeline that is being built through a swamp in Louisiana’s Cajun country. U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick’s order Friday is a victory for environmental groups challenging the Bayou Bridge pipeline project. Michelle2018-02-27T11:56:54-08:00February 23rd, 2018|Louisiana, Non-Renewable Sources|
