A decade-long fight for Port Arthur
Port Arthur native Hilton Kelley won the Goldman Environmental Prize, the highest honor of its kind for grass-roots environmentalists, for pursuing greater environmental and public health protections in the refinery town. More »
Dynegy names interim CEO
Former railroad executive E. Hunter Harrison, named a director last month with the backing of one of the Houston-based power producer’s biggest shareholders, takes over from David Biegler, an independent director who served in the as interim role after Bruce Williamson left the company. More »
WikiLeaks: Politicians, military – not rebels – behind Nigeria oil thefts
A U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks blames no more than 15 percent of oil thefts on militants operating in the Niger Delta. Large-scale thefts fuel arms sales to the region while causing environmental damage and cutting production in a nation crucial to U.S. oil supplies, the cable suggests. More »
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Report: Independents drill 94 percent of onshore wells
A new study by IHS Global Insight concludes that independents added $263 billion to the U.S. economy and supported nearly 4 million jobs in 2010. More »
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Marcellus LNG may move overseas, feds say permits shouldn’t wait on BOPs, Utah the next Alberta for oil sands? More »
One year later is BP takeover bait, or cash flush?
Perhaps both, Loren Steffy writes. The oil giant could be a takeover target because of problems involving an alliance with Rosneft. But CEO Bob Dudley’s $22 billion in asset sales after the Gulf oil spill is padding a solid anti-takeover war chest should BP need it. More »
Marcellus Shale gas may head overseas
A leading player in the move to ship U.S. gas overseas is China, whose thirst for energy to fuel its industrial explosion is growing rapidly. Others include the governments of South Korea and India, and companies in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Norway, Japan and Australia. More »
Debate stirred over first major US tar sands mine
With crude prices surging beyond $100 a barrel and politicians preaching the need to reduce America’s reliance on foreign oil supplies, companies are now looking for more local sources. One Canadian firm says it’s found it in the tar sands of Utah’s Book Cliffs. More »
Japan shaken by aftershock, more evacuations urged near nuke plant
Officials said Monday’s earthquake did not endanger operations at the tsunami-flooded Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex, but the government urged residents of five communities, some of them more than 20 miles from the plant, to evacuate within a month because of high levels of radiation. More »
Commentary: Transocean is in an alternate safety universe
It was only after widespread public outcry that the Deepwater Horizon rig owner’s top executives decided to give up safety bonuses for the year of the Gulf oil spill, Loren Steffy writes, and that leaves the disturbing question of why they were awarded in the first place. More »
US rig count up by 6 this week
Of the major oil- and gas-producing states, Texas gained 21 rigs and Pennsylvania added three. Oklahoma lost 15 rigs, while New Mexico and Alaska dropped two apiece. West Virginia and Louisiana each lost one. More »
U.S. approves 10th post-ban deep-water drilling project
Statoil will be allowed to drill a new well in 7,813 feet of water in its Logan prospect and is expected to use the Discoverer Americas, a Transocean drillship, for the job. More »
April 26, 2013
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