Michigan Regulator to Weigh Climate Impact of Enbridge’s Line 5 Pipeline

Michigan state regulators rejected calls to review Enbridge’s entire Line 5 pipeline, and said it would limit the scope of its review to the four-mile section being rehoused in an underwater tunnel.

Equinor LNG Plant Broke Rules ahead of 2020 Fire, Watchdog Says

The fire broke out in the air intake of a gas turbine generator, the PSA said, where filters had likely auto-ignited after being clogged by insects.

Kinder Morgan Raises Outlook as Profit Surges

Though natural gas transport volumes were down 3% overall amid the lingering impact on demand from the COVID-19 pandemic, Kinder Morgan’s natural gas pipelines unit still saw adjusted income grow by almost 80%.

NextDecade to Certify Natural Gas Emissions for Texas Rio Grande LNG

Project Canary, which has recently launched responsibly sourced natural gas pilot projects with shale giants EQT and Chesapeake Energy, will certify emissions from the gas wellhead to Rio Grande for U.S. LNG developer NextDecade.

BP Reportedly Plans to End Flaring in Permian Basin by 2025

The plan to end flaring in the Permian Basin by 2025, believed to be announced by BP on April 26, includes spending about $1.3 billion to build a network of pipelines and other infrastructures.

Midstream Business Construction Projects: Permian Pipeliners Push Forward

From the effects of Keystone XL and President Joe Biden’s executive orders to updates on Permian Basin infrastructure, here’s a roundup of midstream construction projects across North America for November 2020 to March 2021.

Energy Transfer Argues DAPL Closure Would Cause ‘Economic Shock’

Company’s tells D.C. District Court that losses could reach $4.3 million a day.

Midstream Business: Sector Contends With a Producer Bankruptcy Wave

The midstream sector escaped 2020 with no bankruptcies but is struggling with sweeping counterparty risks if existing contracts are thrown out or renegotiated in E&P bankruptcy settlements.

Aruba Aims to Sign Deal with Houston-based Eagle LNG Partners

The deal would allow Eagle LNG Partners to supply Aruba’s power company with natural gas, replacing high-sulfur fuel oil as the country’s main fuel for generation.

Golden Gate Capital Launches Infrastructure Platform, Buys Waterfield Midstream Assets

Stonehill Environmental Partners to provide water pipeline disposal and recycling infrastructure solutions.