07 December 2016 France's CRE clears power capacity market fines French regulator CRE has approved grid operator RTE's proposal to introduce fines for providers that under or over-certify power capacity, as part of the country's domestic capacity market. Filter: Electricity Europe More filters
07 December 2016 Analysis: Japan oil-linked LNG prices rise Japanese oil-indexed LNG prices for delivery in the second and third quarters of 2017 have risen, tracking a rally in crude markets at the end of last month. Filter: Natural gas Asia-Pacific More filters
07 December 2016 SoCal pilot uses excess power to create hydrogen SoCal Gas said a pilot program it funds has successfully injected hydrogen — created with the use of excess renewable power — into a natural gas pipeline using technology that may one day help smooth the intermittent nature of solar and wind power. Filter: Electricity Natural gas North America More filters
07 December 2016 High inventories depress US west coast gasoline Growing supplies have depressed Los Angeles gasoline to its deepest discount to Nymex RBOB futures since February this year. Filter: Oil products North America More filters
07 December 2016 Tax extenders left out of spending bill A stopgap spending bill supported by leaders in the US House of Representatives does not include the extension of tax incentives for certain alternative energy sources, potentially depriving those industries of their best chance to win a renewal of the credits this year. Filter: Coal Electricity Emissions North America More filters
07 December 2016 Shell to study 3 Iranian oil and gas fields Iran's state-owned NIOC today signed three preliminary agreements with Shell with a view to future development. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas Middle East More filters
07 December 2016 Total, Shell to develop South Azadegan, Yadavaran Total and Shell will today sign provisional deals with Iran's state-owned NIOC to develop the South Azadegan and Yadavaran oil fields, which Tehran hopes will drive its long-term plans to boost crude production capacity to 4.63mn b/d by 2021 from around 3.95mn b/d today. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas Middle East More filters
06 December 2016 Dakota Access faces unclear path to completion The developers of the Dakota Access crude pipeline are entering uncharted legal territory and the potential for long delays after President Barack Obama's administration recent decision to block completion of the 470,000 b/d project. Filter: Crude oil Oil products North America More filters
06 December 2016 Mexico auction, farm-out unlock deepwater frontier Mexico´s award of nearly all the deepwater oil blocks on offer in a closely watched tender yesterday is widely seen as vindicating a 2014 reform that shattered the monopoly of state-run Pemex and opened the country´s long-cloistered energy patch. Filter: Crude oil Latin America and Caribbean More filters
06 December 2016 US diesel demand to end year strong: EIA Estimated US distillate consumption will this quarter surpass 4mn b/d for the first time since 2015, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said today. Filter: Oil products North America More filters
06 December 2016 Magnolia LNG delays investment decision to 2017-18 The US Gulf coast Magnolia LNG export project has pushed back its planned final investment decision to 2017 and possibly into 2018. Filter: Natural gas Europe North America More filters
06 December 2016 Court halts Petrobras asset sales A federal judge in Brazil granted injunction requests that effectively force state-controlled Petrobras to halt activity related to the sale of its onshore assets and fuel distribution subsidiary BR Distribudora (BR). Filter: Crude oil Oil products Latin America and Caribbean More filters
05 December 2016 Mexico awards most deepwater blocks, bidding sparse Mexico awarded eight of 10 deepwater blocks plus a farm-out with state-run Pemex in closely watched back-to-back auctions that marked Pemex´s debut in the country´s new competitive landscape. Filter: Crude oil Latin America and Caribbean More filters
05 December 2016 Trinidad, Venezuela sign new gas deal, Shell in wings Trinidad and Tobago moved a step closer to accessing Venezuelan natural gas through a Shell-operated offshore platform in Trinidadian waters under a new bilateral agreement signed in Caracas today. Filter: Natural gas Latin America and Caribbean More filters
05 December 2016 US heavy bunker sales down in 2015: EIA US residual bunker fuel sales dropped to their lowest levels in 2015 since the Energy Information Administration began recording the data in 1984. Filter: Oil products North America More filters
