Hilcorp Energy, one of the largest privately-held producers in the U.S., announced its billionaire owner, Jeff Hildebrand, has stepped down as CEO, but will remain as executive chairman. “The organizational change comes as the company, a longtime producer in Alaska, Texas and Louisiana, continues to see substantial growth in other legacy assets across the U.S.,” Justin … Read more
Argentina, holder of the second-largest shale gas reserves and fourth-largest shale oil reserves in the world, is undergoing a transformational period as the government breaks away from a protectionist regime, opening up the hydrocarbons industry to foreign investment. And 2017 is proof. The Macri-era sets the scene for growth President Mauricio Macri … Read more
A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider its ruling that greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas pipelines and the impacts of those emissions should be considered when such projects are approved, Kallanish Energy reports. The Wednesday ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia rebuffed efforts by the Federal Energy … Read more
Two decades after the deadline passed for the U.S. government to start accepting nuclear waste for disposal, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) wants lawmakers to support funding for the review process for the Yucca Mountain repository license application. The U.S. Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 established federal responsibility … Read more
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