April 2016

From Reuters: The Senate passed the first broad energy bill in nine years on Wednesday, legislation containing modest measures popular with both Republicans and Democrats to modernize the power grid and speed the permitting process for liquefied natural gas exports. The bill, which passed 85-12, attempts to protect the power grid from extreme weather events such as ice storms and

From The Globe and Mail: Growth in Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions stalled in 2014, but Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said on Tuesday that the country has an enormous task ahead to drive down emissions to meet international commitments. Emissions in the oil and gas sector continued to climb, even as slumping prices began to take their toll on an industry that

From Reuters: Phillips 66 has purchased a cargo of Algerian crude oil for its Bayway refinery in New Jersey for the first time since 2013, two sources said, the latest U.S. refiner on the East Coast to shun domestic crudes in favor of cheaper imports. The rare shipment suggests East Coast refiners are ramping up efforts that started in the