Environmental Impacts and Pipeline Safety

We mentioned before that when companies come into an area to do business or build a project, they work with local officials, residents, and stakeholders to get feedback, answer questions, share ideas and provide information on how the project will impact and partner with the community. A key focus area when a project is being…

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Understanding Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)

When we fill up our cars to go to work, turn up the heat to stay warm in the winter, or board a plane for a much-anticipated vacation, one of the last thoughts on our minds is the process behind how the fuel we use gets to us. We’ve talked about how pipelines are the…

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How Communities Benefit from Pipeline Projects

When companies come into an area to do business or build a project, they work with local officials, residents, and stakeholders to get feedback, answer questions, share ideas and provide information on how the project will impact the community. As responsible operators, it is their duty to do their due diligence and work collaboratively and…

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Pipelines, Safety and the Environment

Over the last five years, the anti-energy movement has co-opted the conversation on pipelines, creating a bevy of negative front-page news about energy infrastructure. By instilling fear around the conversation about pipelines through a tactic these groups call “choking supplies,” the goal is to get people, policymakers, regulators and judges to say no to pipelines.…

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What is the Proposed Bluewater Terminal?

The Bluewater Terminal is a joint venture between Phillips 66 and Trafigura. Phillips 66 is a diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company, while Trafigura is a trading house that specializes in infrastructure investments and logistics that help drive U.S. exports to international markets. Together, these two companies have teamed up to build the Bluewater Texas…

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