Archive for January, 2016
North American foreign ministers discuss clean energy, environment, security
North American foreign ministers meet in Quebec City QUEBEC _ Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion hosts a meeting with his American and Mexican counterparts today with environment, security and clean energy on the formal agenda. The Quebec City meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Mexico’s Claudia Ruiz Massieu will set the stage […]
East Coast winter storm was a whopper: 1M customers without power
Duke Energy was utility with most outages – nearly 500,000 customers losing power in North Carolina, South Carolina The severe winter storm that began Friday, Jan, 22, and continued through Saturday damaged energy infrastructure throughout much of the eastern United States, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Heavy snowfall, high winds, and ice knocked out […]
Warren Equity, Multifuels establish new midstream oil/gas company
Multifuels will be targeting natural gas for power plants, petrochemical plants, industrial complexes, LNG export facilities A growing Texas economy and an expanding LNG export sector were the reasons behind the formation of a new Houston-based midstream company created by Warren Equity Partners and Multifuels, L.P. Multifuels, L.P. is contributing an existing natural gas pipeline that supplies a utility […]
Howard Energy proposes refined products pipeline from Texas to Mexico
In US, project is new terminal located in near Corpus Christi and 141-mile pipeline between Robstown, TX and new terminal in Laredo, TX Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC (HEP) announced today that its subsidiary, Dos Águilas, LLC plans to permit, construct and operate its proposed Dos Águilas project, an open access system of refined products terminals […]
Shale oil production in Bakken, Eagle Ford little changed in Dec.
“It is survival of the fittest: the best and most efficient rigs and crews remain standing on the shale field.” Oil production from key shale formations in North Dakota and Texas dropped slightly in Dec. vs. Nov., according to Platts Bentek. Oil production from the Eagle Ford shale basin in Texas was relatively unchanged in Dec., […]
Trudeau to pipeline companies: Up your game, boys
Industry has already said it would reduce carbon intensity of oil sands crude, build partnerships with First Nations – Trudeau wants action On Thursday, the Trudeau Government introduced new rules governing pipeline environmental assessments. The best way to understand them is this: The Liberals are holding industry’s feet to the fire. Last week, Prime Minister […]
US stocks move up as tech, energy companies rise
Energy companies stock boosted after talks on Russian oil production cuts NEW YORK _ U.S. stocks rose Thursday as the price of oil climbed for the third day in a row on hopes that major oil exporters would cut production. Tech stocks traded higher, led by Facebook and PayPal, while drugmakers fell. Facebook made its biggest […]
Self driving cars: California wrestles with making vehicles public
Feds announced plan to get self driving cars on roads sooner earlier this month LOS ANGELES _Companies that are developing self-driving cars of the future want government regulators to clear the road for public access to the technology, once it emerges from prototype testing. California’s Department of Motor Vehicles is wrestling with how to keep […]
Household LEDs standards adopted by California
Move could prompt lawmakers, manufacturers to adopt LEDs standards nationwide SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ California on Wednesday became the first state to set energy efficiency standards for household LEDs and smaller track-lighting-style light bulbs, a move that could save consumers billions in utility bills and prompt lawmakers and manufacturers to adopt them nationwide. The California Energy […]
Oil, gas dominate global energy demand to 2040 – Exxon Mobil forecast
Exxon Mobil projects oil/natural gas will remain dominant fuels in future despite gains in nuclear, wind, solar power By Institute for Energy Research, Jan. 28, 2016 Earlier this week, Exxon Mobil released its energy outlook, forecasting that global energy demand will grow by 25 per cent by 2040 and that oil and natural gas will capture […]
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