Pipeline News
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Ottawa -
A watchdog said Thursday Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid more than he needed to for a controversial oil pipeline to the Pacific -- which could come back to haunt him in October elections.
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Washington -
Native American groups staged a march to the White House Friday against the construction of a controversial oil pipeline which they fear could lead to the desecration of tribal lands.
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The US Army Corps of Engineers nixed plans for a controversial oil pipeline crossing in North Dakota, a major victory for Native Americans and environmentalists who had staged months of protests.
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Washington -
The largest gasoline pipeline in the United States remained shut off Tuesday in the southern state of Alabama following an explosion that killed one and injured five, as crews battled to control the resulting wildfire.
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By AFP
Los Angeles -
Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo accused US President Barack Obama of hypocrisy for allowing fracking and other fossil fuel extraction while presenting himself as a green president.
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Chicago -
The US government reiterated its request that construction of an oil pipeline in North Dakota be paused, while authorities consider the impacts of its route on a Native American tribe.
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Chicago -
The US government on Friday sought to stop construction on a controversial oil pipeline in North Dakota that has angered Native Americans, blocking any work on federal land and asking the company to "voluntarily pause" work nearby.
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By AFP
Chicago -
A US federal judge on Friday denied a request by a Native American tribe to halt an oil pipeline in North Dakota over fears the project could endanger its drinking water.
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Cannon Ball -
Drive on a state highway along the Missouri River, amid the rolling hills and wide prairies of North Dakota, and you'll come across a makeshift camp of Native Americans -- united by a common cause.
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Protesters camping near Native American lands in North Dakota to protest the construction of an oil pipeline clashed late Saturday with construction company workers they blamed for destroying ancient sites.
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Washington -
US President Barack Obama on Friday blocked the Keystone XL oil pipeline that Canada sought to build into the United States, ruling it would harm the fight against climate change.
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Washington -
US President Barack Obama is expected Friday to block the construction of a controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline between Canada and the United States, ending years of bitter and politically charged debate.
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Tbili -
Over 3,000 people took to the streets in Georgia on Saturday to protest what they called Moscow's occupation of the breakaway South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions.Carrying placards that read "Stop Russia!
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By AFP
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Georgia decried on Tuesday Moscow's "creeping annexation" of its territory after Russian border guards moved border markers further into Tbilisi-controlled area, leaving a portion of an international oil pipeline in territory under Russian control.
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Tuesday's pipeline rupture is now in its third day as cleanup crews work feverishly to contain what has turned into a major emergency. The original estimate of the numbers of gallons of oil released was far smaller than originally thought.
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Inside the story of when Florida Power & Light announced its selection of Sabal Trail Transmission, LLC. to build a $3 billion, 500-mile natural gas pipeline through three states.
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Edmonton -
Canada's National Energy Board began hearings today in Edmonton with First Nations groups as part of its review process regarding Kinder Morgan's proposed Alberta to B.C. coast pipeline expansion project.
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By AFP
Kiev -
A blast hit a major Ukrainian pipeline on Tuesday, but did not appear to affect the transport of Russian gas to European clients, Ukrainian officials said.
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San Bruno -
A California utility company indicted over a 2010 pipeline explosion that killed eight and destroyed dozens of homes in the city of San Bruno is facing even more charges.
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Los Angeles -
An oil pipeline in the Atwater Village area of Los Angeles has burst, causing 10,000 gallons of oil to flood the streets.
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Washington -
Approval of a new pipeline to bring controversial fracked crude oil from Canada to Texas for refining has been delayed for at least a year, U.S. officials announced last week.
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By AFP
Lagos -
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell said on Monday that it had halted crude exports from a key terminal in southern Nigeria because of a leak in a supply pipeline.
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By Reuters
TransCanada Corp <TRP.TO> said on Thursday there was no issue with the 590,000-barrel-per-day Hardisty, Alberta, to Steele City, Nebraska, leg of its Keystone XL crude oil pipeline system, but it is dealing with a power outage at a th...
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By Reuters
Royal Dutch Shell's <RDSa.L> entire Houston-to-Houma crude oil pipeline remained shut on Monday, following a reported leak late last week, the company said.
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By Reuters
Royal Dutch Shell <RDSA.L> on Friday said construction crew members punctured its Houston-to-Houma (Ho-Ho) pipeline near Port Neches, Texas, on Thursday afternoon, releasing 364 barrels of crude oil.
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By Reuters
Canadian regulators on Thursday approved Enbridge Inc's Line 9 oil pipeline reversal and expansion, conditional on the country's largest pipeline company undertaking additional work on consultation and...
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Montreal -
Oil started to flow on Wednesday through the southern US leg of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, its Canadian operator said, while Washington mulls whether on not to approve its northern half.Calgary-based firm TransCanada said the US$2.
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Moscow -
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger reported no progress on Friday at tense talks over state-run Gazprom's stranglehold on the European natural gas market.
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Toronto -
A regulatory panel recommended the government approve pipeline construction through lands held by native peoples. Canada’s three-person panel said the potential $6.5 billion revenue outweighed environmental concerns and native property rights.
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The Michigan Coalition Against Tar Sands (MI-CATS) began a campaign designed to disrupt the expansion of Enbridge’s tar sands pipeline in July. Monday, activists staged a “tree sit” in the area under construction.
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Pipeline Image
A picture of Calgary in the evening. naserke, Flickr
Pipeline pigging, shown here at TransCanada’s Maple Compressor Station, in Ontario, Canada, is an in-line inspection procedure we undertake to check the internal condition of our pipelines. TransCanada
In a brochure issued by Enbridge detailing the Line 5 pipeline, they say: "The twin pipelines under the Straits have not experienced any leaks in six decades of operation—a testament to their design, construction, and maintenance regimen." Enbridge
Protesters opposed to the proposed Keystone XL demonstrate outside the White House in 2011. Chesapeakeclimate/Wikimedia Commons
The ship POLAR ADVENTURE (IMO: 9244063, MMSI: 303031000) is a Oil tanker registered in Alaska (US). Steven Pavlov (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Uncontacted Indians' territory in Peru is being
invaded by oil companies. ©Anon/ Survival
The worst Alberta oil spill in 35 years dumped about 4.5 million litres of oil into a wetland area at Evi, Alberta, on May 5, 2011. Rogu Collecti / Greenpeace
ExxonMobile Offices in downtown Houston, Texas. WhisperToMe
LOCATION; Photo/Graphic shows approximate location of the May 19th oil spill from the Plains All American Pipeline near Refugio Beach in Santa Barbara, Calif. Jw4nvc - Santa Barbara, California/Wikimedia Commons
A map showing the route of the Keystone project in relation to water resources. Kbh3rd
A gas pipeline explosion fiveflower
An example of a natural gas pipeline https://www.flickr.com/photos/bilfinger/
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Crossed spears left by uncontacted Indians threatened by an oil pipeline
© Marek Wolodzko/AIDESEP
Map of the Colonial Pipeline. EIA
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