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Enbridge $1.5B investment in Bakken pipeline puts Sandpiper project in question

The Bakken Pipeline system includes the Dakota Access Pipeline and will transport oil from North Dakota’s Bakken range through South Dakota and Iowa to a tank farm in Patoka, Ill.

DOT Study highlights the importance of maintaining leak detection system

Detecting Pipeline Product Theft in Latin America

Product theft from pipelines is an enormous problem all over the world. The extent, severity, and risk of such theft operations are a major concern to the industry and the world community. This is organized crime using modern technology to steal large quantities of valuable material from hazardous product pipelines.

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Caused Widespread Marsh Erosion, Study Shows

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill six years ago caused widespread marsh erosion that may be permanent in some places, according to a new analysis of 270 miles of the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coasts.

Damaged Pipeline in Iran Causes Gas Leak

Part of gas production at Iran’s South Pars gas field was shut down this week following a pipeline leak. Pipeline 32 (part of Phase 16 of the South Pars gas field) feeds an onshore refinery, and according to Iranian news agency Mehr, the leak has been brought under control.