07 July 2016 California shuts 2nd gas storage site on new leak PG&E's largest underground natural gas storage field in San Joaquin county, California, has been shut so that its wells can undergo the same rigorous testing as those at the Aliso Canyon storage field following the discovery of a low-level gas leak last month. Filter: Electricity Natural gas North America More filters
06 July 2016 Cabot pens 10-year nat gas power deal Cabot Oil & Gas will provide natural gas to a new gas-fired power plant in Pennsylvania under a 10-year agreement. Filter: Electricity Natural gas North America More filters
06 July 2016 Greenbrier bargains with sand car customers Railcar maker Greenbrier is negotiating with customers who have firm orders for 5,000 covered hoppers designed to transport sand, a market that has soured amid a slowdown in North American hydraulic fracturing. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas Europe North America More filters
06 July 2016 Huntsman to close South Africa TiO2 plant Huntsman will close its 25,000 t/yr titanium dioxide (TiO2) plant in South Africa by the end of the year because of low margins. Filter: Petrochemicals Global More filters
06 July 2016 Poland's Lotos takes Iranian crude Polish oil company Grupa Lotos, operator of the 210,000 b/d Gdansk refinery, has bought a cargo of 2mn bl of medium sour Iranian Light crude in a "test shipment" which may be followed by more purchases. Filter: Crude oil Europe More filters
05 July 2016 BP to become fourth outside Mexican fuel retailer BP is poised to become the fourth outside company to enter Mexico's retail fuel market since the country launched its sweeping energy reforms. Filter: Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
05 July 2016 PdV releases brief report on 2015 results Venezuelan state-owned oil company PdV earned a profit of $2.58bn in 2015 on income of almost $72.17bn, according to an unusually brief summary of the company's financial results. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
05 July 2016 Democrats target climate action in 2016 platform Democrats this year plan to campaign on a platform that commits the party to carrying out tough greenhouse gas regulations and clean energy goals set by President Barack Obama. Filter: Coal Crude oil Electricity Emissions Natural gas North America More filters
05 July 2016 Court decision helps coal's fight against EPA rules A recent US Supreme Court ruling on whether an autodealer should be required to pay workers overtime could help coal companies waging legal challenges against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Filter: Coal Coking coal North America More filters
05 July 2016 Argentina sticks to China nuclear plans Argentina has reaffirmed plans to build two nuclear power plants backed by China. Filter: Electricity Latin America and Caribbean More filters
04 July 2016 Tarragona crude imports at six-year high Cargoes of crude arriving at the Spanish Mediterranean port of Tarragona were at a six year high in the first four months of the year as the port supplied more gasoline, fuel oil and bitumen to customers. Filter: Crude oil LPG Oil products Europe More filters
01 July 2016 FERC rejects Colonial history transfer change The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected Colonial Pipeline's months-long campaign to restrict transfers of shipper history in concert with a lottery for new shippers seeking to gain access to the massive refined products system that feeds the US Atlantic coast. Filter: Oil products North America More filters
01 July 2016 Coal producer Murray Energy warns of mass layoffs Murray Energy is planning significant layoffs in the next couple of months because of persistently weak market conditions. Filter: Coal North America More filters
01 July 2016 Penn-Jersey gas line to resume flows before winter Spectra Energy said it expects to bring the Penn-Jersey pipeline system back on line by 1 November after it completes more detailed investigations following an explosion on 29 April. Filter: Natural gas North America More filters
01 July 2016 Williams board members resign Williams board chairman Frank MacInnis and several other members resigned today, days after the midstream operator said it would sue Energy Transfer Equity (ETE) for breach of contract in connection with ETE's refusal to close the merger between the two companies. Filter: Crude oil LPG Natural gas Petrochemicals North America More filters
