Platts retains energy trader confidence amid price-fix probe
Traders are standing by Platts, the company that provides benchmark prices for much of the world’s energy products, amid a European probe into market manipulation. More »
‘Fracking’ supporters say Ill. bill ready for vote
Supporters of high-volume oil and gas drilling said Wednesday that they hope for a quick vote on a bill to regulate the practice in Illinois after reaching agreements on hiring and environmental concerns. More »
HollyFrontier declares special dividend
Oil refiner HollyFrontier’s board has approved a special dividend of 50 cents per share. More »
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A look at EU investigation of oil price fixing
The European Union’s executive arm, the Commission, on Tuesday said it had raided the offices of a number of oil industry companies for possible price-fixing. More »
Pickens buys Apache, Goodrich shares in first quarter
Pickens’ BP Capital Management bought almost 125,000 shares of Apache valued at $9.6 million. More »
Quebec proposes law to ban fracking
Quebec Environment Minister Yves- Francois Blanchet introduced legislation that would ban hydraulic fracturing, drilling and testing for natural gas in the St. Lawrence River valley for as long as five years. More »
Protesters close Libyan oil terminal, halt exports
A Libyan oil ministry official says protesters have forced the closure of an oil terminal in the east of the country for the second time in six months, disrupting exports. More »
Energy regulator dodges ethics reform
Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, blames aggressive lobbying by the Texas Railroad Commission and its supporters for the failure of his bill to reform and rename the agency that regulates oil and gas activity in the state. More »
Commentary: US NGLs to crowd OPEC Asian exports
Middle Eastern countries are starting to feel the pinch of the U.S. shale revolution. Even Saudi Arabia will find new competition for its liquefied petroleum gas and other feedstock exports, as the United States hikes its exports of natural gas liquids. More »
Oil CEO: Humans are involved with climate change
The leader of one of the world’s largest energy companies said this week that humans are accelerating climate change and the global community should take action to address the problem. More »
Mexico debates opening its doors for shale development
Energy reform is likely to be one of the most important sweeping legislative changes that an incoming Mexican government will address, experts said Wednesday at a Houston conference on energy issues. More »
Floating is the wave of the future for LNG
Liquefied natural gas importers and exporters are turning to floating terminals because of the higher costs of building fixed, land-based facilities More »
April 26, 2013
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