Impact of U.S. Court Ruling on Keystone XL Timing Unclear: TransCanada -
"TransCanada Corp is reviewing a decision by a Montana judge blocking construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, but the impact on project timing...more
11/17/2018
/ Australia ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Canada ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Germany ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Imports ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Malaysia ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Paris Agreement ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Severance Tax ,
Shale Gas
U.S. to Give Eight Nations Oil Waivers Under Iran Sanctions, Official Says -
"The U.S. has agreed to let eight countries - including Japan, India and South Korea - keep buying Iranian oil after it reimposes sanctions on the...more
11/9/2018
/ Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Certificates of Compliance ,
China ,
Coal ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exports ,
Federal Land ,
Foreign Relations ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Fracking ,
France ,
Geothermal Energy ,
Imports ,
Innovative Technology ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Local Ordinance ,
Mining ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Petroleum ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Power Plants ,
Preemption ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Software Developers ,
State and Local Government ,
Supremacy Clause ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Deficit ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Waivers ,
Well Drilling ,
WV Supreme Court
New York Sues Exxon Mobil, Saying It Deceived Shareholders on Climate Change -
"The litigation, which follows more than three years of investigation, represents the most significant legal effort yet to establish that a...more
11/2/2018
/ Ballot Measures ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Canada ,
Carbon Taxes ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Crude Oil ,
Eagle Ford Shale ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
FERC ,
Fraud ,
General Motors ,
Germany ,
Global Warming ,
Imports ,
India ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Plant Closures ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serbia ,
Shale Gas ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration ,
Well Drilling ,
Wind Power
The U.S. Supreme Court Slows Children's Climate Lawsuit - For Now -
"In the latest step of a fascinating bit of constitutional law called Atmospheric Trust Litigation, the Chief Justice halted the District Court trial...more
10/27/2018
/ Bailout ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Collaboration ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
General Elections ,
Germany ,
India ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Libya ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Nigeria ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Order to Stay ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Public Trust Doctrine ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Saudi Aramco ,
SCOTUS ,
Shale Gas ,
Steel Industry ,
Undue Burden
How DC Unleashed Fossil-Fuel Exports Despite Climate Worries -
"Since Donald Trump took office in 2017, exports of LNG and crude oil have surged, rivaling the likes of Saudi Arabia and Russia."
Why this is important: The...more
10/19/2018
/ Bailout ,
Biodiesel ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Chemicals ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Explosions ,
Export Terminals ,
Exports ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Hydropower ,
Joint Venture ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
National Security ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Pipelines ,
Plant Closures ,
Popular ,
Ports ,
Power Plants ,
Public Utility ,
Renewable Energy ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
Is U.S. Shale as Productive as It's Cracked Up to Be?
"When you look at the data, the question arises of whether E&Ps' well production systems are as efficient and productive as they like to think they are."
Why this is...more
10/13/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Africa ,
Asia ,
Biodiesel ,
Bioenergy ,
Biomass ,
Carbon Taxes ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Fracking ,
Global Warming ,
Horizontal Wells ,
Imports ,
India ,
International Energy Agency (IEA) ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Petroleum ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
Solar Energy ,
Tariffs ,
United Nations
China's Provinces are Secretly Building Coal Plants in Defiance of the National Government -
"CoalSwarm, a global network of researchers tracking fossil-fuel infrastructure, analyzed satellite imagery as of July 2018, and...more
10/5/2018
/ Canada ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Contamination ,
Crude Oil ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Fracking ,
Groundwater ,
Imports ,
India ,
Kuwait ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Methane ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Solar Energy ,
Utica Shale ,
Water Pollution
China Says to Impose 10 Percent Tariff on U.S. LNG from September 24; Keeps U.S. Crude Oil Off List -
"China announced retaliatory tariffs on an additional $60 billion worth of U.S. imports that included a 10 percent...more
9/21/2018
/ China ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Generation ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Electricity ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Storage ,
Espionage ,
Exports ,
Germany ,
Imports ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Grid ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Shale Gas ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Tidal Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
Activists Have a New Strategy to Block Gas Pipelines: State's Rights -
"It already has worked in New York where construction on the Constitution Pipeline has stalled. Now activists are trying the strategy in...more
8/24/2018
/ Activist ,
Appeals ,
Carbon Emissions ,
China ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Water Act ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Construction Permits ,
Environmental Claims ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
FERC ,
Fracking ,
Fuel Standards ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Horizontal Wells ,
Humanitarian Assistance ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
Permits ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Fuel Standard ,
Repeal ,
Reversal ,
State and Local Government ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Tidal Energy ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela ,
Wastewater ,
Water Quality
Federal Agency Halts All Work on Atlantic Coast Pipeline After Judges Revoke Permits -
"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission sent a letter to Dominion Energy, the company leading construction of the 600-mile pipeline,...more
8/17/2018
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Canada ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Construction Project ,
Crude Oil ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
FERC ,
Fuel Standards ,
Imports ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
National Park Service ,
National Security ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Permits ,
Pipelines ,
Popular ,
Power Plants ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Shipping ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service ,
Vessels
SEC Drops Probe of Exxon's Accounting Practices -
"The Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped its probe into whether ExxonMobil misled investors about its knowledge of climate change and the potential effects on...more
8/10/2018
/ Arbitrary and Capricious ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Competition ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Fracking ,
Fracking Bans ,
Government Investigations ,
India ,
Investment Fraud ,
Ireland ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
National Park Service ,
Permits ,
Pipelines ,
Qatar ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shale Gas ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service
EPA Chief Looks to Distinguish Himself from Pruitt in Agency-Wide Memo -
"The new head of the EPA sent a staff-wide memo laying out steps the agency is taking to increase transparency, a move that's seen as an effort to...more
8/3/2018
/ Appeals ,
Bureau of Land Management ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Assessments ,
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Forestry ,
Germany ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
India ,
Japan ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Plants ,
Public Transportation ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
SCOTUS ,
Shale Gas ,
Transparency ,
Trump Administration
Appalachian Region Looks to Asia to Revive Economic Hopes -
"A Thai chemical company and, more recently, its new South Korean partner, are taking halting steps toward building a multibillion-dollar petrochemical plant in...more
7/13/2018
/ Air Pollution ,
Bailout ,
China ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Ethane ,
Exports ,
FOIA ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Natural Gas ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Nuclear Power ,
Petrochemicals ,
Pipelines ,
Public Interest ,
Renewable Energy ,
Shale Gas ,
South Korea ,
State and Local Government ,
Storage Tanks ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Credits ,
Thailand ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Transportation Costs ,
Trump Administration ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waters of the United States
EPA Announces a New Rule. One Likely Effect: Less Science in Policymaking -
"The Environmental Protection Agency announced a new regulation that would restrict the kinds of scientific studies the agency can use when it...more
4/27/2018
/ Biomass ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Expedited Approval Process ,
Exports ,
Japan ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Paris Agreement ,
Recycling ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Shale Gas ,
Shipping ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
Wastewater ,
Well Drilling ,
Wind Power
Bobby D. Fentress, et al, vs. Exxon Mobil Corporation, et al -
"This is an Employee Retirement Income Security Act case alleging a breach of fiduciary duties in the management of a defined contribution plan. Defendants'...more
4/6/2018
/ Adjacent Property Owners ,
Breach of Duty ,
Chapter 11 ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Defined Contribution Plans ,
Dismissals ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
ESOP ,
Exxon Mobil ,
False Statements ,
Horizontal Wells ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Misleading Statements ,
Natural Gas ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Rule of Capture ,
Russia ,
Shale Gas ,
South Korea ,
Trespass
California's Ready to Retaliate if Trump Cuts Auto Rules, Sources Say -
"As the Trump administration begins to dismantle Barack Obama's ambitious auto efficiency regulations, California is said to be poised to retaliate...more
3/30/2018
/ Automotive Industry ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Costs ,
Energy Policy ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Fuel Supply ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Market Pricing ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Natural Gas ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Pipelines ,
Right of Way ,
Russia ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Severe Weather ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Wind Power
Trump Prepared to Hit China with $60 Billion in Annual Tariffs -
"President Trump is preparing to impose a package of $60 billion in annual tariffs against Chinese products, following through on a longtime threat that he...more
3/23/2018
/ China ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Coal ,
Coal Mines ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Misappropriation ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Russia ,
Scientific Evidence ,
Sewer Systems ,
Shale Gas ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Cuts ,
Trade Secrets ,
Transparency ,
Trump Administration ,
Waste Treatment Facilities ,
Wastewater
Pipeline CEOs Vow to Fight Back Against Environmental Activism and Sabotage -
"Executives from some of the biggest energy infrastructure companies in Canada and the United States say their industry had been surprised by...more
3/16/2018
/ Activist ,
Airports ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Crude Oil ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Policy ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Local Ordinance ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Power Plants ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
States Rights ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Unions
Trump Advisers Fervently Defend Tariffs (Unless They Change, That Is) -
"The White House continued to sow uncertainty about the stiff tariffs President Trump said he would impose on steel and aluminum imports as key...more
3/9/2018
/ Aluminum Sales ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Exports ,
Hydropower ,
Imports ,
Japan ,
Latin America ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Pipelines ,
Removal ,
Renewable Energy ,
Russia ,
Shale Gas ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
Ukraine ,
Venezuela
Anti-Secrecy Lawsuits Soaring Against Pruitt's EPA -
"The suits have come from open government groups, environmentalists and even conservative organizations that have run into a wall trying to pry information out of...more
3/3/2018
/ Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ,
China ,
Citibank ,
Coal Industry ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FERC ,
FOIA ,
Imports ,
Kenya ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Lobbyists ,
Nuclear Power ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
OPEC ,
Permits ,
Pipelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power
Dominion to Start Cove Point LNG Exports Early March -
"Dominion Energy said it expects to start exporting liquefied natural gas from its Cove Point terminal in Maryland, the second U.S. facility to produce LNG from shale...more
2/23/2018
/ Anti-Monopoly ,
Attorney General ,
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ,
Coal Industry ,
Coal Mines ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Eminent Domain ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Storage ,
Ethane ,
Exports ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
FERC ,
Gas Royalties ,
India ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Petrochemicals ,
Pipelines ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Standing ,
Trump Administration ,
Well Drilling
West Virginia Surface, Mineral Rights Owners Say Details Will be Key to Getting Co-Tenancy Bill Passed -
"Surface and mineral rights owners most affected by co-tenancy legislation say they're wary of jumping on the...more
1/26/2018
/ Asia ,
China ,
Co-Ownership ,
Coal ,
Coal Industry ,
Earthquakes ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Fracking ,
Imports ,
Infrastructure ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Investment Funds ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mineral Rights ,
Minerals ,
Natural Gas ,
Netherlands ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rare Earth Metals ,
Russia ,
Trump Administration
Wheeling Resident David Zatezalo Confirmed to Lead MSHA -
"In a strict party-line vote, the U.S. Senate confirmed Wheeling resident David Zatezalo to lead the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. The vote to...more
11/17/2017
/ China ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Coal Mines ,
Construction Permits ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
Liability Insurance ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Marcellus Shale ,
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) ,
MSHA ,
Obama Administration ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Pipelines ,
Power Outages ,
Public Comment ,
Renewable Energy ,
Repeal ,
Section 401 ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
Shale Gas ,
Stormwater Discharge Permits ,
Trump Administration ,
Wetlands
Groundbreaking Held for New Methanol Plant in Kanawha County, West Virginia -
"US Methanol expects it will open its first American facility, Liberty One, in mid-2018, which will be capable of producing 200,000 metric tons...more
9/9/2017
/ Australia ,
Coal Mines ,
Coal-Fired Plants ,
Croatia ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Extensions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Methane ,
MSHA ,
Oil & Gas ,
OPEC ,
Power Grid ,
Presidential Nominations ,
Renewable Fuel ,
Renewable Fuel Standard ,
Russia ,
Trump Administration ,
Wind Power