Energy Infrastructure Attacks are ‘Probable’: Oil Traders Fear Supply Disruptions in the Middle East -
"A dramatic escalation of geopolitical tensions will most likely result in an unplanned oil supply shortage in the...more
1/11/2020
/ Ad Velorum Property Taxes ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Exports ,
Fuel Supply ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Imports ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Manufacturers ,
Middle East ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
State Legislatures ,
Surface Transportation ,
Terrorist Acts ,
Transmission Planning ,
Trump Administration ,
Ukraine
Chevron to Take $10B+ Write-Down -
"More than half the write-down is related to gas drilling operations in Appalachia."
Why this is important: In recent years, the pressure to reduce carbon emissions has affected...more
12/21/2019
/ Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Bipartisan Agreement ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Chevron ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Policy ,
EU ,
India ,
Kyoto Protocol ,
Michael Bloomberg ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Paris Agreement ,
Pensions ,
Petroleum ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
United States ,
Well Drilling
Court Ruling Vindicates ExxonMobil in New York ‘Climate Change’ Fraud Case -
“'The Office of the Attorney General failed to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that ExxonMobil made any material misstatements or...more
12/14/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Amicus Briefs ,
Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Certiorari ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Dismissals ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Storage ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Forest Service ,
General Motors ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Imports ,
India ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
US Steel ,
Wind Power
Russian, Colombian Competition Continuing to Slow U.S. Thermal Coal Exports -
"'Central Appalachian and Northern Appalachian exports remain out of the money for shipment to Europe and Illinois Basin coal has significant...more
12/9/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Colombia ,
Competition ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Methane ,
Natural Gas ,
Netherlands ,
Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Petroleum ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
FBI Eyes How Pennsylvania Approved Pipeline -
"The FBI has begun a corruption investigation into how Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration came to issue permits for construction on a multibillion-dollar pipeline project to carry...more
11/16/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
FBI ,
Germany ,
Governor Wolf ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants ,
Net Zero ,
Paris Agreement ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Public Transportation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Safety Violations ,
Solar Energy ,
Wind Power ,
Workplace Safety
Why Everything They Say About California Fires — Including That Climate Matters Most — is Wrong -
"'We’ve looked at the history of climate and fire throughout the whole state, and through much of the state, particularly...more
11/11/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Diesel Fuel ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
Exports ,
France ,
Germany ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Imports ,
India ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Pakistan ,
Paris Agreement ,
Petroleum ,
Poland ,
Power Plants ,
Public Utility ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tariffs ,
UK ,
Wildfires
Expenses and Delays Continue for Mountain Valley Pipeline, Where Work has Halted Again -
"The pipeline’s developers announced that construction now isn’t expected to concluded until late next year at a cost of $5.3 to $5.5...more
11/2/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Bureau of Land Management ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Exports ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Global Warming ,
India ,
Natural Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Public Comment ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Panels ,
Tesla ,
Well Drilling ,
Wind Power
Big Oil’s Climate Change Reckoning Finally Arrives in Court -
"New York’s $1.6 billion lawsuit arose from a national effort to hold Big Oil responsible for global warming."
Why this is important: The most important...more
10/28/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Governor Northam ,
Imports ,
Investors ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Misrepresentation ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Proxy Statements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Robotics ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
State Contractors ,
Universities
Pennsylvania, CNX Reach $1.48M Settlement on Abandoned Wells -
"The order covers 141 conventional wells and five shale gas wells in Allegheny, Washington, Greene and Westmoreland counties."
Why this is important: The...more
10/18/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Foreign Investment ,
Gas Prices ,
India ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Natural Gas ,
Offshore Wind ,
Oil Wells ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Product Defects ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Renewable Energy ,
Safety Equipment ,
Settlement ,
Shale Gas ,
State Regulators ,
Supply and Demand ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Transportation Industry ,
Utica Shale ,
Utilities Sector ,
Wind Power
Supreme Court Showdown Set Over Pipeline Crossing of Appalachian Trail -
"Led by Dominion and Duke Energy, the company contends that 'long-standing precedent' allows pipelines to cross the 2,000-mile national scenic...more
10/11/2019
/ Appellate Courts ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Certiorari ,
China ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Demand Response ,
Eminent Domain ,
Energy Sector ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Natural Gas ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Renewable Energy ,
SCOTUS ,
Solar Energy ,
State Legislatures ,
Tax Credits ,
Utilities Sector ,
Vietnam ,
Wind Power
This Breakthrough Lithium Extraction Technology Could Accelerate the Sustainable Energy Transition -
"A breakthrough nanotechnology from cleantech start-up EnergyX promises to revolutionise the speed, cost and...more
10/7/2019
/ Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Clean Tech ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Crude by Rail ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Exxon Mobil ,
India ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
PHMSA ,
Pipelines ,
Power Grid ,
Preemption ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability
FERC Proposes to Modernize PURPA Regulations -
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposed to modernize its regulations governing small power producers and cogenerators under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies...more
9/28/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Blackout Rules ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Funding ,
FERC ,
Gas Prices ,
Innovative Technology ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Public Utility ,
PURPA ,
Qualifying Facility ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Storage Hubs ,
Terrorist Threats ,
Well Drilling ,
Wind Power
Crisis in Middle East Should Remind Us of the Importance of Fracking -
"Oil prices are likely to spike in the short-term aftermath of the attack on Saudi Arabia, but, as Clifford Krauss and Stanley Reed of The New York...more
9/20/2019
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Imports ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Middle East ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petrochemicals ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
South Africa ,
Terrorist Acts ,
Utilities Sector ,
Zimbabwe
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Remains Halted as Developers Wait on Court Decisions -
"There are currently two federal permits under review--one issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and one issued by the U.S. Forest...more
9/14/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Benchmarks ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Drainage ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
Federal Bans ,
Fracking ,
Geoengineering ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Lenders ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Penalties ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Political Parties ,
Renewable Energy
Iraq Would Face 'Wrath of U.S.' if Oil Pipeline Projects with Iran Go Ahead -
"Washington would do anything to prevent an Iran-Iraq oil pipeline from ever being built, even if the Europeans were in favor, policy...more
9/3/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Automotive Industry ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Mines ,
Commodities ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity Costs ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Energy Storage ,
Exports ,
G7 ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Imports ,
Iran ,
Iraq ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Solar Energy ,
State Legislatures ,
Syria ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
United States ,
US Trade Policies ,
Wind Power
A Turning Point for U.S. Power Generation -
"For the first time in U.S. history, renewable energies briefly generated more electricity than coal in April this year, according to the Institute for Energy Economics and...more
8/10/2019
/ Advanced Batteries ,
Agricultural Sector ,
Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Black Lung Trusts ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Cobalt ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Horizontal Wells ,
Hyundai ,
Imports ,
India ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tariffs ,
Tesla ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela ,
Well Drilling ,
Workplace Safety
Federal Appeals Court Vacates Key Atlantic Coast Pipeline Permit -
"A federal appeals court has pulled another permit issued to the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, saying the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had fast-tracked the...more
8/1/2019
/ Appeals ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Charging Stations ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Policy ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Trump Administration ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Wastewater
Judge Rules Against Oil Companies to Keep Climate Liability Case in Rhode Island -
"The ruling will allow Rhode Island prosecutors to continue to bring charges against 21 oil and gas producers including Chevron, Shell and...more
7/27/2019
/ Amended Rules ,
Appeals ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Black Lung Trusts ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Carbon Taxes ,
Clean-Up Costs ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Storage ,
Environmental Liability ,
General Electric ,
Germany ,
Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Performance Bonds ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Venue ,
Wind Power
Oil Drops More Than 3% After State Secretary Pompeo Says Iran Is Ready To Negotiate About Its Missile Program -
"Oil prices turned lower on Tuesday, falling by about $2 a barrel as U.S. President Donald Trump said progress...more
7/22/2019
/ Appeals ,
Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Coast Guard ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Customs ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exporters ,
Exports ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
Iran ,
Leave to Appeal ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Ports ,
Remand ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Trump Administration ,
Ukraine ,
Vacated ,
Well Drilling ,
Zoning Laws
Toby Rice Wins Control of EQT After Proxy Battle -
"'Toby Rice has taken control of EQT Corp., nine months after launching a fast-moving campaign to replace the oil and gas company's leadership and less than two years...more
7/13/2019
/ Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Canada ,
Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
CEOs ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Democratic National Committee ,
Dissident Shareholders ,
Energy Costs ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exports ,
Global Warming ,
Green New Deal ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Presidential Elections ,
Proxy Contests ,
Renewable Energy ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Wind Farm ,
Wind Power
Analysts Say U.S. Coal Merger Not Anti-Competitive-
"The proposed 'extraordinary' joint venture between U.S. coal majors Peabody Energy and Arch Coal will be structurally beneficial, rather than anti-competitive for U.S....more
6/28/2019
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fires ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Imports ,
India ,
Iran ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mergers ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pakistan ,
Permits ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Refineries ,
Renewable Energy ,
State Bans ,
Trump Administration ,
Underground Injection Wells ,
Wind Power
Trump Admin Submits Final Rule to Kill Obama Clean Power Plan -
"The new replacement rule to the Clean Power Plan, deemed the Affordable Clean Energy rule, aims to give states more time and authority to decide how to...more
6/24/2019
/ Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule ,
Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Sector ,
Export Terminals ,
Exports ,
Horizontal Wells ,
India ,
Land Owners ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mineral Rights ,
Natural Gas ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Private Nuisance ,
Renewable Energy ,
Rescission ,
Trump Administration ,
Well Drilling ,
WV Supreme Court
Environmental Groups Accuse Multiple Mining Sites of Violating Federal Regulations -
"Allegations of 'egregious' violations of the federal Clean Water Act and the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act could be...more
6/14/2019
/ Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
China ,
Clean Water Act ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
Environmental Violations ,
Exports ,
Federal Funding ,
Imports ,
Land Owners ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
Notice of Intent ,
Nuisance ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sierra Club ,
SMCRA ,
Subsurface Estates ,
Supply and Demand ,
Surface Estates ,
Surface Owner ,
Well Drilling ,
WV Supreme Court
Supreme Court Sides with Property Owners; Companies have No Right to Get Natural Gas Without Permission -
"The Supreme Court said, 'A mineral owner or lessee has an implicit right to use the overlying surface to access...more
6/10/2019
/ Adjacent Property Owners ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Carbon Off-Set Credits ,
China ,
Chrysler ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Ash ,
EBITDA ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Federal Loans ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Fracking ,
General Motors ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Impact Fees ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Mineral Rights ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Political Debates ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Presidential Elections ,
Property Owners ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Severance Tax ,
Subsurface Estates ,
Surface Estates ,
Tesla ,
Trespass ,
USDA ,
WV Supreme Court ,
Zero-Emission Vehicles
Trump Aides Try to Quash Tax Hike Rumors Amid Infrastructure Talks
"The White House is reassuring conservative leaders that it has no plans to hike the gas tax to help fund a massive infrastructure package that President...more
5/28/2019
/ Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
BP ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Carbon Taxes ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Condemnation ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Gas Taxes ,
Global Warming ,
India ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Lobbying ,
Metallurgical Coal ,
Natural Gas ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prime Minister ,
Shell Oil ,
Sustainability ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities