Archives for 2018
Energy Dept. memo lays out plan to keep coal, nuclear plants alive
The White House is weighing a bailout for the coal and nuclear power industry through an unprecedented use of national security powers they say is necessary to keep the power grid from going dark. A memo...
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Experimental no-emissions power plant in La Porte fired up successfully
NET Power announced it successfully fired up its experimental natural gas power plant in La Porte that doesn’t generate air pollution. The test project is using new technology that sends carbon dioxide into a separate...
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Shell kicks off production with Kaikias in Gulf of Mexico
Royal Dutch Shell ramped up its Gulf of Mexico production this week with the launch of its new Kaikias deepwater project almost a year ahead of schedule. Source: FuelFix
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Breeze Energy told to stop selling electricity
Breeze Energy, the Dallas-based retail electric company with thousands of customers in Houston, was powered down by Texas regulators after the company defaulted on unspecified financial obligations. Source: FuelFix
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U.S. oil poised for weekly loss as record output weighs on price
Oil in New York headed for a second weekly loss as U.S. output surged, pushing the American marker to near its weakest level in more than three years against global benchmark Brent. Source: FuelFix
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