Simone Sebastian
Simone is assistant editor for FuelFix.com. She's an award-winning reporter who has covered energy for the Houston Chronicle and education for the San Francisco Chronicle, among other major newspapers. You can follower her on Twitter, @SimonesNews. Contact her at 713-362-6145 or simone.sebastian@chron.com.
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TPC Group would go private with sale
A major producer of a key chemical in synthetic rubber, whose shortage has sent tire prices rising, would be sold to private equity firms under a deal that one analyst said under-values the Houston company. More »
TPC Group chemical company enters $850 million sale agreement
Houston petrochemical company TPC Group has entered a deal to sell ownership to private equity firms First Reserve Corp. and SK Capital Partners in a deal valued at $850 million in cash and net debt. More »
Oil industry capital expenditures to jump 13 percent in 2012
Worldwide spending by oil and natural gas companies is on track to break $1 trillion this year, with North America commanding the largest portion, according to an analysis by GlobalData. More »
Conference drills in on natural gas issues
Energy industry leaders called for policies that encourage natural gas production in the United States, saying during a downtown Houston event Wednesday that restrictions on domestic energy supply threaten the nation’s economic and environmental health. More »
Gulf of Mexico well costs up 10 percent, ConocoPhillips exec says
New government regulations on blowout preventers are contributing to higher well costs, a ConocoPhillips executive said during an industry event in downtown Houston Wednesday. More »
ConocoPhillips VP says why North America is the place to be
Fuel Fix’s Simone Sebastian will be tweeting live from the North American Prospect Exo, better known as NAPE. The expo is being held this summer in Houston. More »
Audio: Pipeline surveyor raps his adoration for DCP Midstream
A contractor for DCP Midstream is so enamored by the natural gas processing company, that he laid his praise to a hip hop beat and posted it to YouTube. More »
Analysts slash U.S. power demand forecasts
American’s demand for electricity will grow just 1.1 percent a year through 2030, as the recession’s aftermath and energy efficiency policies take their toll, according to a Wood Mackenzie report. More »
Kinder Morgan Energy selling some assets for $1.8B
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP on Monday said it reached a deal to sell some of its assets to Tallgrass Energy Partners LP for about $1.8 billion in cash, a move necessary for its parent, Kinder Morgan Inc., to get regulatory approval for its $20 billion buyout of El Paso Corp. More »
Young energy execs take the reins in fast-paced field
Corporations are choosing some of their youngest professionals to manage billion-dollar businesses. More »
Fracking concerns are legitimate, international energy chief says
While worries about hydraulic fracturing’s environmental impact are legitimate, banning the practice would increase reliance on coal and Middle East imports, said International Energy Agency Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven, while speaking at Rice University Friday. More »
Follow live as IEA talks about U.S energy boom
The International Energy Administration will be giving a presentation today about the U.S. energy boom. See what the executive director has to say about it. More »
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