Government
New York moves to end coal-fired power plants by 2020
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has unveiled plans to phase out coal entirely at New York state power plants by 2020, Kallanish Energy reports. Last week, ...
U.S. LNG exports quadrupled in 2017
U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports quadrupled in 2017, with shipments to 25 different countries, says the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The volume of shipments increased from ...
PetroChina, Rosneft leave Venezuela refining projects
Chinese and Russian state oil companies PetroChina and Rosneft will not pay the costs of repairing and modernizing Venezuela’s Cardón and Amuay refineries for PDVSA, according to ...
Northeast U.S. slated for record gas line buildout in 2018
Roughly 38% of additional natural gas pipeline capacity is slated to come online in the U.S. Northeast just in 2018, according to the Energy Information Administration. By ...
N.Y. nixes natural gas pipeline expansion permit
New York State regulators have denied a permit for a pipeline expansion designed to increase natural gas deliveries to New York City, The Associated Press reports. The ...
Initial work may begin this fall on Keystone XL
TransCanada may begin preliminary work on its $8 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline project in Montana this coming autumn, with full construction in 2019, Kallanish Energy reports. That ...
PetroChina, Rosneft leave Venezuela refining projects
Chinese and Russian state oil companies PetroChina and Rosneft will not pay the costs of repairing and modernizing Venezuela’s Cardón and Amuay refineries for PDVSA, according to ...
First floating U.S. wind farm may be built off California
EDP Renewables and four other companies have partnered with a Northern California power provider to develop the first U.S. offshore wind farm to feature advanced floating turbines, the group said, ...
NRC to issue license for two new reactors in Florida
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said last week it will issue a license to utility Florida Power & Light for two new nuclear reactors at Turkey Point, ...
U.S. utility commissioners call for action on used nuke fuel
Two decades after the deadline passed for the U.S. government to start accepting nuclear waste for disposal, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) wants lawmakers ...