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Eagle Ford Ranked As Top North American Play

ITG Investment Research announced the release of a survey of leading buyside energy investors which indicated that the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas ranked as the leading North American play.

Above Ground Markers Wireless Acoustic Pig Tracker

The Wireless Acoustic Pig Tracker is a new modular design that allows a wireless connection between the geophone and the user.

Koch Pipeline and Arrowhead Pipeline Add to South Texas Crude Oil Capacity

Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. and Arrowhead Pipeline, L.P. have announced an agreement and joint tariff to increase the amount of Eagle Ford crude transported to Corpus Christi via the Arrowhead pipeline.

V&M Star Gung-Ho About U.S. Prospects

One company making an undeniable splash in the North American pipe business is V&M Star, a joint venture between Vallourec, France (80%) and Summitomo Corp., Japan (20%). On Nov. 5, 2012 the company showed its faith in the long-term development of the shale revolution with the opening of a $1 billion state-of-the-art steel mill in strategically located Youngstown, OH.

NTSB Recommendations On San Bruno Put Pressure On Congress And Obama Administration

The pipeline safety recommendations issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Aug. 30 puts significant pressure on Congress and the Obama administration to respond to problems discovered as part of the NTSB investigation of the PG&E San Bruno explosion in September 2010.

Petrofac Acquires Interest In UK Gas Storage Site

Petrofac has acquired a 20% interest in Gateway Storage Company Limited to develop the Gateway Gas Storage project in the East Irish Sea.

Climate Change Bill Moves Forward…Toward Natural Gas Industry

The climate change bill the Senate will consider in September — which the House passed by a narrow 219-212 vote in late June — could have a significant impact on various players in the natural gas business; but the key word is could.

NiSource Busy Modernizing Columbia Pipeline Across Large Footprint

With recent FERC approval for its comprehensive pipeline infrastructure replacement program in hand, NiSource has undertaken the initial five-year investment plan for the Columbia Gas Transmission pipeline and its related facilities.

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan May Study New Trans-Caspian Pipeline

The state-run oil and gas firms of Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have signed agreements to facilitate trans-Caspian transportation and export of Kazakhstan's growing oil production.

Cleanup Efforts Underway After ExxonMobil Yellowstone River Spill

After a spill from an ExxonMobil Pipeline Company oil pipeline along the Yellowstone River on Friday, July 1, the company has released an update on cleanup efforts.