Bayou Bridge Pipeline LLC has started commercial operations on its 30-in. OD segment from Nederland, Tex., to Lake Charles, La. Bayou Bridge also completed a successful binding open season for a second 24-in. OD segment of the pipeline from Lake Charles to St. James, La. Source: News
25 Apr 2016 11:11:57 EDT – The latest stock information is now available for your stocks
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Petroecuador restarts Esmeraldas refinery
Ecuador’s state-owned Petroecuador has restarted its 110,000-b/d Esmeraldas refinery following a precautionary shutdown of the plant in the wake of an Apr. 16 earthquake in the region. Source: News
New York State’s DEC denies water permit for Constitution Pipeline
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) denied a water-quality certificate required for construction of the proposed Constitution natural gas pipeline, saying it failed to meet the Empire State’s water-quality standards. Source: News
MARKET WATCH: NYMEX crude oil price rises modestly despite no production freeze deal
Light, sweet crude prices for June delivery gained half a dollar on the New York market Apr. 22 to close out the week at just below $44/bbl, marking the highest settlement since Nov. 10, 2015. For the week, both US benchmark crude oil in New York and Brent crude oil futures in London each gained […]
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Watching Government: Waterways matter to US oil
Railroads and pipelines may have grabbed more petroleum transportation headlines the past few years, but the US maritime system needs attention too. Source: News
IEA: Oil market 'set to move close to balance' in second half
The scenario anticipated for months of steady oil demand growth and falling supply from producers outside the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is now taking shape, and the “oil market looks set to move close to balance in the second half of this year,” the International Energy Agency said in its latest Oil Market Report. […]
Emissions of CO<sub>2</sub> down, methane up in EPA's latest GHG inventory
US greenhouse gas emissions were an estimated 6.87 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) in 2014, 1% more than in 2013 but 9% below 2005 levels, the US Environmental Protection Agency said on Apr. 15 in its 21st annual GHG inventory. Source: News
Safety and politics
From the oil and gas industry, response to the US government’s new rule on offshore blowout preventers and well control has been cautious. Well it should be. The rule addresses offshore safety, the priority for the industry, its regulators, and the public. But the industry has secondary yet nevertheless vital interests that deserve attention, too. […]