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.
Schlumberger to make further job cuts
United States-based oilfield services provider Schlumberger plans to make further reductions in its workforce, as it does not foresee a recovery in the energy industry before 2017.
19 October 2015US DOI to cancel two potential Arctic offshore licences
The United States Department of the Interior announced on Friday that it will cancel two potential Arctic offshore licenses under its 2012-2017 oil and gas leasing programme.
19 October 2015United States gas prices stable
United States gas prices were stable for the week ending 14 October, with minimal price variations, the Energy Information Administration has reported.
16 October 2015LNG Canada FID expected in 2016
LNG Canada, a Shell-led LNG export project in British Columbia, expects to make its FID in 2016, LNG Canada Chief Executive Andy Calitz told journalists this week.
16 October 2015
Policy & Regulation BLM faces backlash over fracking rules
A Wyoming district court injunction against the Bureau of Land Management’s new fracking regulations may leave the agency with no authority to regulate the practice.
15 October 2015Port Ambrose LNG gets environmental statement
The United States Maritime Administration and Coast Guard has issued its Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Port Ambrose deepwater LNG terminal.
15 October 2015Encana to sell Denver Julesburg assets
Canadian gas producer Encana has agreed to sell its Colorado Denver Julesburg Basin assets for $900 million to an investment group 95%-owned by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
13 October 2015Kenai LNG applies for export permit renewal
Alaska’s Kenai LNG, the oldest and only operating LNG plant in the United States, has requested authorisation from the US Department of Energy to export up to 1.1 billion cubic metres of gas as LNG.
12 October 2015Obama threatens to veto US oil export bill
A bill to repeal the United States’s 1975 ban on oil exports was approved by the House of Representatives on Friday, but looks unlikely to become law, as President Barack Obama has threatened to use his veto.
12 October 2015US rig count continues to fall
The number of oil and gas drilling rigs in use in the United States continued to fall last week, with 605 active oil rigs and 189 gas rigs for the week ending 9 October.
12 October 2015US households to see decrease in winter gas bills – EIA
Nearly half of households in the United States use gas as their primary heating fuel, and can expect an average decrease of 10% in their winter gas bills, according to the EIA.
9 October 2015Proposed US energy bill on shaky ground
An energy bill in the United States has been proposed to modernise the nation’s energy security and regulations. It has received industry support, but looks unlikely to become law.
9 October 2015Cenovus to cut 540 jobs
Canadian oil and gas producer Cenovus Energy has announced plans to cut 540 jobs in addition to 800 layoffs made in February.
7 October 2015Rig count falls by 29 in US
The United States oil and gas rig count fell by 29 for the week ending 2 October, according to oil services provider Baker Hughes’s latest rig report.
7 October 2015US storage could break record – EIA
United States gas inventories at the end of October may reach the highest level ever recorded for the time of year
7 October 2015MARAD and TOTE to study LNG vessel conversions
The United States Maritime Administration has made an agreement with Totem Ocean Trailer Express to better understand the costs and benefits associated with converting vessels to run on LNG.
6 October 2015LNG plant planned for Cameron Parish, Louisiana
A team of LNG developers led by a former state governor has confirmed plans to build a 14 mtpa liquefaction facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
6 October 2015North Dakota gets CO2 deadline extension
North Dakota has become the 16th state to receive a deadline extension from the United States Environmental Protection Agency to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its coal-fired power plants
5 October 2015Steelhead gets LNG export approval from NEB
Canadian LNG project developer Steelhead LNG has said the country’s regulator, the National Energy Board, has approved the company’s applications for five licences to export up to 30 mtpa for 25 years
5 October 2015Bill to lift US crude export ban moves ahead
A bill authorising the lifting of the United States’s crude oil export ban moved forward on Thursday, with a Senate panel voting 13-9 in favour.
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