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West Virginia’s Coal Industry is Reeling – Will Shale Gas Take Its Place?

November 20, 2015

An Exclusive Interview with Keith Burdette, Secretary of Commerce for West Virginia Coal has powered West Virginia’s economy for centuries. Generations of West Virginians have come and gone in the Mountain State, and its stalwart blue-collar coal industry continuously attracts the next wave of young people in search of a career in the rolling hills of Appalachia. But the latest generation

Noble Postpones IPO of Midstream MLP

November 20, 2015

Noble Energy sites weak markets Houston-based Noble Energy (ticker: NBL) announced today that it will postpone an IPO of its wholly owned subsidiary Noble Midstream Partners, which the company planned to list on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker NBLX. According to Noble, the company made the decision “as a result of unfavorable equity market conditions.” Noble said

Business Roundtable: “Strategic Changes” Needed for U.S. Energy Policy, Economy

November 20, 2015

Technological advances in the oil and gas industry have reformed the United States economy, but government policies are preventing the business sector from reaching its full potential. That is the assessment of the Business Roundtable, based on a 31-page report released on November 17, 2015. “Powering Forward; North America’s Energy Resurgence” began by detailing the tremendous leaps accomplished by the

TRP Analyst Day: “More to the TransCanada Story than Keystone XL”

November 17, 2015

Inventory Backlog Reaches $40 Billion and Counting *Note: All figures in Canadian dollars unless said otherwise The Obama administration’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline on November 6, 2015, was not a huge surprise to the public majority following the issue that has dragged on for the better part of a decade. The timing, however, was critiqued by pro-industry siders,

Canada’s Energy Audible: New Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Making his Mark on the Industry

November 17, 2015

Justin Trudeau, the newly elected Prime Minister of Canada, has been in office for less than two weeks but is already making waves in the nation’s energy industry. In a mandate letter to the Minister of Transport, Trudeau outlined the first steps of his policy and called for a “renewed, nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous Peoples, based on recognition of rights,

45% of U.S. Crude Oil Imports Come from Canada

November 12, 2015

The U.S. imports almost three times as much crude from Canada than it does from the Persian Gulf Even without the 800 MBOPD capacity of TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline, crude oil imports from Canada make up 45% of crude shipped into the United States. As of August, imports from Canada were almost three times as much as imports from all

Keystone XL Rejection: The Canadian Perspective

November 11, 2015

Exclusive Interview: what does the U.S. rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline mean for future cross-border projects? In this exclusive interview with Oil & Gas 360®, Tim McMillan, President and CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), discusses potential aftereffects of the Obama administration’s decision last week to reject TransCanada’s (ticker: TRP) application to build the Keystone XL

U.S. Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline

November 6, 2015

After seven years of regulatory limbo, Obama administration says “no” to TransCanada application President Obama announced today that he has rejected TransCanada’s (ticker: TRP) Keystone XL pipeline project after seven years of regulatory holdup. The decision comes as the president makes steps to solidify his environmental legacy during his final year in office. The 1,179-mile pipeline would have carried 800,000

What’s Next for Keystone XL? TransCanada’s Keystone Chief Spells it Out

November 6, 2015

An interview with Corey Goulet, President of Keystone projects for TransCanada. Editor’s Note: In March 2015, Oil & Gas 360® interviewed Corey Goulet, boss of the Keystone XL pipeline project. Today (Nov. 6, 2015), the U.S. State Department and the Obama Administration officially denied TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone XL pipeline. In light of today’s announcement, Oil & Gas 360®

TransCanada Changes Scope of Energy East Pipeline

November 5, 2015

TransCanada to remove a port on the Energy East pipeline route TransCanada announced today that the company has decided to remove a port on its Energy East pipeline project from Quebec. The company said the decision was made after listening to local communities, key stakeholders and customers, according to a press release from TransCanada. The decision to drop the crude

TransCanada Asks for Pause on Keystone XL Decision

November 3, 2015

Pause on TransCanada’s Keystone XL project comes as company waits Nebraska decision Alberta-based TransCanada (ticker: TRP) announced yesterday that it sent a letter to the U.S. State Department requesting a pause on the decision making process for its Keystone XL pipeline project. The request comes as TransCanada waits to hear from the Nebraska Public Service Commission for approval on a

Are MLPs Losing Favor?

October 30, 2015

Back in November 2014, Oil & Gas 360® asked an analysts who follows the MLP space closely if MLPs were a fad. He responded, “This is like asking me if Western Civilization is a fad.” That exchange occurred on Nov. 18, 2014, nine days prior to last Thanksgiving Day’s OPEC announcement. The very one that sent the price of crude oil—along with

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