Archives for 2016
Market Currents: OPEC cut needed to balance oil market
It is national forget-me-not day, something it is impossible to do with OPEC amid an onslaught of monthly oil reports. Today’s bearish-tilted monthly report from the IEA is combining with a stronger dollar to send...
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Sunset Commission sidesteps controversial issues in final recommendations for Texas’ oil and gas regulator
A Texas legislative panel charged with periodic review of the state’s agencies on Thursday dropped all of its substantial, and controversial, changes for the Railroad Commission, the state’s oil and gas regulator. Instead, it will seek...
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Guest Columnist: Energy policy under President Trump: How much change is possible?
By Jim Krane For the US energy sector, a Trump presidency portends less regulation for fossil fuels and a retreat from reducing carbon emissions to fight climate change. Trump’s big campaign promises, however, were short...
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Dakota Access Pipeline approval ‘imminent,’ Energy Transfer Partners says
Energy Transfer Partners executives said on Thursday that they expect “imminent” federal approval to begin drilling under the Missouri River in North Dakota and finish one of the last sections of the controversial Dakota Access...
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Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipeline projects have clearer paths after election
Construction crews are mobilizing to complete the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline and TransCanada said Wednesday that it “remains fully committed” to building the rejected Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline projects that came to capture the...
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