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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Devon Energy leaving Houston – *Update2
Devon Energy is shutting down its office in downtown Houston and moving oversight of Texas operations to Oklahoma, the oil and natural gas exploration and production company announced today. More »
GE launches all-in-one natural gas fueling pumps
GE and Chesapeake Energy said they will distribute at least 250 of their new CNG In A Box systems beginning this fall. More »
Coal war rages in presidential campaigns
New study says coal plant retirements are more sensitive to market forces, like natural gas prices, than to regulations. More »
Light cars losing fuel-economy to heavy drivers
Allstate auto insurance says the push to make vehicles lighter, to improve fuel efficiency, is losing ground to American’s growing waistlines. More »
$69 million paid out in BP oil spill claims
Payouts to businesses and individuals who say the suffered economic losses related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill have been made in about 3 percent of the claims, according to court documents filed Friday. More »
Synthetic diesel shuttles launch at Hobby Airport
Shuttle buses for three car rental businesses have started running on synthetic diesel made from waste cooking oil and animal fat. More »
U.S. natural gas production flattens
After booming growth in recent years, natural gas marketed production in 2012 has plateaued, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. More »
Autumn brings little fall in gasoline prices
Last month’s average gasoline price made it the most expensive September ever at the pump. More »
Coca-Cola expands PlantBottle effort with world’s largest bio-plastic facility
The beverage leader said it will partner with Indian firm JBF Industries to expand its PlantBottle technology, with construction of a sugarcane-based plastics facility in Brazil. More »
Renewables can help feed Africa’s power needs, experts say
Speakers at the Texas Africa Business Summit said Thursday that an insufficient workforce and ill-conceived government projects are impeding development of conventional power infrastructure in Africa. More »
U.S. solar module shipments surge 43 percent
More U.S. companies are manufacturing and shipping photovoltaic modules and cells, according to a federal report released Tuesday. But the nation remains a net exporter of the solar technologies. More »
Key Energy lowers third-quarter expectations
Key Energy Services forecasted that revenue will drop 4 percent to 5 percent compared to the second quarter, citing a decline in activity in the nation’s oil and natural gas fields. More »
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