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Georgia Power Plans Power Plant Retirements and Coal-to-Gas Conversions in Compliance Strategy

February 12, 2016

The Environmental Compliance Strategy for Georgia Power has included recently, in part for federal Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) compliance, a number of coal-fired power retirements and coal-to-gas conversions. The latest version of the strategy was filed on Jan.

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Terra Energy Partners to Acquire Piceance Basin Assets from WPX Energy

February 11, 2016

Terra Energy Partners LLC has agreed to acquire WPX Energy Rocky Mountain, LLC from WPX Energy, Inc. for $910 million in cash. In addition, Terra will receive natural gas hedges with a current in-the-money value of more than $90 million

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Team Oil Tools Consolidates Liner Hanger Manufacturing in Conroe, Texas, Facility

February 11, 2016

Team Oil Tools, Inc. is consolidating its Bakersfield, California, manufacturing operations with existing facilities in Conroe, Texas. The change involves manufacturing for Team’s Chancellor Oil Tool product line. “This consolidation improves efficiency and streamlines our manufacturing process, while still enabling

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Supreme Court Puts Obama’s Power Plant Regulations on Hold

February 10, 2016

A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday abruptly halted President Obama’s controversial new power plant regulations, dealing a blow to the administration’s sweeping plan to address global warming. In a 5-4 decision, the court halted enforcement of the plan until after

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Calpine Completes Purchase of Granite Ridge Energy Center in Londonderry, New Hampshire

February 10, 2016

Calpine Corporation has completed the acquisition of Granite Ridge Energy Center, a natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant located in Londonderry, New Hampshire, approximately 45 miles northwest of Boston. Calpine purchased the plant, which has a nameplate generating capacity of 745

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Albemarle to Increase Prices of Fluid Catalytic Cracking Catalysts

February 10, 2016

Albemarle Corporation will increase prices of its fluid catalytic cracking catalysts by 10 percent, effective March 15, 2016, or as contracts allow. “Albemarle continues to make significant investments in its FCC business to improve operating flexibility and as part of

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Obama to Propose $10-a-Barrel Oil Tax

February 10, 2016

President Barack Obama is about to unveil an ambitious plan for a “21st century clean transportation system.” And he hopes to fund it with a tax on oil. Obama aides told POLITICO that when he releases his final budget request

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Venture Global Calcasieu Pass and Shell Execute Twenty Year LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement, La.

February 9, 2016

Venture Global Calcasieu Pass, LLC has entered into a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with Shell NA LNG LLC, under which Shell has agreed to purchase one million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Venture Global

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ABB Wins Contract to Support $12 Billion Energy East Pipeline Project, Canada

February 9, 2016

ABB has received a contract from TransCanada to manufacture 22 electrical houses (e-houses) for the proposed $12bn Energy East pipeline project in Canada. The 4,600km Energy East pipeline is designed to transport 1.1-million barrels of crude oil per day from

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Fluor Awarded EPCM Contract for Cutbank Ridge Partnership’s Sweet Gas Plant Project, Canada

February 9, 2016

Fluor Corporation has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract for Cutbank Ridge Partnership’s Saturn 15-27 Phase 2 Sweet Gas Plant Project near Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada. The project is part of the Cutbank Ridge Partnership

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