February 2017

Belarus says Russia made oil threat, calls border plan a political attack

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“Russia has become wary that Belarus could turn to the West”: President Lukashenko MINSK/MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday a Russian move to create border zones near his country’s frontier looked like a political attack and that Moscow had threatened to halve oil supplies to Minsk. Speaking at a […]

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Sulfur dioxide emissions from US power plants fell faster than coal generation

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Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky had the highest sulfur dioxide emissions rates in 2014 Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions produced in the generation of electricity at power plants in the United States declined by 73 per cent from 2006 to 2015, a much larger reduction than the 32 per cent decrease in coal-fired electricity generation over that period, according to

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NEB says second Saskatchewan oil spill cleanup almost complete

Canada

Second Saskatchewan oil spill leaked 1,000 barrels of crude By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Crews have nearly finished cleaning up 35 barrels of crude oil that leaked from a pipeline at a facility owned by Tundra Energy Marketing Ltd in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada’s energy regulator said on Thursday. There were no injuries or

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Russian oil output down 100,000 b/d in January after global deal

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Russian oil output at 11.11 million b/d in January By Olesya Astakhova and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Russian oil output contracted in January by 100,000 barrels per day, led by decline at all the major domestic producers and following a global accord aimed at eliminating oversupply and supporting oil prices, Energy Ministry data

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Vanguard Natural becomes latest oil firm to file for bankruptcy

Energy Financial

Vanguard Natural says it has sufficient liquidity during Chapter 11 process Feb 2 (Reuters) – Oil and natural gas explorer Vanguard Natural Resources LLC filed for bankruptcy protection, adding to a long list of energy firms that have succumbed to weak oil prices. The Houston-based company said it signed an agreement with certain bondholders that includes

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