Emily Pickrell
Energy reporter, with a passion for complex business litigation, water use issues, independent energy exploration...the list goes on. Also a devoted folk singer-songwriter and a native Seattle-ite. Read Bio
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Former Shell CEO: Safety must come first. And second. And third.
Putting safety first is one of the most important ingredients to a successful major energy company, said former Shell CEO, Jeroen van der Veer, sharing a list of problems that executives need to watch out for. More »
Former Shell chief: Next CEO should prepare to ‘work all the time’
Former Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer spoke at the KPMG Global Energy Conference in Houston Tuesday, commenting on the company’s plans to name a new chief, as industry leaders discussed the North American energy boom and the potential for energy independence. More »
Energy security, not independence, should be nation’s shale endgame
The newfound energy prosperity unleashed by shale discoveries should be used for energy security rather than energy independence, according to a report released by Deloitte on Tuesday afternoon. More »
Tony Blair: Oil boom can ease West’s dependency on Middle East
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke on the future of global energy demands at the KPMG Global Energy Conference in Houston on Wednesday. More »
US shale boom shapes international energy markets
The shale boom in the United States has impacted the entire domestic economy, but also is shaping world thinking about energy use, panelists said at the kick-off session for a KPMG conference on global energy in Houston on Wednesday morning. 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 »
Ethanol production stagnates as biofuel mandates grow
While the production of tight oil and natural gas in the United States has soared in the last two year, ethanol producers are only making slightly more of the biofuel than at the beginning of 2012, according to an annual ethanol study released Monday morning. More »
Texas House OKs utility-backed bill affecting rate cases
At issue is money that transmission companies collect from customers in advance to cover federal taxes on company profits. More »
Feds predict Texas will get hot, Texans will run ACs.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says Texas may squeeze its electric generation reserve margins as temperatures rise this summer. More »
Kinder Morgan bulks up its natural gas liquids expertise
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners has appointed Don Lindley as the new president of its Natural Gas Liquids Business Development division, the company announced Friday. More »
Apache investors reject executive pay raise in advisory vote
Apache shareholders voted down a proposal to raise executive pay during a shareholders meeting on Thursday in Houston, a visible rebuke to top management for the sagging stock price and concerns about investment in Egypt. More »
Mexico debates opening its doors for shale development
Energy reform is likely to be one of the most important sweeping legislative changes that an incoming Mexican government will address, experts said Wednesday at a Houston conference on energy issues. More »
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