Texas company planning Eagle Ford refinery
A North Texas company said Monday it plans to build a 10,000-barrel-a-day refinery in La Salle County in the booming Eagle Ford Shale and sell its fuels in the area. And the company has plans to build “several” more plants in the region. More »
Unlikely alliance: Political foes plea for more time on fracturing rule
The decision by the two lawmakers to join forces is a sign of the deep and varied opposition to the Obama administration’s proposed hydraulic fracturing mandates. More »
Moniz sworn in as energy secretary
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, who was sworn in Tuesday as the nation’s new energy secretary, said he will put on hold about 20 applications to export liquefied natural gas until he reviews studies on what impact the exports would have on domestic natural gas supplies and prices. More »
Renewable fuel standards distort markets, critics say
Renewable fuel standards are distorting the market for ethanol and other biofuels, panelists said at a conference on refining. More »
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Halliburton expanding natural gas use
Halliburton is expanding its use of natural gas to fuel its vehicles and engines, with the addition of 100 trucks that can run on compressed natural gas. More »
Gulf spill victims fight companies’ effort to gut punitive damage claims
Individuals, businesses and states suing over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill are trying to prevent cement contractor Halliburton and rig owner Transocean from pulling the rug out from under their case before a federal judge rules on whether the companies were grossly negligent. More »
Moody’s: Freeport LNG exports will boost gas producers and pipelines
Moody’s has weighed in on last week’s approval of Freeport LNG’s request to export liquefied natural gas, saying it offers a clear benefit for natural gas-leveraged North American exploration and production and midstream companies. More »
U.S. LNG export potential gaining momentum
Liquefied natural gas exports from the U.S. are looking more likely after the Freeport LNG terminal got conditional approval from the Department of Energy, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) said. More »
EU tightens offshore-oil regulation in response to BP spill
The European Union tightened safety rules for offshore oil and natural-gas exploration to curb the risk of a major accident after BP Plc’s 2010 spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the largest in U.S. history. More »
CenterPoint heads north to assist in deadly tornado’s aftermath
CenterPoint Energy, the Houston-based power distribution company, is sending crews to Oklahoma to help restore electricity to homes and businesses rocked by Monday’s devastating tornado. More »
Halliburton warns Mexico operations will lower quarterly profit margin
Halliburton Co., the world’s largest provider of hydraulic fracturing services, said its second- quarter operating profit margin will be negatively impacted by a decline in rigs working in Mexico as the country transitions to a new way of awarding service contracts. More »
Senate forum sheds light on natural gas exports
Energy analysts will be reading the tea leaves Tuesday as Obama administration officials field questions about their approach to exporting U.S natural gas during a Senate forum on the issue. Follow live as we tweet from the forum. More »
BNSF Railway launches rail loop for frac sand
Fort Worth-based BNSF Railway Co. and Frederick, Md.-based U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. on Monday ceremoniously opened a Von Ormy facility that will store and distribute sand used in the hydraulic fracturing process in the South Texas energy fields. More »
April 26, 2013
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