The Philippines’ energy ministry has approved the bid from local fuel retailer Phoenix Petroleum and China’s CNOOC to build the country’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal. The $2 billion regasification and imports terminal will be built south of the capital of Manila, featuring a capacity to handle 2.2 million tonnes per … Read more
A new analysis by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute finds the anti-energy “Keep It in the Ground” movement has prevented at least $91.9 billion in domestic economic activity and eliminated nearly 730,000 job opportunities, Kallanish Energy reports. In recent years, KIITG activists have attempted to derail energy projects with … Read more
The U.S. Department of Energy intends to fund competitive research and development efforts in fiscal year 2019 to develop the coal-fired power plants of the future. The effort is known as Coal FIRST (Flexible, Innovative, Resilient, Small, Transformative), Kallanish Energy reports. The R&D will underpin coal-fired power plants capable of flexible operations to meet the … Read more
Dominion Energy on Tuesday filed an application with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to renew the operating licenses for its Surry Power Station, Kallanish Energy reports. The Virginia-based company wants to renew the licenses for the two-reactor nuclear power plant (NPP) acility for another 20 years, The current permits allow Dominion Energy to operate Surry’s … Read more
FirstEnergy Solutions says it intends to close its last coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio in 2021-2022, although those decisions could be reversed if the Ohio-based company were to get a federal bailout via the Trump administration, Kallanish Energy reports. The bankrupt company is closing all of its coal-fired and nuclear power plants in … Read more
FirstEnergy Solutions says it intends to close its last coal-fired power plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio in 2021-2022, although those decisions could be reversed if the Ohio-based company were to get a federal bailout via the Trump administration, Kallanish Energy reports. The bankrupt company is closing all of its coal-fired and nuclear power plants in … Read more
An Australian company intends to develop a $700 million mine to supply coal for steelmaking in southwestern Alberta, Kallanish Energy reports. The plans of Riversdale Resources and subsidiary, Benga Mining Ltd., are under review by federal and Alberta regulators. On Aug. 16, federal and state regulators formed a joint three-member panel to review the coal … Read more
New satellite data shows a significant decline in natural gas flaring at oil production sites around the world in 2017, Kallanish Energy reports. The decline was about 5% and came while global oil production grew by a half-percent. That 5% drop begins to reverse years of increases in global flaring that started … Read more
Shell and Chevron are the first oil and gas industry players granted waivers from President Trump’s 25% tariff on steel imports, after the administration agreed the specialty steel they were importing isn’t manufactured in the U.S. The U.S. Commerce Department approved tariff exclusions for 2,760 tons of steel casing and production tubing Shell said it … Read more
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