Archives for April 2017
Banks expected to lift credit lines for U.S. oil companies
Lenders could begin expanding credit lines for U.S. oil explorers this spring, a new survey says. A study by Dallas law firm Haynes & Boone released on Tuesday showed energy and financial professionals believe 76...
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Senate warned cyber threat to power grid “at an all time high”
The potential for a major cyber attack against the nation’s power grid is “at an all time high,” Gerry Cauley, president of the grid operators group North American Electric Reliability Corporation, warned during a Senate...
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Dakota Access Pipeline complete, readying for operations
Energy Transfer Partners has finished construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, a spokeswoman confirmed, and is now filling the line with crude to prepare it for service in mid-April. Dakota Access was the focus of...
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Commentary: Activists distort events to thwart offshore development
By Randall Luthi Companies that work in any offshore industry understand the seriousness of their work and take extra precautions whenever possible to preserve the waters they do business in. That’s why it’s frustrating when...
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Baker Botts gives Rice University’s Baker Institute $1 million for annual energy conferences
Baker Botts, the Houston based law firm, gave $1 million to Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy to host an annual energy conference for industry and government leaders. The conference, which is expected to become...
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