NATO will set up a new coordinating body to address threats to undersea infrastructure, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday. His announcement comes just days after legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh said the US and Norway were behind the September explosions on the Nord Stream pipelines under the Baltic Sea. …
Read More »Half of US oil pipelines sit empty
Prior to the pandemic, the utilization rate of US oil pipelines stood at 60 to 70%, but now it’s down to 50% as production dropped from a record 13 million bpd to 11 million bpd. The average, however, is not distributed equally across the country’s oil fields. The Gray Oak …
Read More »Pipelines may be ‘blown up’ if no action taken – environmentalist guru Suzuki
“We’re in deep, deep doo-doo,” Suzuki, the renowned Canadian scientist, environmental activist and television host, told the audience at an Extinction Rebellion climate change protest on Vancouver Island over the weekend. Erin O’Toole, the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, also condemned Suzuki’s statement. “It implies that energy workers …
Read More »Ransomware used in cyber attack on one of US’ largest fuel pipelines – media
A gasoline and diesel pipeline running the length of the US East Coast was temporarily shut down following a cyber attack on Friday. The pipeline’s operator, the Colonial Pipeline Company, released a statement on Friday night acknowledging the “cybersecurity attack” and announcing that “all pipeline operations” had been halted in …
Read More »Western insistence on Russia paying Ukraine rent to use old Soviet-era gas pipelines drives Moscow away from EU & towards China
The reality is that attempts to make it conditional that Russian gas exports to the rest of Europe must move through Ukrainian pipelines is increasingly disarmed by Moscow’s growing strategic partnership with China. European energy security The International Energy Agency (IEA) defines energy security as “the uninterrupted availability of energy …
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