Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP is expanding its Sweeny Lateral pipeline running between the Kinder Morgan Crude Condensate (KMCC) pipeline and Phillips 66’s Sweeny refinery in Brazoria County, Tex.

NET Midstream’s wholly owned subsidiary Eagle Ford Midstream LP (EFM) has secured firm transportation agreements from Eagle Ford shale producers including Talisman Energy USA and Statoil Natural Gas LLC.

TransCanada Corp. has reached binding long-term shipping agreements to build, own, and operate the proposed Alberta-based Heartland Pipeline and TC Terminals projects.

Enbridge Inc. expects to complete reversal of its Line 9A crude oil pipeline between Sarnia and North Westover, Ont., this year, said Tom Hodge, project director, expansion and replacement project, at the API Pipeline Conference in San Diego.

Calls for the Obama administration to authorize construction of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline’s final segment increased as the US Department of State began hearings on the project in Grand Island, Neb., on Apr. 18.

Atlas Pipeline Partners LP has agreed to buy Eagle Ford shale natural gas gathering and processing company Teak Midstream LLC.

A second US House subcommittee heard testimony in support of a bill to let Congress approve the proposed Keystone XL crude oil pipeline project as the first, which held a hearing on Rep. Lee Terry’s (R-Neb.) measure on Apr. 10, marked up HR 3 for consideration by the full Energy and Commerce Committee.

Plains All American Pipeline LP is building the Cactus Pipeline, a 310-mile, 20-in. OD crude oil pipeline in Texas from McCamey in Upton County to Gardendale in LaSalle County.

Western Refining Inc. has started its Mason Station crude oil terminal in Reeves County, Tex., the first phase of its Delaware Basin crude oil gathering system.

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.

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.