Archives for 2017
Valero’s profit dives in first quarter
By Rye Druzin San Antonio Express-News San Antonio-based Valero Energy Corp. first quarter profit plunged 38 percent as the company invested in turnaround projects, the company said Tuesday. Tjhe nation’s largest refiner earned $305 million,...
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Commentary: Opportunity knocks in Moldova
By Steve C. Nicandros For years, conventional wisdom has warned against investing in places betwixt and between – countries that offer uncertainty, that face geopolitical challenges, that aren’t prepared for Western-style business. Moldova, one of...
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In biofuels case, “Who gets to solve the craziness and how is the question,” federal judge says
After a more than decade long fight, a law requiring the blending of ethanol and other biofuels into the nation’s fuel supply could be getting some clarity. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral...
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Oil service costs could rise 15 percent this year, Wood Mac says
As crude prices stabilize and drilling rigs dig into shale plays again, oil field service costs are beginning to rise back up. That could squeeze drillers’ margins later this year. Energy research firm Wood Mackenzie...
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Are the days of power deregulation numbered?
WASHINGTON – Did she say that right? Cheryl LaFleur, the acting chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, last week raised a possibility that would have seemed impossible two decades ago in the midst of...
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