Posted on November 13, 2014 at 2:52 pm by Associated Press in
Gasoline |
In a dramatic shift from previous forecasts, the Energy Department predicted Wednesday that the average price of gasoline in the U.S. will be $2.94 a gallon in 2015. That is a 44-cent drop from an outlook issued just a month ago.
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Posted on November 13, 2014 at 10:17 am by Associated Press in
Hydraulic fracturing,
Politics/Policy |
The moratorium is set to end on Jan. 1, 2015 and commissioners are meeting Thursday to decide whether to continue it or change it.
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Among the allegations is that Illinois’ natural resources regulator didn’t consider scientific studies in its first rules notice, denying the public a chance to address the specific information the agency relied upon to draft the rules.
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Posted on November 12, 2014 at 5:18 pm by Associated Press in
Exploration,
Politics/Policy,
Production |
The new ordinance supersedes a moratorium on oil and gas development that had been in place since 2010.
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Posted on November 12, 2014 at 2:56 pm by Associated Press in
Keystone XL,
Politics/Policy |
Echoing Landrieu’s plea were moderate Democrats from Republican states, who argued for the project that would carry oil from Canada south to the Gulf Coast.
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Posted on November 12, 2014 at 2:48 pm by Associated Press in
Legal issues |
U.S. District Judge Nanette Jolivette Brown heard more than two hours of arguments on multiple issues, including the energy companies’ contention that the lawsuit seeks relief from the court that should be left to regulatory agencies.
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Posted on November 12, 2014 at 6:52 am by Associated Press in
Asia,
Environment,
Politics/Policy |
“This is, in my view, the most important bilateral climate announcement ever,” said David Sandalow, a former top environmental official at the White House and the Energy Department.
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Posted on November 11, 2014 at 1:20 pm by Associated Press in
Middle East,
Production |
Iraqi soldiers battling the Islamic State group recaptured most of the town of Beiji, home to the country’s largest oil refinery.
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Posted on November 11, 2014 at 11:39 am by Associated Press in
Europe,
Solar |
The path is built of massive, Lego-like modules of solar panels embedded in concrete.
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Posted on November 7, 2014 at 7:20 pm by Associated Press in
Biofuels |
Biofuel maker KiOR missed a $1.8 million loan payment to the state of Mississippi.
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The chairwoman of a state agency that regulates oil and gas in Texas says she’s disappointed that Denton residents passed a measure to ban further hydraulic fracturing.
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Posted on November 7, 2014 at 12:14 pm by Associated Press in
Natural gas |
The happy forecast from utilities, weather forecasters and the federal government predict that last winter’s record cold won’t repeat.
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