Tepco to release radioactive water
Tokyo Electric Power is planning to release 3,000 tons of lightly radioactive water into the ocean from the Fukushima Daini nuclear complex, the sister plant of the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi complex. (Via W$J) More »
Texas could face rolling blackouts if Arizona fire spreads
A raging forest fire in eastern Arizona that is headed for a pair of transmission lines that supply electricity to hundreds of thousands of people as far east as Texas. More »
Feds to extend deep-water leases expiring before 2016
The Obama administration will give oil and gas companies an extra year to develop their deep-water leases to make up for delays caused by last year’s Gulf spill and the subsequent moratorium on some offshore drilling. More »
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Deepwater Horizon liability act approved by Senate committee
The bill would amend the Death on the High Seas Act and the Jones Act and the Shipowners Liability Act of 1851 to allow families of the 11 victims of the explosion to sue for loss of care, comfort, companionship and pain and suffering. More »
Despite OPEC dissent, same questions linger
Today’s OPEC meeting in Vienna was unusual for its candor, Loren Steffy writes. Historically, the group has not only presented a unified front about its decision-making, it’s also offered little transparency about its production details More »
Government investigates floating oil near Louisiana coast
The federal government is investigating reports of oil in the waters near Venice, La., but has not yet discovered the source of that floating crude. More »
Chron 100 No. 3 public company: TPC Group
The company, formerly Texas Petrochemicals, ranked high on the Chronicle’s Top 10 public company list thanks to a strong showing in revenue growth and total return for shareholders. More »
API ad campaign touts energy independence *updated*
The American Petroleum Institute’s “Keys to the Future” campaign is a bid to boost support for domestic oil production and for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would deliver Canadian tar sands crude to Gulf Coast refineries. More »
Shell approves $2.5B deep-water Gulf project
The Cardamom field, located roughly 225 miles southwest of New Orleans, is expected to produce 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day at its peak and more than 140 million barrels of oil equivalent over its lifespan. More »
Exxon Mobil announces major Gulf find
The oil giant expects discoveries in the Hadrian field to yield more than 700 million barrels of oil equivalent — marking one of the largest Gulf finds in a decade. More »
Chron 100 No. 1 private company: Texon
Texon, founded in 1989, has been consistently profitable after the first couple of years. CEO Terry Looper says his business’s core principles are integrity, service and relationships. More »
‘Moving on:’ Bob Dudley says BP’s done with Rosneft deal
“We’ve worked very hard on this with all the parties,” the BP CEO told reporters in London today. “From BP’s view, it’s other parties that need to reach an agreement and in the meantime we are moving on.” The deal with Russia’s state-run oil company was halted in court after BP’s partners in TNK-BP said it would violate their shareholder agreement. More »
April 26, 2013
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