Comments from a number of Biden Administration officials in recent weeks about energy policy – specifically one regarding the production and refining of more oil and natural gas during a period of high prices – point to general confusion and a profound misunderstanding about how these products are made. This confusion and misunderstanding at the highest levels of
government, in turn, make it clear that oil and natural gas advocates need to continue to provide
It’s a complicated time to build a new oil or gas pipeline in the U.S. While the fossil fuel industry continues to see healthy demand and profits amid skyrocketing gasoline prices and war in Ukraine, construction costs are rising and stricter environmental regulations are on the horizon as pressure to transition to renewable energy grows.

Two widely publicized pipeline projects illustrate this trend. Last year, Calgary, Alberta-based Enbridge completed its...Read More>>>
Oil prices fall sharply as recession worries grow
The end of the Fourth of July weekend arrived with a blast of troubling economic developments as bonds flashed signs of a coming recession and oil prices plunged, suggesting that millions of consumers who have spent more than a year rocked by rising prices could face even more upheaval.

Tuesday’s events suggest that gasoline prices could be poised for a sharp descent, though there could be a multiweek lag. While the U.S. average has ...Read More>>>
PHMSA Requirements for Pipeline Shut-off Valves 
Please contact Douglas Pipeline if you need help understanding or implementing changes to account for the new PHMSA shut-off valve requirements. Here is the official release from PHMSA from earlier this year:

New rule will help improve public safety and reduce greenhouse gas emissions following pipeline failures

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced a new rule to help improve pipeline safety, reduce super-polluting methane emissions, and protect the public by requiring the installation of remotely controlled or automatic shut-off valves, or alternative equivalent technologies, on new and replaced...Read More>>>
Industry News
Douglas Pipeline can provide all of the services, expertise, and experience necessary to develop and construct natural gas and RNG pipeline systems.

We provide a one-stop shop for natural gas pipeline project development. Here is an overview of the services we provide...
Oil and natural gas production from wells in eastern Ohio’s Utica-Point Pleasant and Pennsylvania’s Marcellus shale is expected to climb in May, according to the latest data from the U.S. Energy Information Agency.
According to EIA’s Drilling Productivity Report released April 18, the Utica-Point Pleasant and Marcellus region – collectively referred to as Appalachia – is...Read More>>>
Collections from Pennsylvania’s version of a severance tax, the impact fee, topped $234 million for 2021, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission reported. This is a 60 percent increase from the previous year and second highest on record.  

Since 2012, the natural gas tax has generated more than $2.3 billion in revenue that directly benefits municipal and county governments, as well as statewide environmental conservation programs and state agency oversight of the industry. 
“Our industry provides much more than clean and...Read More>>>
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August 7-9, 2022: GO-WV 2022 Summer Meeting, The Greenbrier
White Sulfur Springs, WV

September 7-8, 2002: Pennsylvania PUC Pipeline Safety Seminar, State College, PA

September 20-22, 2022: RNG Works, Nashville, TN

November 2-3, 2022: 2022 South Carolina Pipeline Safety Seminar, Columbia, SC