Infrastructure
Bulgaria hopes to complete Balkan Stream by year-end
Bulgaria hopes to complete the Balkan Stream gas pipeline by year-end as planned, despite the delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports. The 474-km pipeline is an extension ...
Well drilling in Canada expected to drop by 31% in 2020: PSAC
The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) is predicting that well drilling in 2020 will be at its lowest level in decades, Kallanish Energy reports. In a second update, the ...
Massachusetts to investigate natural gas transition
Attorney General Maura Healey wants Massachusetts to formally assess the future of natural gas in the state, Kallanish Energy reports. “In order to combat the climate crisis and meet our ...
Pennsylvania grand jury blasts DEP, DOH over fracking
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Health Department both failed to protect the public health during the state’s Marcellus Shale natural gas boom, according to a scathing ...
New Mexico utility to allow nuclear leases to expire
A New Mexico utility will exit current leases for nuclear power and will instead develop renewable power by 2040, Kallanish Energy reports. PNM said it will allow leases for 114 megawatts ...
19 energy companies have filed for bankruptcy in 2020: law firm
Texas-based Gavilan Resources last month filed for Chapter 11 protection, saying it intends to sell its business and assets. It cited the coronavirus pandemic and the oil price rout along ...
Enbridge to proceed with $500M Line 5 Pipeline tunnel
Enbridge announced Friday that it intends to build a $500 million pipeline tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac after a long and continuing legal fight with the state of Michigan, ...
Texas, Oklahoma mulling state cuts to oil, gas production
Texas and Oklahoma are both looking at cutting production of crude oil and natural gas because of low prices tied to the coronavirus pandemic and the oil ...
Federal biological review delayed for MVP
A federal review of the under-construction Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and its impacts on endangered or threatened wildlife has been delayed again, Kallanish Energy reports. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, ...
Trump administration change aids renewable projects
The Trump administration provided a major boost to developers of renewable energy, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports. The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue ...