11. Czech officials hope the new pipeline will give the refineries more leverage to negotiate oil purchases and a wider variety of quality choices, including lower-sulphur crude. 12. Currently, Russia, Kazakhstan and the Oman Oil Co., representing the Arab state of Oman, have formed a consortium to build a new pipeline. 13. Engleman has pledged to step up enforcement, issue the backlogged rules and work with Congress on crafting a new pipeline safety bill. 14. El Paso recently filed plans with the FERC for a new pipeline that would help meet the needs of shippers to California. 15. For all the current momentum, backers of the new pipeline still worry that it could run out of steam. 16. For some rural communities, a new pipeline could be the least of their expenses. 17. For years now, American, British and Dutch oil companies have been locked in complicated international negotiations over the possibility of building several new Caspian pipelines. 18. Foreign investment is blossoming, and a new pipeline will soon deliver natural gas to Brazil. 19. He said that the new effort was an attempt by Chevron to control the construction of a new pipeline. 20. If Asian countries fail to encourage new pipeline infrastructure and power plants, though, the economies of the region will suffer. |