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Portugal to phase out coal-fired power by 2030
Portugal has confirmed it will close its two remaining coal-fired power plants before 2030, phasing out electricity generation from the so-called dirty fossil fuel, as the country joins the UK ...
EDF eyes lifespan extension of French fleet of 10-20 years: BFM TV 🔓
French state-controlled utility firm EDF is “secretly planning” to extend the lifespan of 58 nuclear reactors in France by 10 to 20 years, pushing back the country’s energy mix ...
FERC approves service for Rayne Xpress Pipeline
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the Rayne Xpress Pipeline to begin shipping Marcellus and Utica shale natural gas to the Gulf Coast, Kallanish Energy reports. The project required ...
Rover Pipeline gets approval for HDD drilling at four sites
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given Rover Pipeline LLC approval to conduct horizontal directional drilling (HDD) under streams and highways at four more locations along the route of the ...
Pennsylvania fines WPX $1.2M for 2012 water contamination
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced WPX Energy Appalachia has agreed to pay a $1.2 million fine for oil and gas violations that impacted groundwater and private water supplies in ...
Two units close at New Mexico coal-fired power plant
PNM Resources has shuttered two of four coal-fired units at its San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico in order to comply with federal visibility regulations, Kallanish Energy reports. The company’s ...
Officials checking for small Aliso Canyon methane leak 🔓
Aliso Canyon has on two occasions since Aug. 1, released excessive methane into the atmosphere in Southern California, Kallanish Energy learns. The high levels of methane or natural ...
U.S. natural gas exports to Mexico continue growing
U.S. pipeline exports of natural gas continued to grow in 2016, having doubled since 2009, the Energy Information Administration reports. Most of the growth is attributable to ...
OPEC output climbed 173,000 BPD in July 🔓
Total crude oil production from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries increased 173,000 barrels per day (BPD) in July from June, to average 32.87 million barrels per ...