Archives for 2017
Storage company Vopak fined for chemical emissions
Vopak Logistics Services USA, part of the Dutch chemical storage company Royal Vopak, was fined $2.5 million for violations of the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday. The EPA claims...
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Exxon Mobil plans to open gas stations in Mexico
Exxon Mobil said it will open a string of retail gas stations in Mexico later this year under the Mobil brand name. The nation’s largest energy company said it intends to capitalize on Mexico’s move...
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Halliburton names new CEO taking over June 1
Energy services giant Halliburton will have a new chief executive on June 1 when President Jeff Miller steps into the CEO role. Halliburton announced the transition late Wednesday, confirming that longtime CEO Dave Lesar will...
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Vistra Energy buys large West Texas solar farm
Dallas-based Vistra Energy said Wednesday that it has purchased one of the largest utility-scale solar farms in Texas, known as Upton County Solar 2. The project, which is expected to start generating energy next summer,...
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Shell to offer at least 16 weeks maternity leave
Royal Dutch Shell said Wednesday that beginning Jan. 1 it will offer at least 16 weeks paid maternity leave to its female employees worldwide. The policy will particularly boost benefits for employees in 45 countries...
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