IGEM/TD/2 (communication 1737): Application of Pipeline Risk Assessment to Proposed Developments in the Vicinity of High Pressure Natural Gas Pipelines (Safety Recommendations)
With the Canadian energy industry seeking diversification from the US and potential greenhouse gsa regulations, the Globe and Mail reports that commercial backing is growing for Enbridge Inc.’s stalled Northern Gateway pipelines project. The Northern Gateway Project. Click to enlarge....
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said it is investigating whether three interstate natural gas pipelines are overcharging their customers -- including Kinder Morgan's Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America . The probe is over whether the companies "are over-recovering costs,...
RENOVO, Pa. - For decades, natural-gas drilling has been part of the landscape in Sproul State Forest, a vast timberland in northern Pennsylvania pocked with hundreds of shallow wells and crossed by pipelines.
Shtokman, a natural gas field in Russia's Arctic waters that is one of the world's largest gas deposits, will start producing two years later than OAO Gazprom's planned launch date, according to one of the partners in the megaproject. Jean-Jacques Mosconi, head of strategy at French oil company Total SA, said the first gas from Shtokman would begin flowing into export pipelines in 2015, with liquefied...
Pakistan Worries Over New U.S. Afghan Strategy -- Reuters SLAMABAD, Nov 20 (Reuters) - As the United States ponders its Afghan strategy, Pakistan is waiting nervously, worried that a U.S. troops surge would widen the war but also keen to see a robust U.S. commitment that would convince the Taliban to talk. U.S. President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday to end the Afghan war before he leaves office....
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean Cain, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, performs a radio check during a security patrol in the Nawa district of the Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Nov. 9, 2009. The 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment is a ground combat element deployed with Regimental Combat Team 7, which conducts counterinsurgency operations in partnership with Afghan National...
As we all live in the present, it is very hard to fully assess the future implications of decisions supported or made by political and business leaders. An extraordinary game of geo-strategy is under way to lock in long-term agreements, notably in the energy sector. At a global level, the transit routes of future oil & gas pipelines become the object of a power struggle involving not only the...
Everyone needs love, even people who aren't, in fact, people, but over-designed alien glassworks stuck to the sides of historic buildings. They need love, too. We are pretty sure of this. So we wonder whether calling the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal one of the ten ugliest buildings in the world is really necessary. For reference, here's last year's "winner." Sure, the Crystalline ROMniplex may...
Almost a year after Barack Obama ascended to the White House, many of his supporters are bemused. His healthcare bill is a hefty improvement but it still won't provide coverage for all Americans, and may not provide a public alternative to the over-charging insurance companies - if it passes at all. His environmental team is vandalising the vital Copenhagen conference by saying the US – the...
Rising Indian Influence In Afghanistan Worries US And Pakistan By Ajay Prakash T he top US military commander in Afghanistan has warned that India's growing influence in the country could "exacerbate regional tensions" and encourage "countermeasures" by Pakistan, India's historic rival in south Asia. In a confidential report submitted to US President Barack Obama on August 30, General...
HOUSTON, TX (MARKET WIRE) Jim Cleary, senior vice president of El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB) and president of Western Pipelines for El Paso Corporation (NYSE: EP), will present tomorrow, November 20, at the RBC Capital Markets MLP Conference in Dallas, Texas. The presentation will begin at 10 a.m. CST, 11 a.m. EST with an audio webcast and presentation slides available on the Investors...
ONEOK Partners (NYSE: OKS) closed yesterday at $57.43. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $33.90 and 52-week high of $58.73. ONEOK Partners stock has been showing support around 56.70 and resistance in the 58.44 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives OKS a neutral 3 STAR (out of 5) hold rating. OKS appears on the Investors Observer Hedged Dividend Income list....
By Philip H. de Leon As we all live in the present, it is very hard to fully assess the future implications of decisions supported or made by political and business leaders. An extraordinary game of geo-strategy is under way to lock in long-term agreements, notably in the energy sector. At a global level, the transit routes of future oil & gas pipelines become the object of a power struggle involving...
Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMP) closed yesterday at $56.75. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $40.19 and 52-week high of $57.66. Kinder Morgan stock has been showing support around 56.41 and resistance in the 57.07 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives KMP a very positive 5 STAR (out of 5) strong buy rating. KMP appears on the Investors Observer Hedged Dividend Income...
As we all live in the present, it is very hard to fully assess the future implications of decisions supported or made by political and business leaders. An extraordinary game of geo-strategy is under way to lock in long-term agreements, notably in the energy sector. At a global level, the transit routes of future oil & gas pipelines become the object of a power struggle involving not only the suppliers...