Archives for December 2016
First “very large ethane carrier” ships ethane out of Houston
The first massive vessel ever classified as a “very large ethane carrier” began shipping ethane from a Houston terminal last week en route to India. The new cargo destination is further evidence of Texas shale...
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Activists to open oil drilling protest camp near Balmorhea
Another protest camp looks to open in West Texas, making at least two in the high desert south of Midland, the state’s oil-and-gas capital. Activists began working three weeks ago on the first, near Alpine,...
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Complaints against Texas utilities lowest since 2002
Texans appear more satisfied with their utilities as complaints have dropped to an all-time low in the era of deregulated electricity, according to a consumer advocacy group. Customer complaints against Texas utilities were at the...
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Carbon capture market could be worth lose to $9 billion by 2025
As we wrote about in today’s Houston’ Chronicle, policy makers and some in the energy and industrial sectors are starting to get interested in the prospect of turning carbon dioxide from a liability into a...
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Oil extends rally
Oil extended the longest winning streak in more than four months before OPEC and other producing nations start reducing output to stabilize the market. Futures advanced 0.4 percent in New York, climbing for a seventh...
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