August 7, 2017

Let the battle begin — Keystone XL goes to public hearings in Nebraska this week From CBC Five months after being approved by the U.S. government, TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline will once again be the focus of discussions this week at the project’s public hearings in Lincoln, Nebraska.​ While TransCanada has been given a green light to proceed by the

From The Associated Press/Star-Telegram An oil company that the state owes about $75 million in refundable tax credits to is preparing to pause drilling off the shore of Alaska. Benjamin Johnson, the CEO of Texas-based BlueCrest Energy Inc., said the company is currently drilling a lengthy production well that should be ready to flow oil in September. But after that,

From Financial Tribune NIOC is taking steps to hold an international tender for Azadegan, a huge oil reservoir at its border with Iraq Shell and Total are believed to be close to final agreements to construct petrochemical plants in Iran The $5 billion gas deal reached with Total S.A. last month set a new tone for Iran’s energy industry and

Lower prices for LNG expected as more supply is pumped into the market From The National/UAE Edition More liquefied natural gas (LNG) coming into the market will keep prices depressed despite an increase in demand from Asia, analysts said. LNG producers are ramping up from Qatar to Australia and the United States, while Egypt is expected to emerge as a new export

From Associated Press/Observer-Reporter HARRISBURG – For years, environmental advocates have sought a tax on Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale natural gas production while business associations have sought speedier state approval of permits for the activities of polluting industries. Now, legislation approved by the Republican-controlled state Senate gave both provisions an unexpected and unwelcome passenger: each other. The lightning-strike compromise package was quietly

From the Financial Times Shale oil pioneer looks to benefit from expected surge in LNG exports from the US Harold Hamm, one of the pioneers of the US shale oil boom, is stepping up his investment in gas in an attempt to benefit from an expected surge in US exports of liquefied natural gas. Mr. Hamm, a close ally of

Companies are hoping to construct pipeline, refinery in West Texas From the Houston Chronicle In this Wednesday, July 12, 2017 photo, workers install a natural gas pipeline in New Washington, Ohio. The company that developed the Dakota Access oil pipeline is entangled in another fight, this time in Ohio … more You’ve got to start somewhere. Two companies, with relatively little

Colorado’s fastest growing communities are in the path of a petroleum rebound From the Denver Post The clash between growing communities and oil and gas production in northeastern Colorado, heightened by a deadly home explosion last spring, will only intensify in coming years, a Denver Post analysis of drilling permits suggests. The Post analyzed pending and approved drilling permits in and around the

Obama-era rule update would have tightened some regulation of drilling on federal lands, mostly in the West From the Denver Post The nation’s stalled rule to protect public land against harm from fracking faced multiple threats Thursday after the oil and gas industry and states, including Colorado, asked a federal appeals court to hold off indefinitely on deciding whether it