Americas
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.
DWG Selects aeShield platform to support customers in Benelux region
GREENVILLE, South Carolina, USA — aeSolutions announced that DWG, a process, process/functional safety, electrical, automation and IT company in Rotterdam, has selected the aeShield Safety Lifecycle Management platform to support their customers in the Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg Regions.
PBF, Shell prep Louisiana refineries to keep running in storm
HOUSTON (Reuters) — PBF Energy and Royal Dutch Shell Plc were preparing their Louisiana refineries to keep running during Tropical Storm Nate, which is forecast to make landfall in the state on Sunday, sources familiar with plant operations said on Thursday.
Oil rises as talk of new OPEC deal trumps record US exports
LONDON (Reuters) — Oil prices rose on Thursday as signs Saudi Arabia and Russia would limit production through next year outweighed record US exports and the return of production at a major Libyan oilfield.
EIA: US crude stocks fall as exports hit new record
(Reuters) — US crude oil stocks fell sharply last week as crude exports rose to a record high of nearly 2 MMbpd, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.
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