Unique Texas electricity market designed to manage spikes in demand while keeping prices reasonable The Texas power grid remained cool in the face of a heat wave last week, when electricity demand reached a new record of 69.8 gigawatts (GW) between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Aug. 10, according to the US Energy Information Administration. […]
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EPA accidentally unleashed 3 million gallons of contaminated wastewater into Animas River U.S. authorities say rivers tainted by last week’s massive spill from an abandoned Colorado gold mine are starting to recover, but for the EPA, the political fallout from the disaster could linger. Critics of the Environmental Protection Agency are already seeking to use its handling
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Exports a bright hope for American coal miners A Wyoming company has entered a partnership to develop a Washington state coal port for shipments of the fuel to Asia, in a deal that gives Montana’s Crow Tribe the future option of a 5 per cent stake in the project. Cloud Peak Energy paid $2 million
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Methane emissions are potent greenhouse gases The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has tightened standards for the nation’s landfills to reduce methane emissions and other harmful air pollutants. EPA estimates the new rules announced Friday as part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan will reduce methane emissions from decomposing household waste by about 480,000 tons a
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5 turbines totaling 30 megawatts of offshore wind generation capacity will come online in 2016 In July, American offshore wind developer, Deepwater Wind, installed the first foundation for what is expected to be the first offshore wind farm in the United States, according to the US Energy Information Agency. The project will be located three miles southeast of
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Rig count shows Texas leads all states with 389 Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the rig count for the number of drillers exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week remained steady at 884. Houston-based Baker Hughes said Friday 672 rigs were seeking oil and 211 explored for natural gas. One
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Deal allows American shale producers to sell up to 100,000 b/d of light crude to Mexico, US refineries get heavy oil The Obama administration approved limited crude oil trading with Mexico on Friday, further easing the longstanding U.S. ban on crude exports that has drawn consternation from Republicans and energy producers. Mexico’s state-run oil company Petroleos Mexicanos,
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Planned global LNG projects will cost $700 billion – half will be spent in North America Global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) capacity will more than double from 341 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) in 2015 to 811 mtpa by 2019 based on proposed projects, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report shows that the
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Cal-OSHA fined company over $560,000 following ExxonMobil explosion LOS ANGELES – The California agency that investigates workplace accidents has cited and fined ExxonMobil more than $560,000 for workplace safety and health violations following a probe into February’s explosion at a Los Angeles-area refinery. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health said Thursday that 18 of the
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Pipeline safety: Rate of incidents/accidents 4.5 times higher for rail than pipelines CALGARY – TransCanada (TSX:TRP) is pointing to a new study on how pipeline safety stacks up against rail to show why two of its controversial projects should be built. According to the report by the Fraser Institute released Thursday, the rate of incidents or accidents
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