Canada’s National Energy Board has published “Regulations Amending the Onshore Pipeline Regulations, 1999.” The regulations clarify requirements for federally regulated pipelines regarding management systems, with the purpose of protecting the public, workers, and the environment, according to NEB.

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. has decided against using the Western Australian government’s James Price Point LNG hub for development of its Browse Basin gas fields.

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) system has secured environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) approval in Albania from the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Water Administration.

Keyera Corp. and Plains Midstream Canada ULC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Plains All American Pipeline LP, are soliciting interest in construction of a jointly owned NGL system in northwest Alberta.

A hearing on US Rep. Lee Terry’s (R-Neb.) bill to congressionally authorize construction of the final portion of the proposed Keystone XL crude oil pipeline revealed how wide the gap has grown between the viewpoints of the project’s proponents and opponents.

Oneok Partners LP has completed three projects that are part of its previously announced growth program through 2015.

CenterPoint Energy Bakken Crude Services LLC (CEBCS), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy Inc., has entered into a long-term agreement with XTO Energy Inc., a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corp, to gather XTO’s crude oil production through a new crude oil gathering and transportation pipeline system in North Dakota's Bakken formation.

Alberta Premier Alison Redford called for a full, reasoned discussion about the proposed Keystone XL crude oil pipeline as the US Department of State reviews the project’s revised cross-border permit application.

Kinder Morgan Freedom Pipeline LLC, a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, is holding a binding open season to determine industry interest in the development of an oil pipeline to transport crude oil from the Permian basin of West Texas to the refining complexes of northern and southern California.

China National Petroleum Corp. and KazMunayGas have signed an agreement on principles of an expansion of the pipeline that carries crude oil from Atasu in western Kazakhstan to a PetroChina Co. Ltd. refinery at Dushanzi, China.

Jordan’s Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources (MEMR) earlier this month launched a tender for supply of LNG to the country.