Chevron Corp. will brief U.S. offshore drilling regulators about its recent oil spill near the coast of Brazil, a top Obama administration official said today.
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The federal government is set to issue new citations against BP, Transocean and Halliburton for alleged safety and environmental violations in connection with the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
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Posted on November 28, 2011 at 1:22 pm by Nancy Sarnoff in
Industry's image,
Nov28,
People
The developer of Springwoods Village plans to sell at least four sites to hotel developers, adding hundreds of rooms and a small hotel “sub-market” to the master-planned community about 30 miles north of downtown Houston.
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Posted on November 28, 2011 at 12:50 pm by Simone Sebastian in
Africa,
LNG,
Natural Gas,
Nov28,
Offshore
Results from its latest appraisal well in offshore Mozambique led Anadarko to increase the estimated amount of recoverable natural gas to 15 to 30 trillion cubic feet.
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Enbridge Inc. and Enterprise Products Partners LP haven’t just reversed the way benchmark oil flows in the U.S. They also changed the price relationship in the futures market by creating a temporary glut in the main delivery point for crude contracts.
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Posted on November 28, 2011 at 11:38 am by Purva Patel in
General,
Nov28
For Sherron Watkins, telling the story of Enron’s downfall never seems to get old.
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General Motors announced today that it would offer loaner cars to Chevrolet Volt owners to alleviate any concerns about potential fires in the all-electric car.
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Posted on November 28, 2011 at 10:14 am by Dan X. McGraw in
General,
Nov28
Houston might have moved on from the Enron collapse, but there might be few hoping to scoop up some Enron collectibles — maybe for Christmas.
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The Supreme Court will consider throwing out an $18 million penalty against Texas-based Southern Union Co. for illegally storing mercury at a rundown building in Rhode Island.
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Posted on November 28, 2011 at 8:38 am by Loren Steffy in
Nov28,
Oil,
Politics and Policy
Last week, the Republican presidential candidates held yet another debate, this one focused on foreign policy. Unfortunately, Newt Gingrich took the opportunity to further confuse voters about the state of U.S. oil supplies and to trot out once again the ridiculous notion of U.S. independence from oil imports.
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Posted on November 28, 2011 at 6:39 am by Tom Fowler in
Enron,
Legal issues,
Nov28
In the hours before they were laid off from Enron Corp., Meredith Moore and her colleagues sat by their desks wrapping Christmas presents.
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Posted on November 28, 2011 at 6:21 am by Houston Chronicle in
Enron,
Legal issues,
Nov28
Prosecutors brought various criminal charges against about three dozen executives and employees of Enron and firms that did business with it, and the accounting firm that audited its books.
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