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The Karsto gas processing plant in the municipality of Tysvær, Norway — which said it will increase security around its oil installations after the Nord Stream pipeline leaks.

The Nord Stream leaks are a wake-up call for countries with vulnerable pipelines

11:33am October 03, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

There are enough miles of pipelines around the world to circle the Earth 30 times — and many are vulnerable. That doesn't mean there aren't things countries can do to protect them, an expert says.

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The receiving station of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline stands near Lubmin, Germany, on Feb. 2. Nord Stream 2, owned by Russian energy company Gazprom, is to transport Russian natural gas from Russia to Germany, but President Biden has said the pipeline w

Explaining why natural gas plays such a big role in the Russia-Ukraine crisis

2:50pm February 09, 2022

As much as 40% of Europe's natural gas supply comes from Russia, a reliance that puts U.S. allies like Germany in a jam when it comes to finding a sanctions solution to the crisis.

Fuel tanks are seen at a Colonial Pipeline Co. delivery point Monday in Baltimore. The company's pipeline was hit with a major ransomware attack last week.

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What We Know About The Ransomware Attack On A Critical U.S. Pipeline

8:29pm May 10, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The massive pipeline, which supplies 45% of the East Coast's gasoline and jet fuel, was forced to shut down over the weekend. The company says it has one line operating under manual control.

A truck sits parked at railway tracks during a protest near Belleville, Ontario, Canada, on Thursday. Demonstrators have been disrupting railroads and other infrastructure across Canada for more than a week to protest the planned Coastal GasLink pipeline.

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Canadian Pipeline Protest Forces Closure Of Major Rail Link

11:11am February 14, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Indigenous protesters are using snowplows and wooden barricades to block a vital cross-country railway to protest construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline, which they say runs through their land.