Fostering relationships with Mexico and Canada will help build energy independence By David J. Porter The United States needs to take the lead and work with our neighbors in Canada and Mexico to end our reliance on fuel from hostile regimes. The U.S. traditionally relies on oil from terrorist-supporting and aggressively anti-American nations that make up
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New Jersey Exxon clean up likely much more than $225M settlement The price tag for cleaning up two petroleum refineries in northern New Jersey will cost Exxon Mobil much more than the $225 million settlement brokered by Gov. Chris Christie’s administration, but critics of the proposal say it could be years until it’s clear how
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Sanctions against US oil export called ‘policy’ Years of sanctions imposed on the sale and export of crude oil have wreaked havoc on Iran’s economy and helped force them to the international bargaining table to discuss their nuclear program. What has gone unreported in all the recent coverage is the link to our economy here at
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Oil train tank cars upgrades may include thermal blankets, better valves Ethanol or oil train tank cars urgently need to be retrofitted to make them more fire-resistant after a spate of explosive accidents in recent months revealed the shortcomings of industry-backed safety standards, U.S. officials said Monday. The National Transportation Safety Board issued a series
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Shell Arctic offshore drilling rig boarded northwest of Hawaii Six Greenpeace activists protesting Shell Arctic offshore drilling on Monday boarded a drill rig as it was transported across the Pacific Ocean toward Seattle, where it will be staged for drilling on Shell leases in Alaska waters. The 400-foot Polar Pioneer, owned by Transocean Ltd., was
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Cost, market risk will determine additional refining of light tight oil, says EIA Is more US refining of light tight oil for export part of the answer to lower international prices? A new report from the Energy Information Administration suggests it might be. With the growth in U.S. production of light tight oil in recent years, petroleum
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High efficiency, low emissions wood heating systems produce very little ash With the touch of a finger on an iPod-style screen, Eric Besenfelder can monitor and troubleshoot the shiny, wood-pellet furnace that heats Athens Elementary School in the Hudson Valley. Like the smoky, outdoor wood boilers that have proliferated in rural areas over the past
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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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