GE to invest $600M in solar technology
General Electric said the money will pay for the nation’s biggest solar panel factory — location to be announced. More »
UK regulators slam Transocean on North Sea safety
An ultimatum from British safety inspectors comes as the Deepwater Horizon rig operator is under fire for touting its safety record in spite of the Macondo well blowout that killed 11 workers in the Gulf of Mexico. More »
Government shutdown would halt onshore — not offshore — permitting *updated*
Federal reviews of proposed onshore drilling projects could stop if lawmakers don’t strike a deal to avert a government shutdown before midnight on Friday. But most offshore work — including government reviews of drilling applications — would continue. More »
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Analyst: Consolidation likely for offshore rig firms
A remaking of the offshore rig industry is underway, says Barclays Capital, as limited shipyard space and rising rig-building costs force traditional drillers to consider acquisitions. More »
Earthquake hits offshore Japan *updated*
Officials at Japan’s tsunami-ravaged nuclear plant say there’s no immediate sign of new problems after a magnitude-7.4 aftershock rattled the nation’s eastern coast.
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GM says Volt can go 1,000 miles between fill-ups
GM’s $41,000 plug-in Volt runs on batteries and then switches to a gasoline-powered electric generator when the charge dwindles. Earlier this year, the company estimated the car’s gas-electric range as 379 miles. More »
Dubai a safe haven for oil workers during Mideast turmoil
As violence erupts in countries such as Libya and Bahrain, families from Tunisia, Egypt and elsewhere are moving to the more politically stable emirate, attracted by its liberal lifestyle, schools and housing, now cheaper after the credit crisis cut prices by more than half. More »
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Judge who scrapped offshore ban rules feds have ‘broad authority’ on drilling
U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman rejected oil industry arguments that the U.S. government exceeded its authority by imposing new permitting requirements on developmental drilling in the western Gulf of Mexico. More »
Quick, name a Saudi resource other than oil
The Saudi state-owned mining company has an ambitious plan to capture a bigger piece of the market for fertilizer than the kingdom currently has in global oil, Loren Steffy reports from Riyadh. The plan hinges on phosphate, found in abundance near the Jordanian border. More »
Oil prices are beginning to hurt the economy
Just when companies have finally stepped up hiring, some economists are scaling back their estimates for growth this year, in part because flat wages have left households struggling to pay higher gasoline prices. More »
Senate Dems vote down GOP on EPA climate measure
In a 50-50 vote, the Senate rejected a measure that would have repealed a 2009 finding that climate change caused by greenhouse gases endangers human health and would have prevented the agency from using existing law to regulate heat-trapping pollution. More »
April 26, 2013
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