February 2017

Discredited anti-fracking researcher pitching herself as “Academic Neutral”

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By Courtney Loper, EnergyInDepth According to recent news reports, elected officials in Broomfield have invited controversial researcher Lisa McKenzie – a favorite of anti-fracking groups – to brief them on health issues and oil and gas development later this month. The officials believe McKenzie is an “academic neutral” on oil and gas issues, but they […]

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International tribunal orders Ecuador to pay ConocoPhillips $380 million

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Tribunal also issued a separate decision finding Ecuador entitled to $42 million ConocoPhillips’ wholly owned subsidiary, Burlington Resources Inc., received an arbitration award of $380 million from an international arbitration tribunal, constituted under the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), for Ecuador’s unlawful expropriation of Burlington’s significant investment in breach of the

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Largest nuclear plants in world differ by age, number of reactors, and utilization

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 Past 15 years, nuclear capacity factors in US typically remained above 90%, highest in world There are currently 449 operating nuclear reactors in 31 countries, with a total installed generating capacity of more than 390,000 megawatts (MW), based on data from the International Atomic Energy Agency. Nuclear power plants differ in various ways including reactor types,

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Tight oil expected to make up most of US oil production increase through 2040

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 Projected oil production in US sensitive to path of world oil prices EIA’s recently released Annual Energy Outlook 2017 (AEO2017) Reference case projects that US tight oil production will increase to more than 6 million b/d in the coming decade, making up most of total US oil production. After 2026, tight oil production remains relatively constant through

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US coal production, electricity generation expected to rise in near term

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Electric power sector accounted for 92% total 2016 US coal consumption Coal production in the United States totalled 739 million short tons (MMst) in 2016, an 18 per cent decline from 2015 and the lowest level of coal production since 1978. Because nearly all coal produced in the United States is used to generate electricity, coal production

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Solar borehole protects Kenyan herders’ children as drought deepens

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Herders’ solar borehole helps protect the lives of thousands of children and animals as a new drought hits By Isaiah Esipisu TURKANA COUNTY, Kenya, Feb 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A borehole dug by herders in a desperate attempt to survive Kenya’s last severe drought has been transformed into a lifeline for thousands of children and

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After 16 attempts, a cheaper method for carbon capture at work in India

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Carbon capture system developed by two students costs about half of other technologies By Rina Chandran MUMBAI, Feb 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As students at the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur in eastern India, Aniruddha Sharma and Prateek Bumb had one obsession: finding a cheaper, more efficient way to capture carbon emissions to

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Youth activists name Trump in landmark suit against U.S. over climate change

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Trump replaces former President Obama as named party in case against US gov’t By Sebastien Malo NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A group of American students, one as young as nine, is suing President Donald Trump over the U.S. government’s climate-change policy that they claim puts their future in jeopardy, their attorney

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Trump, NAFTA, border tax – “Market intelligence” from North American Energy News

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Market intelligence services: Webinars, regular updates, breaking news bulletins, rapid response to client questions about issues Businesses dislike uncertainty. With the election of Donald Trump, the Alberta oil and gas industry is facing significant uncertainty: changes to NAFTA and other trade rules, and the possible imposition of a “border adjustment tax.” North American Energy News Inc. offers

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