Kinder Morgan, TC Energy: Your Daily Energy News

News highlights gathered by Industrial Info and IIR Energy (Sugar Land, Texas) dealing with the energy markets.

PIPELINES
Federal Judge Sides with Kinder Morgan in Texas Pipeline Battle - Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI) won a legal battle against opponents of the Permian Highway Pipeline, which will move natural gas from the Permian Basin of West Texas to the Katy Hub near Houston. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Pitman in Austin struck down a request on Friday by opponents of the $2 billion project. They had sought a temporary restraining order halting construction of the pipeline. (Project 300468517) (Houston Chronicle)

Canada's Trudeau Cancels Trip Plans to Resolve Pipeline Protests - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has canceled his planned trip to Barbados to help resolve widespread rail disruptions caused by indigenous rights activists opposing the construction of a natural gas pipeline, his office said on Sunday. Indigenous communities across Canada have been blocking some key railway lines for nearly two weeks in protest against TC Energy's (NYSE:TRP) Coastal GasLink pipeline in British Columbia, which has forced Canada's biggest railroad, Canadian National Railway, to shut operations in eastern Canada. (Project 300085874) (Reuters)

POWER
UAE Issues Operating License for Nuclear Power Plant - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued an operating license for the Arab world's first nuclear power plant, a senior official at the nuclear regulator said on Monday, paving the way for it to start production later this year. The multibillion-dollar Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi, which is being built by Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), was originally due to open in 2017, but the start-up of its first reactor has been delayed several times. (Project 98500144) (Reuters)

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