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EIA: Energy-related CO2 emissions expected to fall in 2017, rise in 2018
Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell in both 2015 and 2016, and they are expected to fall again in 2017, based on forecasts in EIA’s Short-Term Energy Outlook.
Most US oil executives see prices below $60/bbl through 2018
HOUSTON (Reuters) — Nearly two-thirds of US oil executives see crude oil prices remaining below $60/bbl through 2018 and not hitting $70/bbl until at least the next decade, according to a survey published on Wednesday by consultancy Deloitte Services LP.
US judge allows Dakota pipeline to run as Army conducts study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Oil can keep flowing through the contested Dakota Access Pipeline while the Army Corps of Engineers conducts a new environmental review of the duct through next April, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.
Fluor awarded contract for world’s largest propylene oxide, tertiary butyl alcohol plant
IRVING, Texas — Fluor Corporation announced that it was selected by LyondellBasell to perform the engineering and procurement for its propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) project located at its Channelview and Bayport complexes outside of Houston. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value into backlog in the Q3 2017.
Ecopetrol awarded contract to deliver propylene to its Comai subsidiary
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Ecopetrol S.A. announces that has signed a contract to supply refinery-grade propylene (RGP) to its subsidiary Compounding and Masterbatching Industry Ltda (Comai Ltda) from October 2017 to August 2022.
Kinder Morgan Canada kills request linked to Trans Mountain pipeline
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) — Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd on Friday withdrew its request to install anti-fish-spawning mats in construction areas for its embattled Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, potentially delaying the $5.91-B project.
US oil ports, refiners and producers plan reopenings after Nate
HOUSTON/MOBILE, Ala. (Reuters) — Some oil ports, producers and refiners in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama that shut facilities ahead of Hurricane Nate were planning reopenings as the storm moved inland on Sunday, away from most energy infrastructure on the US Gulf Coast.
EIA: US household gasoline spending expected to remain below $2,000 in 2017
The average US household expenditure on gasoline in 2017 is expected to total $1,977, or approximately 2.4% of mean incomes of households, according to projections in EIA’s most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).
EPA: US greenhouse gas emissions fall 2% in 2016, led by power industry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Greenhouse gas emissions from America's largest industrial facilities fell 2% in 2016 to 2.99 Bt, led by a large cut from the power sector, according to data published on Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Oil markets cautious as another tropical storm heads for Gulf of Mexico
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Oil markets opened cautiously in Asia on Friday as traders monitored a tropical storm heading for the Gulf of Mexico and as China remained closed for a week-long public holiday.
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