Who is doing more to confront climate change: activists or a company that finds, produces and markets fossil-fuel energy? This week, one of America’s most well-known oil and natural gas companies made a strong case for the latter, highlighting its decades of scientific research in climate science. The company – ExxonMobil – also issued a […]
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India has improved transmission grid to lessen technical losses but still remains #1 in world Despite considerable improvement since the turn of the century, India has one of the highest levels of electricity transmission and distribution (T&D) losses in the world. T&D losses represent electricity that is generated but does not reach intended customers. India’s T&D losses
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United Arab Emirates relies more on enhanced oil recovery for mature fields The United Arab Emirates was the world’s sixth-largest oil producer in 2014, and the second-largest producer of petroleum and other liquids in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), behind only Saudi Arabia. Because the prospects for further oil discoveries in the
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Kinder Morgan will own a 75% interest in JV, with BP owning the balance. Kinder Morgan, Inc. today announced it has finalized agreements with BP Products North America Inc. to acquire 15 refined products terminals and associated infrastructure in the United States in a transaction valued at approximately $350 million. Kinder Morgan and BP will
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The Energy Department considered the economic, energy security, and environmental impacts of Emera CNG application The US Energy Department announced today that it has issued a final authorization to Emera CNG, LLC (Emera) to export domestically produced compressed natural gas (CNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United
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New mineral/royalty rights agreements will provide Energy Revenue America with additional acreage for drilling in 2016 Coal bed methane producer Energy Revenue America, Inc. has announced it is buying mineral rights and royalty agreements in Oklahoma. Energy Revenue America says it spent the last 12 months repairing and updating its 65 mile natural gas pipeline and is now ready
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“This is a very important discovery for PanAtlantic and our partners.” – CEO Dr. Robert Erlich HOUSTON – PanAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. announces the drilling conclusion of the Lira-1X exploration well and the discovery of a gas field in the Lira offshore structure, which is located at the Trident block (EX-30) in the Romanian offshore. Exploration on
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Annual growth in total Norway oil/gas investment slowed to 1% in 2014 after being more than 15% from 2011 to 2014 Production of petroleum and other liquids is up in Norway as new fields come online, but investment is declining rapidly, which could lower future production, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Norway petroleum and other liquids production,
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Celanese to complete methanol unit in 19 months, fully operational in 21 months; capital cost of less than $700 per ton Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, announced it has completed construction of its Clear Lake, Texas methanol unit and is now operating at full rates. This methanol unit is a joint venture
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ERCOT says Clean Power Plan could increase retail power prices by up to 16 per cent by 2030 The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) today released its updated Analysis of the Impacts of the Clean Power Plan, based on the final rule released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in August. The study results indicate the plan
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