Tag: oil and gas

GE Oil and Gas, whose US headquarters are located in Texas, recently opened a new oil and gas Research and Development (R&D) Center in Oklahoma City.

A new report entitled “North American Midstream Infrastructure through 2035: Leaning into the Headwinds” and conducted by ICF International on behalf of the INGAA Foundation has found that the United States and Canada will require annual average midstream natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquids midstream infrastructure investment of about $26 billion per year, or $546 billion (real 2015$) total over the 21-year period from 2015 to 2035, a new study finds.

Schlumberger Limited recently announced that it has closed its merger with Cameron International Corporation. The transaction combines two complementary technology portfolios into a complete products and services offering to the global oil and gas industry.

One of the partners behind a proposed crude oil pipeline that would pass under Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota, recently agreed to install an additional block valve as a safety measure to ease concerns about how quickly a spill could pollute the lake.

Minnesota regulators have endorsed a controversial northern Minnesota pipeline to carry North Dakota’s crude oil, but left open the prospect of shifting its course away from northern lakes. The 5-0 vote by the state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) grants pipeline developer Enbridge Energy a certificate of need to construct the $2.

Pembina Pipeline Corporation announced that it will provide terminalling services for the North West Redwater Partnership (North West) with respect to North West's planned Sturgeon Refinery. The company also announced that it has entered into agreements to construct a new pipeline lateral in the Karr area of Alberta (the Karr Lateral) to service growing production from the Montney resource play.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has reported that responses to its monthly survey reveal that manufacturing executives believe falling oil prices are causing slowdown in the state’s factories.

It has been announced that AS-Schneider will be presenting its broad range of products and services at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas (May 4 to 7, 2015). The family-owned company based in Nordheim, Germany, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of Instrumentation Valves, Manifolds and Accessories.

Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. announced Friday that they have formed Saddlehorn Pipeline Company, a 50/50 limited liability company, to construct, own and operate the Saddlehorn pipeline, an approximately 550-mile pipeline that will transport various grades of crude oil from the DJ Basin, and potentially the broader Rocky Mountain area resource plays, to storage facilities in Cushing, OK owned by Magellan and Plains.

Wood Group has opened a 16,000ft2 training facility in Kenedy, Texas, to provide educational programs focused on health, safety and environment (HSE) and technical competency for Eagle Ford shale workers.