Oil

Land pipeline construction costs hit record $10.7 million/mile

Sharply higher miscellaneous costs overwhelmed lower material costs to increase the price of building land pipelines by more than $2 million/mile. Both labor and right-of-way (ROW) costs also ...
CNN

Last year’s Keystone Pipeline shutdown was due to bending stress on a pipe and a weld flaw, company says

A leak of nearly 13,000 barrels of crude oil from the Keystone Pipeline near the Kansas-Nebraska border last year was caused by a flawed weld and stress on the pipe from being bent, the operator said.
NPR

Future of controversial Dakota Access pipeline's river crossing remains unclear

BISMARCK, N.D. — Federal officials on Friday released a draft environmental review of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, but said they're waiting for more input before deciding the future of the line's ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

As battles over Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline grind on, tribes fear Great Lakes, treaty rights at risk

An early version of this story incorrectly said a ship's anchor struck Line 5 in 2020, rupturing the pipeline and causing a temporary shutdown. The incident, which did not cause an oil spillage, ...
The Indianapolis Star

Rerouting of Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline attracted 8 hours of testimony. Here are key takeaways

MADISON – Eight hours of public testimony Tuesday laid bare the divide over whether a Canadian oil company should be allowed to reroute a controversial pipeline. Supporters, speaking at hearing in ...