16 January 2015 Obama vows to veto US sanctions legislation President Barack Obama today reiterated his vow to veto any US legislation that increases economic sanctions against Iran. Filter: Crude oil Europe Global Middle East North America More filters
16 January 2015 Canadian crude to stay in US: Enbridge, Enterprise Canadian crude arriving by pipeline to the US is likely to stay and be refined on the Gulf coast and not head overseas, Enbridge and Enterprise Products Partners executives said today. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Petroleum coke Petroleum transportation Europe North America More filters
16 January 2015 Amendments for Keystone XL Senate bill pile up US senators have proposed a slew of amendments to a bill to authorize construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, from lifting US crude export controls to repealing the Jones Act. Filter: Crude oil Emissions Natural gas Oil products Petroleum coke Petroleum transportation Europe North America More filters
16 January 2015 EPA defends cross-state rule decisions The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted properly when it imposed a federal plan for the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule on more than 20 states because their plans under previous regulations were no longer valid, agency lawyers said today. Filter: Emissions Europe North America More filters
16 January 2015 Schlumberger to lay off 9,000 employees The world's largest oilfield services provider Schlumberger is laying off about 9,000 employees as a 50pc plunge in benchmark crude prices forces producers to defer drilling plans. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas Asia-Pacific Europe FSU Global Latin America and Caribbean Middle East North America More filters
16 January 2015 2014 was warmest year on record, US says Last year set a new high for global average temperatures since detailed record-keeping began in 1880, US government scientists said today. Filter: Emissions Europe Global North America More filters
16 January 2015 US Virgin Islands moves to seize Hovensa assets The US Virgin Islands government has started legal proceedings to seize the mothballed 350,000 b/d Hovensa refinery and fuel distribution facilities after the company defaulted on a $40mn fine for environmental damage, governor Kenneth Mapp said yesterday. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
16 January 2015 ATCO Alberta NGL cavern capacity booked Canadian energy companies ATCO Energy Solutions and Petrogas have secured long-term contracts for four planned salt cavern storage facilities in Alberta. Filter: LPG Petroleum transportation North America More filters
16 January 2015 Range Resources begins shipping on Mariner East Sunoco Logistics' Mariner East propane pipeline was commissioned in late December, according to independent producer Range Resources, earlier than the originally projected first quarter 2015 start-date. Filter: LPG Natural gas North America More filters
16 January 2015 Coke ships slow as Long Beach halts night shift Coal and petroleum coke shipments from Long Beach, California, are being affected by a new wrinkle in a contract dispute between west coast shipping companies and the longshore workers union. Filter: Coal Petroleum coke Asia-Pacific Global North America More filters
16 January 2015 IEA says oil price 'tide will turn' The IEA said today that while an oil price recovery may not be "imminent" the "signs are mounting that the tide will turn". Filter: Crude oil LPG Oil products Africa Asia-Pacific Europe FSU Global Latin America and Caribbean Middle East North America More filters
16 January 2015 Baosteel sees weaker 2014 revenues Chinese steelmaker Baosteel posted slightly lower revenues for 2014 against a year earlier, while its profit was almost unchanged. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
15 January 2015 BP spill ruling would cap fines at $13.7bn A US judge ruled that 4mn bl of crude were released from BP‘s Macondo well during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lowering BP's potential maximum Clean Water Act (CWA) fines to $13.7bn from $18bn. Filter: Crude oil Europe North America More filters
15 January 2015 Western expands Arizona retail footprint Western Refining will add 31 retail locations in Arizona this week, boosting the company's locations in the state by 13pc and adding outlets for its 125,000 b/d refinery in El Paso, Texas. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Europe North America More filters
15 January 2015 Petrobras revokes platform maintenance contracts Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras has revoked two platform maintenance contracts totaling 1.16bn reals ($440mn) with Brazilian firms Iesa Oleo e Gas and MPE, two of the 23 companies Petrobras blacklisted last month because of their alleged involvement in a corruption scheme. Filter: Crude oil Europe Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
