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Marcellus-Utica could soon be ‘overpiped’
It’s a concept rarely, if ever discussed in the Marcellus and Utica Shales region, but was heard uttered by no fewer than two speakers at last week’s ...
Shale oil production to drop 118,000 BPD: EIA
Crude oil production from the top seven U.S. shale plays will fall in December 118,000 barrels per day (BPD) from November’s projection, to 4.95 million BPD (MMBPD) — the biggest ...
NRC engineers urge fix for nuclear power stations
A group of Nuclear Regulatory Commission engineers is urging its regulatory employer to order nuclear power station operators to fix a design flaw in nearly all U.S. nuclear plants the ...
Escalera files Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition
Denver, Colorado-based independent oil and gas producer Escalera Resources last week filed a petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court seeking relief from creditors under provisions of Chapter ...
OPEC unsure it can ‘live together’ with U.S. shale industry
The head of OPEC said this week his organization doesn’t know how to coexist with the U.S. shale oil industry. “Shale oil in the U.S. — I ...
Approval given to four new Chinese reactors
China’s State Council on Wednesday approved the construction of two more nuclear units at each of the Tianwan and Fangchenggang nuclear power plant sites, World Nuclear News reported. The council ...
Ecuador-Colombia pipeline ready in December, Amerisur assures
UK’s Amerisur Resources, a South America-focused oil and gas company, said this week its Ecuador-Colombia oil pipeline project, Oleoducto Binacional Amerisur (OBA), will be ready in December, Kallanish Energy understands. ...
Peabody selling interest in Prairie State power plant, mine
Peabody Energy last week said it has a deal to sell its 5.06% share in the Prairie State Energy Campus to the Wabash Valley Power Association for $57 million, Kallanish ...