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New interior secretary takes office

Posted on April 12, 2013 at 6:55 am by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in People, Politics/Policy

Sally Jewell was sworn in as interior secretary on Friday, making her the 51st person — and only the second woman — to hold the job. More »

Shell has bigger plans for Houma-to-Houston pipeline

Posted on April 12, 2013 at 6:54 am by Emily Pickrell in General, Pipelines

Shell Pipeline has planned additional capacity for its fully reversed Houma-to-Houston pipeline system and is starting another open season for potential customers, the company announced Friday. More »

Guest Commentary: An energy vision for Interior Secretary Jewell

Posted on April 12, 2013 at 6:51 am by FuelFix.com in Politics/Policy

Jim Noe, executive vice president of Houston-based Hercules Offshore, hopes that under the new Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, the federal agency will focus on increasing U.S. energy output by creating a more clear and dependable business environment that attracts investment Gulf of Mexico exploration. More »

Houston to launch energy-focused high school

Posted on April 12, 2013 at 6:50 am by Houston Chronicle in General

The Houston school board has voted to create a new magnet high schools specializing in energy, in partnership with the Independent Petroleum Institute of America. More »

Chevron drops Colorado firm from fraud lawsuit

Posted on April 12, 2013 at 6:50 am by Associated Press in Legal issues

Chevron Corp. has agreed to drop a Colorado consulting firm and two of the firm’s employees from a fraud and racketeering lawsuit. More »

Oil, gas drilling debate continues in Colorado

Posted on April 12, 2013 at 6:49 am by Associated Press in Oil field services

The oil and gas regulation push by Colorado’s Democratic Legislature pressed ahead Thursday, with Democrats seeing mixed results in efforts to put new limits on the state’s most powerful industry.” More »

Alberta looks at renewable energy amid push for Keystone

Posted on April 12, 2013 at 6:47 am by Bloomberg in Keystone XL

Alberta may boost the use of renewable energy to cut carbon dioxide emissions as the province lobbies U.S. officials to approve TransCanada Corp. (TRP)’s Keystone XL pipeline. More »

Texas oil and gas jobs flourished in 2012

Posted on April 12, 2013 at 6:00 am by Jennifer Hiller in Jobs, Workforce

The Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association’s “State of Energy Report” says the industry employs more than 971,000 people in the U.S., including about 379,800 in Texas. More »

Arkansas water supplier seeks plan for moving pipeline

Posted on April 11, 2013 at 6:20 pm by Associated Press in Environment, Pipelines

The move comes nearly two weeks after Exxon Mobil’s Pegasus pipeline ruptured. More »

Republicans grill EPA nominee on transparency

Posted on April 11, 2013 at 2:54 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy in General, People, Politics/Policy

Government transparency surfaced Thursday as a major issue during a hearing on Gina McCarthy’s nomination to head the Environmental Protection Agency, as senators complained about hidden emails and opaque cost-impact studies on proposed regulations. More »

Ex-BP engineer responds to feds’ ‘farcical’ claims

Posted on April 11, 2013 at 1:31 pm by Associated Press in Accidents, Legal issues

A former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company’s response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico claims federal prosecutors have tacked on “farcical” allegations that he also deleted dozens of voicemails to stymie a grand jury probe of the disaster. More »