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Shell, Eni knew of corruption in Nigeria’s OPL 245 deal: judge
European oil majors Shell and Eni reportedly knew of the corruption ongoing during their OPL 245 acquisition in Nigeria, a case in which they are being tried ...
DOE seeks to develop future coal-fired power plants
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 ...
Phoenix-CNOOC JV to build Philippines’ first LNG terminal
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. ...
Pennsylvania proposes methane rules for existing wells, facilities
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has rolled out a draft plan to curtail air emissions from thousands of existing oil and natural gas wells — a move that could have ...
U.S. LNG 25% cheaper than Russian gas: PGNiG
As Poland announced the first U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) import deal in Central Europe, state oil and gas company PGNiG says importing North American gas is 25% cheaper than buying ...
Another bank says no funds for Arctic refuge drilling
Another international financial institution has publicly said it will not fund drilling for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Kallanish Energy reports. The announcement came last week in a ...
Qatar Petroleum ‘in talks’ for 3 new LNG train FIDs
BARCELONA, Spain — Qatar Petroleum CEO Saad Al-Kaabi said his company is planning to make the final investment decision (FID) on three new liquefied natural gas (LNG) trains by the end of ...
Dominion Energy wants to keep Surry NPP running to 2053
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 ...
Saudis could invest $5B in Russia’s Arctic LNG 2
Saudi Arabia is willing to put some $5 billion into the $25 billion Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) project Arctic LNG 2, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) CEO ...
Gas production to rise nearly 1 Bcf/d in 7 major basins/plays: DPR
Natural gas production from the U.S.’s seven most prolific unconventional regions is projected to increase nearly 1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) from September to October, a new survey ...