Pemex continues search for three missing workers Mexico’s state-run oil company continues to search for three missing workers from a platform fireball that killed four others, while beginning to restore production at the damaged Gulf of Mexico facility, officials said Sunday. Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, will start processing 170,000 barrels of crude by Monday and […]
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New Jersey Exxon settlement over refinery pollution Details of New Jersey’s proposed $225 million settlement with Exxon Mobil over pollution around refineries in Linden and Bayonne were posted online Monday, starting the clock on a legal process that will stretch into June and giving vocal opponents an opportunity to persuade a judge to kill the
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SunEdison Inc. funds construction of Georgetown solar energy project By David Wiechnik Georgetown, Texas is going 100 per cent renewable energy. SunEdison Inc. recently announced it will build solar plants near the Austin bedroom community to supply the area with enough clean energy for the next 25 years. “Georgetown is an exceptional city, and by going 100 per
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Washington State Patrol using hydrogen cells at some agency network towers By David Wiechnik When you think law enforcement, “environmentally friendly” doesn’t usually come to mind. The Washington State Patrol is changing that by replacing traditional lead-acid batteries with hydrogen cells at 15 of the agency’s network radio towers across the State. This is the first step in
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Offshore platform fire killed four workers, injured 16 Three workers are missing following the huge blaze on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico that killed four workers and burned for hours, Mexico’s state oil company said Thursday. Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, said it became aware of the missing workers when it recounted personnel
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US rig count drops – 1,818 rigs last year compared to 1,028 this year Oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. says the number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. declined by 20 this week to 1,028 amid slumping oil prices. Houston-based Baker Hughes said Thursday 802 rigs were seeking oil
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Lac Megantic settlement offered to families of 47 people killed in explosion Relatives of people who died as a result of the Lac-Megantic train derailment could receive their share of a $77-million wrongful-death settlement as early as August, says one lawyer. Creditors and the courts still need to approve the plan before money is disbursed, U.S.
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Exxon CEO led committee that submitted report to the US Energy Department The Arctic is the next great frontier for oil and gas, and one of the most environmentally fragile places on earth. An Energy Department advisory council study adopted last week said the U.S. should start exploring for oil and gas in the Arctic
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North Dakota oil by rail regulations to reduce crude volatility Following a spate of explosive accidents involving North Dakota crude, the state began requiring companies on Wednesday to remove certain liquids and gases from oil before it’s loaded onto rail cars, a move industry and state regulators believe will make for safer shipments. The rules, developed
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Eight firefighting boats try to extinguish Mexican oil rig fire A massive ball of flames engulfed an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, killing four people and sending terrified workers jumping into the sea. State-run oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, said there was no evidence yet of a major oil spill
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