Archive for June, 2015
Hyundai hydrogen cell vehicles – big opportunity, low sales
Only 250 of 1,000 Hyundai hydrogen fuel cell vehicles sold YONGIN, Korea, Republic Of – Hyundai Motor Co. says hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are the future for eco-friendly cars despite challenges of limited infrastructure and slow sales. South Korea’s largest automaker sold or leased about 250 of its Tucson Fuel Cell vehicles since beginning production in 2013, […]
Gulf oil spill: Supreme Court turns down BP, Anadarko appeal over fines
2010 Gulf oil spill at Macondo well The Supreme Court won’t hear appeals from BP and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. over Clean Water Act fines for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that said the owners of the blown-out Macondo well could not avoid federal fines for […]
Supreme Court rules against EPA power plants mercury emissions limits
EPA challenge brought by industry groups, 21 Republican-led states A divided Supreme Court on Monday ruled against federal regulators’ attempts to limit power plant emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants. It’s a blow to U.S. efforts to inspire other countries to control their emissions as they approach Paris talks on a new global […]
Shale development picking up in China, Argentina – EIA
Mexico accelerating its shale exploration, especially in its share of Eagle Ford basin The shale energy revolution is centered in the United States and Canada, but interest – and production – is picking up in China and Argentina, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Only these four countries produce commercial volumes of natural gas […]
Shell Arctic drilling fleet heads to Alaska, company awaits final permits
Shell Arctic drilling opponents question process ANCHORAGE, Alaska – One Royal Dutch Shell offshore drill rig is headed to Alaska and a second is poised to leave, despite lacking final federal permits that would allow exploratory drilling and possible confirmation of rich oil reserves under the Chukchi Sea. A spokesman for Royal Dutch Shell PLC said that’s routine. […]
Wolfcamp Delaware getting more attention from producers, analysts
Clayton Williams plans to run one rig full-time in Wolfcamp Delaware Move over Eagle Ford and Bakken, the Wolfcamp Delaware play is starting to attract attention, according to a new report from IHS. The Wolfcamp Delaware is an emerging hydrocarbon play located in the western portion of the Permian basin that straddles the Texas-New Mexico border. IHS analyst Reed […]
Firefighters say California oil spill gushed like fire hose ‘without a nozzle’
Key issue in California oil spill is how long it took the company to alert federal government Firefighters investigating a reported petroleum stench at a California beach last month didn’t take long to find a spill, oil was spreading across the sand and into the surf. Tracing the source, they found crude gushing from a bluff like […]
Energy employers not hiring any time soon – survey
Energy employers reducing headcount, postponing bringing on new employees Global hiring by energy employers has been slashed and industry employment doesn’t look like it will pick up even as oil prices stabilize, according to new data from Rigzone. Rigzone’s latest global hiring survey shows that oil and gas companies continue to curtail recruitment as a result […]
American refining capacity hits 18 million b/d
Higher American refining capacity includes Texas 42,000 b/d condensate splitter in Galena Park Increases in both capacity and utilization have raised American refining capacity to 18 million b/d, an 0.2 per cent increase over 2014, according to the US Energy Information Administration. The United States’ capacity to refine crude oil into petroleum products—measured as operable atmospheric […]
California oil spill: Beachfront owner files class action against pipeline company
3,000 coastal landowners join in lawsuit over California oil spill A Santa Barbara County beachfront property owner is the latest in a string of people to file proposed class-action lawsuits against the operators of the pipeline that spilled up to 101,000 gallons of oil on the coast last month. Alexandra Geremia’s lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to […]
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