North America
Northeast U.S. slated for record gas line buildout in 2018
Roughly 38% of additional natural gas pipeline capacity is slated to come online in the U.S. Northeast just in 2018, according to the Energy Information Administration. By ...
N.Y. nixes natural gas pipeline expansion permit
New York State regulators have denied a permit for a pipeline expansion designed to increase natural gas deliveries to New York City, The Associated Press reports. The ...
NRC to issue license for two new reactors in Florida
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said last week it will issue a license to utility Florida Power & Light for two new nuclear reactors at Turkey Point, ...
Court: Natgas emissions must be considered in approving lines
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 ...
Billionaire oilman Hildebrand resigns as Hilcorp CEO
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 ...
U.S. utility commissioners call for action on used nuke fuel
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 ...
Comissioning begins on Chevron Phillips ethane cracker in Texas
Chevron Phillips Chemical has completed mechanical completion of its Cedar Bayou ethane cracker in Baytown, Texas, and commissioning activities are under way, Kallanish Energy reports. That is “a major milestone,” ...
Hilcorp plans $285M Alaskan investment in 2018
Hilcorp is planning to spend roughly $285 million in Alaska during 2018, the oil and gas producer’s operations manager Chad Helgeson said earlier this month. This investment ...
FERC’s Powelson expounds upon what he knows
The so-called shale gale, aka, shale wave, which has positively impacted natural gas production, consumption and prices across the U.S., is a comfortable topic of discussion for Robert F. Powelson. ...
Ohio EPA troubled by HDD problems on Rover Pipeline
Rover PIpeline is continuing to have horizontal directional drilling (HDD) problems under the Tuscarawas River in Ohio, and that concerns the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Kallanish Energy finds. In a three-page ...