Oil down slightly as Fed signals easing of stimulus
Meanwhile the nation’s inventory of crude oil grew 0.1 percent. More »
Corporate moves: EPL Oil & Gas, Southwestern Energy move headquarters
Houston’s energy scene is growing, as ELP Oil & Gas announced moving its corporate headquarters to Houston and Southwestern Energy has broken ground on a new corporate headquarters. More »
New indictments issued in Gulf oil spill case
A federal grand jury issued a new indictment Wednesday against a former BP executive that charges him anew with obstruction of Congress in connection with the investigation of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Also, a new indictment was issued against a former BP engineer. More »
US coal exports in March hit record high, feds say
Even as Americans want less emphasis on coal than other energy sources, there is big demand for it in Asia, and that spurred a record monthly amount of exports of the fossil fuel from the U.S. in March, government data shows. More »
Houston area sees a couple of oil spills a day (photos)
Oil spills along the Texas coast are declining, but the Houston region still reports one or two a day. More »
NRG vehicle uses solar power to provide disaster relief (photos)
NRG has rolled out Power2Serve, a solar-powered 68-foot disaster relief vehicle and trailer designed to offer immediate portable power in areas hit by a disaster. More »
Houston in running to host global oil and gas ‘Olympics’ in 2017
A top oil and gas industry trade group is pushing to bring the triennial World Petroleum Congress to Houston in 2017, 30 years after the city hosted the last such gathering held in the United States. More »
Top industry lobbyist says US oil and gas production could grow even more
American Petroleum Institute chief Jack Gerard said Tuesday that U.S. gas prices and the unemployment rate would be higher if not for the tremendous growth in oil production in America over the last few years. More »
Texas chemical engineers banking $140,000, as salaries rise
While the median salary for chemical engineers has risen 9 percent since 2011, the gender pay gap persists, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers has found in its most recent salary survey. More »
Apartments often use less energy than other homes
Multi-unit residential buildings now make up nearly a fifth of all households but using less than 10 percent of home energy use. More »
As U.S. production soars, oil companies eye far horizons
Even as much attention focuses on the Gulf of Mexico and U.S. onshore production from shale plays, new frontiers for exploration are taking drillers, engineers, geologists and services firms to Brazil, the Arctic, Africa, Australia and parts of the Middle East and Asia. More »
Houston firm to buy Tesoro’s Hawaii refinery
Houston-based Par Petroleum Corp. will pay Tesoro $75 million, plus working capital of $225 million to $275 million, for the 94,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Kapolei, Hawaii. The deal includes the purchase of retail stores and associated logistics. More »
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