Piping
French bank BNP sells its share in $2.5 B Dakota pipeline loan
(Reuters) -- BNP Paribas SA said Wednesday it has sold its $120 MM share of the loan for the Dakota Access Pipeline, becoming the second bank to divest from the project that faced opposition from Native Americans and environmentalists.
BridgeTex owners seek more than $300 MM from shipper
HOUSTON (Reuters) -- Plains All American Pipeline and Magellan Midstream Partners filed an amended breach of contract lawsuit seeking more than $300 MM in damages from Stampede Energy over an oil transport deal, according to court documents.
Brazil's black market pipeline: Gangs hijack Petrobras' oil, fuel
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -- In September, police investigating a wave of killings in the northern Rio de Janeiro suburbs followed a tip to the isolated scrubland near the massive Duque de Caxias oil refinery.
Environmental groups sue Trump administration for approving Keystone pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Several environmental groups filed lawsuits against the Trump administration on Thursday to challenge its decision to approve construction of TransCanada Corp's controversial Keystone XL crude oil pipeline.
Native Americans to meet Norway's wealth fund watchdog over pipeline
OSLO (Reuters) -- Standing Rock Sioux tribe representatives will meet the ethics watchdog for Norway's $915 billion sovereign wealth fund on Monday over a US oil pipeline, a watchdog official said on Monday.
TransCanada gets presidential permit for Keystone XL pipeline
(Reuters) -- TransCanada Corp said on Friday the US Department of State issued a presidential permit for the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a project blocked by former President Barack Obama.
Canada's Enbridge to cut 1,000 jobs after buying Spectra
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) -- Canada's Enbridge Inc said on Wednesday it would cut about 1,000 positions, or 6% of its work force, after buying Spectra Energy Corp of Houston, the first layoffs for the combined energy infrastructure company, the biggest in North America.
Police investigating Dakota pipeline vandalism
(Reuters) -- South Dakota authorities are investigating an act of vandalism at the Dakota Access pipeline, a day after the project owner said oil could begin flowing through the pipeline soon, officials said on Tuesday.
Beset by delays, Myanmar-China oil pipeline nears start-up
YANGON/BEIJING (Reuters) -- Nearly a decade in the making, a project to pump oil 480 mi across Myanmar to southwest China is set for imminent start-up, with a supertanker nearing the port of Kyauk Phyu, marking the opening of a new oil trading route.
Sinopec starts operation of crude oil pipeline in south China
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China Petroleum and Chemical Corp has started operating a major crude oil pipeline that connects eastern Jiangsu province with refineries in south China, the company said in a statement.
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