Prospect of a warm winter brings chills to natural gas producers
There never may have been a more prominent cheerleader for winter gloom than the natural gas industry of 2012. More »
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Dynegy to sell 2 power plants for $23 million
A hearing is set Dec. 21 for the court to consider approving the sales. More »
PM to block further Chinese ownership in oil sands
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government approved China’s biggest overseas energy acquisition last week. More »
Black Elk launches probe of fatal platform fire
Black Elk Energy is conducting an internal investigation into what caused an explosion on one of its Gulf of Mexico oil platforms last month, killing three workers and injuring others. More »
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Texas can brag about its gas prices
Everything might be bigger in Texas, except gasoline prices. More »
Texas will have less margin for error in meeting summer power demand
The state will have a slightly lower margin than grid operators prefer between electricity capacity and projected summer demand in 2013, according to a report Monday. More »
ND coal plant backers want extension
Backers of a proposed coal-to-liquid fuel plant in western North Dakota will ask for a fifth extension of state aid to study the project, a spokesman said Monday. More »
Steffy: What has electric deregulation cost you?
Most consumers already know the answer. Deregulation has cost Texans billions of dollars in higher rates, and even though rates have fallen in recent years as natural gas prices declined, those savings haven’t outweighed the previous years of more expensive electricity. More »
Analysts surprised by Marathon Oil exec resignation
David E. Roberts will step down this week “to pursue other interests,” after 17 months as chief operating officer, Marathon Oil announced Monday. More »
Drilling company looks high and low for workers
How hot is offshore drilling? So hot that it’s hard to find enough roustabouts, mechanics and experienced managers to staff all the rigs under construction. More »
Lawmakers seek inquiry on sheen near spill site
Two Democratic lawmakers are asking the Coast Guard to investigate a sheen that appeared last week on the Gulf of Mexico surface near the site of the BP well that blew out and caused the 2010 oil spill. More »
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