Piping

Kuwait's KPC draws BlackRock, Brookfield, EIG to possible $7-B pipeline deal

BlackRock, Brookfield Asset Management, EIG Partners and buyout group KKR are among those that have shown interest.

UK targets Russia's Transneft in new sanctions on Ukraine war anniversary

The West has imposed tens of thousands of sanctions on Russia, including its oil sector, but has failed to bring Russian oil exports down by any significant amount. China, India and Turkey still buy Russian oil.

Croatia must allow Russian oil flows to Hungary and Slovakia, MOL says

MOL has contracted more oil by tankers from various countries, including Russia, to a Croatian port, and both countries are looking to tap emergency crude reserves.

MOL sources alternative oil supplies as Druzhba pipeline outage drags

Hungary's MOL group has ordered tankers delivering Saudi, Norwegian, Kazakh, Libyan and Russian oil to supply its Hungarian and Slovak refineries and halted diesel supplies to Ukraine as it scrambles to overcome an outage of the Druzhba pipeline.

Hungary asks Croatia for help after Russian oil flows via Ukraine halted

A Russian attack on the Druzhba pipeline in Ukraine on January 27 knocked out flows to Eastern Europe.

Slovakia says Druzhba oil supplies interrupted, expected to resume in coming days

The economy ministry said the interruption did not affect Slovakia's energy security and gave no further details on the length of the expected suspension of flows.

Serbia's Russian-owned NIS refiner buys first crude since U.S. sanctions waiver

Washington imposed sanctions on NIS in October as part of broader measures targeting Russia's energy sector over Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Sizing pressure relief piping systems: Dual isenthalpic-isentropic flow

API releases new recommended practice for the safe transport of CO2 by pipeline

CO2 pipelines are an increasingly important part of the nation’s pipeline infrastructure as companies explore new systems and consider repurposing existing assets to transport CO2 for long-term storage or enhanced oil recovery.

U.S. judge blocks Michigan from shutting down Enbridge's Line 5 oil pipeline

The decision comes five years after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer revoked an easement allowing Canadian company Enbridge to operate a 6.4-km (4-mile) stretch of aging pipeline underneath the Straits of Mackinac, which connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, citing risks to the environment in the event of a spill.