Global Markets US production sky high while prices hit bottom
It was a year of extremes in North America, with record-breaking gas output and rock-bottom prices coupled with massive job losses.
Policy & Regulation Obama holds firm on Clean Power Plan
US President Barack Obama faces stern opposition to his plan to reduce carbon emissions from the power sector, jeopardising the country’s UN climate pledge.
Chevron to cut up to 7,000 jobs
United States major Chevron has announced a second round of job cuts, with up to 7,000 redundancies planned.
4 November 2015Conoco to end Gulf of Mexico deepwater exploration
ConocoPhillips plans to end its deepwater explorations in the Gulf of Mexico by 2017, the United States major announced last week.
4 November 2015Another 23 states file suits against US EPA
The United States Environmental Protection Agency is being sued by 23 states over its new and modified power plant emission regulations.
4 November 2015US gas prices hit multi-year low
Gas prices in the United States hit multi-year lows this week, with the NYMEX November gas futures contract closing at $2.03/MMBtu.
3 November 2015Sabine Pass first cargo expected in January 2016
The Energy Atlantic LNG tanker is due at the Sabine Pass LNG plant on 12 January 2016, according to AIS data, which suggests the plant will load its first cargo around then.
3 November 2015Gas-to-power beats coal in US for second time this year
Gas-fired power generation in the United States exceeded coal generation for the second time on record in July, according to the Energy Information Administration.
29 October 2015Cheniere to ship Sabine Pass cargoes to France
US LNG exporter Cheniere Marketing, a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, has agreed a five-year sales and purchase agreement with Engie to deliver LNG to the Montoir de Bretagne terminal in France.
29 October 2015TransCanada pulls out of Alaska LNG
Alberta-based TransCanada has said the energy company has agreed to leave the $55-60 billion Alaska LNG project in a "mutual dissolution" with the state government.
29 October 2015TransCanada gets Pacific NorthWest pipeline permit
TransCanada has received a provincial permit to construct and operate a 900 km pipeline to deliver gas to the planned Pacific NorthWest LNG export plant near Prince Rupert in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
28 October 2015Baker Hughes rig count remains stable
Oil services provider Baker Hughes reported no change in US oil and gas rig count for the week ending 23 October.
27 October 2015Duke Energy signals switch to gas with Piedmont deal
North Carolina-based Duke Energy, the largest electricity provider in the United States, is moving to gas with its $4.9 billion acquisition of Piedmont Natural Gas.
27 October 2015Woodfibre LNG gets BC government approval
Woodfibre LNG has received environmental approval from the government of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
27 October 2015Kinder Morgan pushes on with pipeline plan
United States-based pipeline company Kinder Morgan Energy Partners plans to move ahead with its proposed $5 billion pipeline to deliver gas to several New England states.
26 October 2015US National Park Service to update gas regulations
The United States’ National Park Service plans to update the non-federal oil and gas regulations for its national parks.
26 October 2015Cheniere Energy expects first Sabine Pass cargo in January
Cheniere Energy expects to export the first LNG cargo from the first train of its Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana in January, Chief Executive Charif Souki said at Singapore International Energy Week.
26 October 2015GE Oil & Gas agrees maintenance contract for Corpus Christi LNG
GE Oil & Gas has agreed a $610 million 20-year maintenance contract with Cheniere Energy for its Corpus Christi LNG plant.
23 October 2015Mexico may replace LNG with US piped gas
Gas exports from the United States may replace Mexico’s demand for imported LNG, the Energy Information Administration said in its Natural Gas Weekly Update.
23 October 2015Chesapeake Energy fined for under-reporting production
United States-based shale gas producer Chesapeake Energy was fined $2.12 million by the Department of the Interior (DOI) for under-reporting gas production volumes on Indian land leases.
22 October 2015US DOE approves Emera for non-FTA exports
The US Department of Energy has approved an application by Canadian-based Emera to export CNG from Palm Beach, Florida to countries without a free-trade agreement with the US.
21 October 2015Squamish Nation Council approves Woodfibre LNG
Canada’s Squamish Nation Council has given environmental approval for the $1.7 billion Woodfibre LNG export project.
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