Maersk Drilling, GE to expand digital partnership to nine drilling vessels
Maersk Drilling and GE recently expanded the scope of a digital pilot project partnership that utilizes GE’s SeaStream Insight Marine Asset Performance Management solution to reduce overall well cost and increase enterprise-wide productivity in drilling operations. The 2016 pilot project, titl... Read More »More collaboration, innovation seen keys to moving energy industry forward
SAN DIEGO – Leaders from the gas and electric, solar, nuclear and water sectors called for increased collaboration between utilities, private companies and regulators as well as enhanced customer engagement and innovative new business models at this week’s National Association of Regulatory Util... Read More »Pacific Power seeking applications for renewable energy projects through Blue Sky program
Portland, Oregon-based Pacific Power is now accepting applications for new renewable energy projects in its service area through its Blue Sky program, an initiative that has funded more than $10 million of local renewable energy projects since 2006. Past projects included partnerships with comm... Read More »Berkley Lab says India’s prospective EV expansion will increase economic benefits, energy security
India recently stated its goal of selling only electric vehicles (EV) by 2030, which a new report released by scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) said will have a positive impact on the country’s utilities and grid. Berkeley Lab said the achievement of India’s E... Read More »SemGroup acquires Houston Fuel Oil Terminal Company
SemGroup Corp. said this week it completed the acquisition of Houston Fuel Oil Terminal Company (HFOTCO), one of the largest oil terminals in the United States. SemGroup also completed the initial payment for the acquisition of the 16.8-million-barrel terminal, which consisted of a $301 million c... Read More »As drones try to take off to inspect infrastructure, regulations keep them tethered
SAN DIEGO - Drones, also called Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), are changing the way utilities inspect their infrastructure, but regulations still have a ways to go to catch up, panelists at this week’s National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) conference said. “In the ... Read More »EIA predicts average summer gas prices to be second-lowest since 2005
The average U.S. retail price for regular gasoline is forecast to stay around $2.38 per gallon, the second-lowest summer average gasoline price since 2005, according to the most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The forecast is slightly higher... Read More »Robert Skaggs