The U.S. built a little over 3,000 miles of crude oil pipeline capacity during 2018 to 2020 to reach 84,816 miles in 2021, transporting 1.2 billion barrels of crude oil that year. No significant oil pipeline capacity additions have been made since and U.S. oil production averaged 11.9 million barrels per day in 2022 that […]
Transforming the flow of Canadian crude oils
U.S. crude oil imports landscape is about to undergo a significant shift with the upcoming completion of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMX) in early 2024. The expansion aims to facilitate the transportation of heavier varieties of crude from Alberta’s oil sands to British Columbia (BC). As we move closer to the project’s operational date, […]
2023 Midstream Outlook: Reaching new limits
The oil & gas midstream industry faced multiple challenges in 2022: an increase in demand for American LNG from Europe, growing emissions and ESG pressures, volatile margins and markets, and rising gas and oil production. In 2023, we expect similar challenges and dynamics that will test midstream markets again. Some of these challenges and dynamics […]
Strength in numbers: Increasing the Permian’s gas takeaway capacity
The Permian Basin is set to see five new pipeline projects in the coming next year. Three projects will expand existing pipelines’ capacity, while the other two involve the construction of new pipelines. If everything goes according to plan, these five new pipelines will collectively add 4.18 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) to the […]
June 2018: WGC Fueling the Oilfield with Natural Gas
June 2018- The 27th World Gas Conference was held in Washington, DC from June 25-29, 2018. This was the first time the conference was held in a country that not only is the world’s largest gas consumer and producer but also the country that data showed to be breaking the record for the size of its gas […]
Midstream operators brace for a tough road ahead
The great midstream buildout seems to be over, at least for now. In 2020, midstream operators delayed and canceled projects in efforts to slash capital spending due to the uncertainty of Covid-19. Operators also worried about E&Ps, many of whom were facing the prospects of bankruptcy, and renegotiated existing agreements to ensure their survival as […]
Addressing Pipeline Corrosion Using New Practices and Technologies
In May 2015, a corroding California pipeline leaked over 3,400 barrels of oil into the Pacific coastline. This was one of several incidents that led to new regulatory scrutiny and growing operator interest on pipeline and asset integrity. The leaky pipeline was built in the late 1980s and entered service in 1991 making the pipeline […]
