15 January 2015 Woodside to review 2015 spending Australian independent Woodside Petroleum is revising its investment spending for this year as it assesses the impact of global oil prices nearly halving since last year's final quarter. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas Europe Global More filters
15 January 2015 UK drilling activity lowest since 1999: Deloitte Drilling activity offshore UK fell by 20pc in 2014 to its lowest number since 1999, although offshore Norway, drilling levels were largely stable compared with 2013, according to financial services company Deloitte. Filter: Crude oil Europe FSU More filters
14 January 2015 Maduro to meet Putin as crisis mounts Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow tomorrow to discuss oil prices and joint cooperation agreements, Venezuela´s foreign ministry said today. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Europe Latin America and Caribbean North America More filters
14 January 2015 North Dakota rig count drops to 2010 low North Dakota's drilling rig count has dropped to 158, the lowest level since October 2010 as operators react to plummeting crude prices. Filter: Crude oil Oil products Petroleum transportation Europe North America More filters
14 January 2015 Midcontinent butane prices leap on refinery upsets Conway butane and isobutane prices surged today and the forward month's backwardation widened as refinery upsets and increased blending demand supported prices. Filter: LPG Oil products North America More filters
14 January 2015 Kinder Morgan mulls new uses for Cochin Kinder Morgan plans to convert some or all of the eastern segments of its 95,000 b/d Cochin Pipeline for a new use in January 2018, according to a regulatory filing. Filter: Condensate LPG Petroleum transportation North America More filters
14 January 2015 US targets methane emissions from oil, gas sites The US administration is setting a goal of reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations by 40-45pc from 2012 levels by 2025. Filter: Crude oil Emissions LPG Natural gas Europe North America More filters
14 January 2015 Formosa's Point Comfort unit sees flaring Formosa's Point Comfort, Texas plant reported a process gas compressor tripped at olefins unit No. 2 yesterday, according to a filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Filter: LPG Petrochemicals North America More filters
14 January 2015 Analysis: US power mix change points to volatility Energy Information Administration projections of the changing US power generation fuel mix point to potentially higher volatility in wholesale power prices as baseload nuclear and coal generation declines while natural gas and renewables gain market share. Filter: Coal Electricity Emissions Natural gas North America More filters
14 January 2015 Louisiana ethylene line down for repairs The Evangeline ethylene pipeline was taken out of service as operators work to extract a stuck in-line inspection tool, operator Boardwalk Pipeline Partners said today. Filter: LPG Petrochemicals North America More filters
14 January 2015 OxyVinyls reports VCM leak at Deer Park OxyVinyls reported emissions of vinyl chloride at its vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) plant in Deer Park, Texas, on Monday, according to a filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Filter: LPG Petrochemicals North America More filters
14 January 2015 ExxonMobil reports Beaumont ethylene plant upset ExxonMobil Chemical reported a compressor trip at its 1.8bn lb/yr (816,000 t/yr) Beaumont, Texas, ethylene plant on Monday, according to a filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Filter: LPG Petrochemicals North America More filters
14 January 2015 Inslee pushes cap-and-trade program Washington governor Jay Inslee (D) yesterday urged the state legislature to approve his proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) cap-and-trade program amid a larger fight over spending and skepticism from Republicans. Filter: Emissions Oil products North America More filters
14 January 2015 FERC sets hearing on Geronimo wind farm complaint A developer trying to start up a 200MW wind farm in North Dakota by the end of this year may have to wait for federal regulators to weigh in on its complaint over the availability and cost of transmission. Filter: Electricity North America More filters
14 January 2015 Hijackings up despite fewer piracy incidents: IMB The number of reported vessel hijackings rose by 75pc last year — compared with a year earlier — to 21, despite a reduction in global piracy incidents. Filter: Global More filters
