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PGNiG, Centrica sign 5-year U.S. LNG supply Pact
Polish state-controlled oil and gas company PGNiG announced Tuesday it signed its first medium-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal originating from Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG export terminal in western Louisiana. ...
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 ...
Developers launch EIA for Baltic Pipe gas project
Polish gas transmission operator, GAZ-SYSTEM, and its Danish counterpart, Energinet, have started work on securing a positive Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for their proposed natural gas pipeline project, ...
Comissioning begins on Chevron Phillips ethane cracker in Texas
Chevron Phillips Chemical has completed mechanical completion of its Cedar Bayou ethane cracker in Baytown, Texas, and commissioning activities are under way, Kallanish Energy reports. That is “a major milestone,” ...
A look into Argentina’s evolving oil and gas industry
Argentina, holder of the second-largest shale gas reserves and fourth-largest shale oil reserves in the world, is undergoing a transformational period as the government breaks away from ...
FERC’s Powelson expounds upon what he knows
The so-called shale gale, aka, shale wave, which has positively impacted natural gas production, consumption and prices across the U.S., is a comfortable topic of discussion for Robert F. Powelson. ...
FERC denies latest petition from Constitution Pipeline
The stalled Constitution Pipeline in New York State has once again failed to start. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has declined to overrule New York State, which has denied a needed ...
Hilcorp plans $285M Alaskan investment in 2018
Hilcorp is planning to spend roughly $285 million in Alaska during 2018, the oil and gas producer’s operations manager Chad Helgeson said earlier this month. This investment ...
Scotland outpaces UK on ban of fossil fuel cars
The government of Scotland announced Tuesday it plans to ban new gasoline and diesel cars by 2032 – eight years earlier than proposals made by the UK’s Westminster government, ...
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 ...