The US climate envoy said that work would continue despite Trump’s return
John Podesta, U.S. Climate Envoy, urged governments on Monday to believe in the promise of the United States to combat global climate change. He said Donald Trump could slow down, but not stop the transition away from fossil fuels, when he returns to the White House in January. The annual U.N.
Yellen warns that the end of US clean energy tax credit would increase consumer costs
U.S. Treasury secretary Janet Yellen will warn on Thursday that any attempt to rollback the Biden administration’s clean energy tax credit would increase costs for families and threaten new investments in U.S. Manufacturing that are creating jobs. In excerpts…
Source: Natron plans to build a $1.4 billion sodium-ion batteries plant in North Carolina
Sources familiar with the situation said that Natron Energy is planning to invest $1.4 Billion in a manufacturing plant for sodium-ion batteries in North Carolina. This could potentially increase the company's capacity by 40 fold. The battery storage facility in Edgecombe County…
Are OSVs Fit for Refit for Offshore Wind?
While it is generally agreed that the nascent offshore wind energy market in the U.S. will be a newbuild market, there is a repair and conversion possibility for some stacked OSVs.Though estimates on the pace of the offshore wind energy market in the U.S.
U.S. Court Vacates Dominion Atlantic Coast Natgas Pipe Permit
A U.S. appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, on Friday vacated a permit by the U.S.
Piedmont Awards EPC Gig to Matrix
Oklahoma-based Matrix Service Company has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Piedmont Natural Gas LNG facility in North Carolina.The contract was awarded to Matrix’s subsidiary, Matrix Service Inc, to build its liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Robeson County…
Duke Energy Profit Rises 13%
U.S. utility Duke Energy Corp reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, helped by higher demand in its electric utilities and infrastructure business.Operating revenue from that unit, which accounts for the bulk of Duke's overall business…
Several US States Likely Withheld from Offshore Drilling Plan
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has hinted to at least six coastal states that he will keep their waters out of a looming plan to expand U.S. offshore drilling, telling some they lack enough oil to be included anyway, according to state officials and transcripts…
Colonial Allocates Cycle 31 Shipments on Main Gasoline Line 1
* Colonial Pipeline Co is allocating space for Cycle 31 shipments on Line 1, its main gasoline line, the company said in a notice sent to shippers on Wednesday.* Committed information will be available on Friday, the company said.* Colonial's Line 1, with a capacity of 1.2 million barrels per day…
Alberto Moves Inland, Flash Floods Threaten Alabama
Subtropical storm Alberto fizzled into a subtropical depression as it rolled into Alabama on Tuesday but forecasters warned of potentially dangerous flash floods even as winds dropped to 30 miles per hour (48 km per hour). At its height, Alberto, the first storm of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season…
Williams to Put More of Atlantic Sunrise Natgas Pipe in Service
U.S. federal energy regulators on Tuesday approved Williams Cos Inc's request to put in service parts of its nearly $3 billion Atlantic Sunrise natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to South Carolina:* The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)…
EPA Announces Funding to Reduce Diesel Emissions
Preference given to fleets in areas facing air quality challenges. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of grant funding to modernize the nation’s diesel fleet by retrofitting or replacing vehicles with cleaner, more efficient diesel engines.
Colonial Allocates Cycle 20 Shipments
Colonial Pipeline Co is allocating space for cycle 20 shipments on Line 1, its main gasoline line, and for cycle 21, on its Line 20 distillate pipeline, according to separate company notices sent to shippers on Tuesday. Committed information for Line 1 will be available on Thursday…
Dominion to Complete Atlantic Coast Natgas Pipe by End 2019
The response from the company came after the U.S. Virginia lifts its tree clearing restrictions on migrating habitats on Aug. 30 for birds and Sept. One billion cubic feet of gas is enough to fuel about 5 million U.S. Atlantic Coast is a partnership between units of Virginia energy company Dominion…
Colonial: Main Gasoline Pipeline Resumes Normal Ops
Colonial Pipeline Co on Friday said its main gasoline pipeline, Line 1, has resumed normal operations following a precautionary shutdown to investigate a potential integrity issue. Line 1, with a capacity of 1.2 million barrels per day, runs from Houston to Greensboro, North Carolina.
Colonial Allocates Cycle 14 Shipments on Main Distillate Line
Colonial Pipeline is allocating Cycle 14 shipments on Line 2, its main distillate line, the company said in a notice sent to shippers on Friday. Committed information on the line will be available on Feb. 27, the company said. Line 2 runs from Houston to Greensboro, North Carolina.
Colonial Allocates Cycle 12 Shipments on Main Distillate Line 2
Colonial Pipeline is allocating Cycle 12 shipments on Line 2, its main distillate line, the company said in a notice sent to shippers on Tuesday. Committed information on the line will be available on Thursday, the company said. Line 2 runs from Houston to Greensboro, North Carolina.
After Florida, more States Press US for Offshore Drilling Exemptions
Governors and other officials from several U.S. coastal states ramped up pressure on the Trump administration on Wednesday to exempt their waters from an offshore drilling plan, hours after the Interior Department granted Florida's request to opt out. The…
Winter Storm Threatens U.S. East Coast Energy Industry
The U.S. energy industry braced for a major test to refineries and power plants as an intense winter storm roared up the Atlantic Coast, bringing heavy snowfall and high winds to a region already beset with several days of extreme cold. The storm is the…
Colonial Pipeline Demand at 2-Month Nadir
Demand to ship gasoline on Colonial Pipeline has sunk to a two-month low as Gulf Coast supplies are increasingly being exported or sent to the Midwest rather than to the New York harbor, three sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Colonial Pipeline Co, the largest U.S.
