Africa’s strongest crane gets to grips with Angola oil projects
Workers in Angola are completing construction of the strongest crane in Africa that will be used at offshore projects for Chevron Corp. (CVX), Total SA (FP), and SBM Offshore NV. (SBMO) More »
Third U.S. House committee approves Keystone XL pipeline
The House Transportation Committee approved a measure that would allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline without action by President Barack Obama, the third panel to push the pipeline bill this year. More »
Shale drilling boosts Ohio gas and oil output
Officials say drilling in Ohio’s Utica shale region nearly doubled the output of oil and natural gas there since 2011. More »
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Dow to appeal $1.2 billion damages order
Dow lost a class-action lawsuit that accused it of conspiring to fix prices.
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Canada prime minister warns against Keystone XL rejection
Canada’s prime minister says a controversial oil pipeline from his country to the U.S. Gulf Coast “absolutely needs to go ahead” and warns that the oil will be transported through one way or the other. More »
Apache investors reject executive pay raise in advisory vote
Apache shareholders voted down a proposal to raise executive pay during a shareholders meeting on Thursday in Houston, a visible rebuke to top management for the sagging stock price and concerns about investment in Egypt. More »
Senate confirms physicist Moniz as energy chief
The Senate has unanimously confirmed President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the Energy Department. More »
Feds make concessions to oil industry in new hydraulic fracturing rule
The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a new plan to tighten standards for drilling on public lands and force companies to reveal the chemicals they use in the process, after making significant concessions to the oil industry. More »
Electricity, energy costs hike consumer prices
Energy costs rose 2.3 percent in March and April, largely because of an 8.2 percent jump in the cost of electricity, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. More »
New group seeks to protect power grid from cyberattacks
A group of regulatory and intelligence experts that includes a former director of the Central Intelligence Agency said Thursday they have launched a new effort to focus on computer security solutions facing energy companies and the government. More »
Strike called off after Exxon makes safety changes
Exxon Mobil Corp. has averted a strike at its Baytown refinery, one of the world’s largest sources of gasoline and diesel fuels, after a union there ratified a new agreement with the oil giant. More »
New Eagle Ford rail park coming to Bexar County
There’s another new rail park opening in southern Bexar County – part of a railroad boom that’s chasing surging oil and gas production in the Eagle Ford Shale region. More »
April 26, 2013
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