29 April 2015 Hess cuts capex more as losses widen US independent Hess cut an additional $300mn from its 2015 capital expenditure (capex) budget as the US independent posted losses for two quarters in a row amid the 50pc plunge in crude prices. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas North America More filters
29 April 2015 California to cut GHGs by 40pc by 2030 California governor Jerry Brown (D) today said the state will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40pc below 1990 levels by 2030. Filter: Emissions North America More filters
29 April 2015 Portland General expects lower hydro output Portland General Electric expects lower-than-normal hydropower generation in the northwest US for the rest of 2015 after an unusually warm winter depleted snowpack in the water-rich region. Filter: Coal Electricity Emissions Natural gas North America More filters
29 April 2015 UK’s Isle of Grain LNG to offer reloads The UK's 15mn t/yr Isle of Grain LNG import terminal is to offer full-size re-exports following successful reload trials. Filter: Natural gas Europe More filters
29 April 2015 Analysis: Early northern planting saps urea stocks An early start to planting in one of the US' key urea consumption regions has contributed to a regional shortage and rising warehouse prices, which has also boosted prices for barges along the Mississippi river and at New Orleans. Filter: Fertilizers North America More filters
29 April 2015 Oil prices will not curb NGL output: Lyondell Weakness in crude prices and the subsequent decline in drilling rig counts in the US are unlikely to significantly curb NGL production, LyondellBasell chief executive Bob Patel told analysts. Filter: LPG Petrochemicals North America More filters
29 April 2015 California to cut GHGs by 40pc by 2030 California governor Jerry Brown (D) today said the state will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40pc below 1990 levels by 2030. Filter: Emissions North America More filters
29 April 2015 PJM promotes Andrew Ott to chief executive The PJM Interconnection will promote executive vice president for markets Andrew Ott to chief executive when Terry Boston retires on 31 December. Filter: Coal Electricity Natural gas North America More filters
29 April 2015 Austria to press on with UK nuclear complaint Austria is ready to file a complaint to the European Court of Justice over the EU's approval of a UK subsidy for French utility EdF's 3.2GW Hinkley Point C nuclear plant. Filter: Electricity Europe More filters
29 April 2015 Analysis: New England expects summer load growth The operator of New England's power grid expects summer 2015 electricity demand under normal weather conditions to peak at a level 9pc higher than last summer while installed capacity translates into a 13.5pc reserve margin. Filter: Electricity North America More filters
29 April 2015 Naimi survives major Saudi reshuffle: Update Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdel-Aziz today decreed major changes to the succession, reshuffled the cabinet and appointed Saudi Aramco chief executive Khalid al-Falih as minister of health. Filter: Crude oil Middle East More filters
28 April 2015 PJM backs LS Power for key transmission project The PJM Interconnection plans to recommend that developer LS Power build a 230kV underwater transmission line to relieve constraints near a major nuclear complex in New Jersey, a reversal from earlier plans to award the project to incumbent utility Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G). Filter: Electricity North America More filters
28 April 2015 Entergy cites $240mn in first-year MISO benefits Entergy's six utility units saw nearly $240mn in energy-related benefits in the first year following integration with the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) as Entergy's less-efficient power plants operated less frequently. Filter: Coal Electricity Natural gas North America More filters
28 April 2015 Compass Minerals to expand Ogden SOP capacity Compass Minerals will increase SOP production capacity at its Ogden, Utah, facility to 550,000 st/yr, up from current levels of 400,000 st/yr, by 2017. Filter: Fertilizers North America More filters
28 April 2015 Freeport LNG to proceed with train 3 The Freeport LNG export project in Texas today made a positive final investment decision (FID) on its planned third liquefaction train after closing on $4.56bn in debt financing. Filter: Natural gas Asia-Pacific North America More filters
