The Supreme Court has finally declared that the government, represented by the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPFU), owns a part of the Samara-West oil product pipeline, Vitaliy Koval, head of the SPFU stated in Telegram on Feb. 1. “The case of Medvedchuk’s pipeline is over.” Koval said, adding that the state’s ownership of the […]
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Ukrainian court finally returns oil product pipeline owned by pro-Russian oligarch to state ownership
The Supreme Court of Ukraine has finally recognised the state’s ownership of the Ukrainian part of the Samara-Western Direction oil product pipeline, known as the Medvedchuk’s Pipeline (Viktor Medvedchuk is a former Ukrainian MP and pro-Russian oligarch who has Putin as a godfather of his daughter – ed.). Source: Vitalii Koval, the head of the […]
Guernsey County commissioners approve road use agreements for pipeline projects
CAMBRIDGE − The Guernsey County commissioners recently approved two roadway use and maintenance agreements for pipeline construction projects. The first agreement is with EAP Ohio for the site/pad named Bass GY CEN in Center Township. The operator wants to use a 0.93 mile section of County Road 40 (Old National Road) beginning at the intersection […]
Finnish, Chinese presidents discussed pipeline damage, Finland says
By Anne Kauranen and Liz Lee HELSINKI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto said on Wednesday he had held constructive talks with China’s President Xi Jinping over the damage inflicted last year to the Balticconnector gas pipeline linking Finland and Estonia. Finnish police have named the Hong Kong-flagged NewNew Polar Bear container ship as the prime […]
Canada’s Oil Sands Set for Expansion as Pipeline Nears Completion
Canada’s oil producers plan higher output for this year and expect to earn more from their heavy crude once the long-delayed expanded Trans Mountain Pipeline enters into service. The start date of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) is the key uncertainty this year for the Canadian oil industry, the benchmark Canadian heavy oil prices, […]
AstraZeneca Bolsters Cell Therapy Pipeline With Over $1B Deal For China-Based Gracell Biotechnologies
AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ: AZN) has agreed to acquire Gracell Biotechnologies Inc (NASDAQ: GRCL), further strengthening AstraZeneca’s cell therapy portfolio. The deal value is $2.00/share (equivalent to $10/ADS ADS of Gracell) plus a non-tradable contingent value right of $0.30/share (equivalent to $1.50/ADS of Gracell) in cash. The proposed acquisition will enrich AstraZeneca’s growing pipeline of cell therapies with GC012F, a […]
FERC approves three-year construction deadline extension for MVP Southgate pipeline project
Dec. 19—MORGANTOWN — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday granted a three-year extension for completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate project. MVPS now has until June 18, 2026, to complete the line and put it into service. FERC voted on MVPS’s timeline extension request during its Tuesday meeting. The 18-page order details arguments […]
Sweden’s climate pollution should have been down. The Nord Stream pipeline leak sent it skyrocketing
The major gas leak from the sabotaged Nord Stream pipeline last year pushed Sweden’s annual planet-heating emissions up by 7%, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency reported Thursday. The agency’s estimates show the largest part of the 2022 leak occurred within Denmark’s economic zone, but a whopping 5.8 million tons of climate pollution spilled within Sweden’s […]
BP Restarts Pipeline After Gasoline Spill in Washington State-Source
(Reuters) -BP has restarted its Olympic Pipeline that had leaked roughly 25,000 gallons of gasoline near Mount Vernon in Washington state, a source familiar with the pipeline’s operations said on Thursday. The pipeline was restarted following repairs, integrity testing, and regulatory approval of the restart plan, the source said. The company has been cleaning up […]
Hope Gas pipeline project receives more support; Hope objects to FOIA request for project information from The Dominion Post
Dec. 10—MORGANTOWN — Hope Gas’ Morgantown pipeline project received another letter of support this past week. And anticipating Public Service Commission approval of the project, the company took some steps to expedite resolution of the case. But also on Friday, it filed its objection to a Freedom of Information Act request from The Dominion Post […]