Petroleum deliveries last month highest for December since 2007, API says
Total petroleum deliveries in December increased to 20.7 million barrels per day, the highest monthly level for December since 2007, the American Petroleum Institute (API) recently said in a press release. Total domestic petroleum deliveries for 2017 rose by 1 percent year-on-year, despite incre... Read More »Illinois utilities told to pass along tax savings to customers or say why not
As Illinois’ biggest utilities proceed with plans to pass along federal corporate tax savings to customers, state regulators are telling smaller companies to do the same or explain why they should be exempt. The Illinois Commerce Commission on Jan. 25 issued orders to 22 regulated utilities, in... Read More »Natural gas production growing faster than demand in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia
Natural gas production has increased significantly in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia over the past decade and has grown at a much faster rate than natural gas consumption in the three states, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said. Production in the three states, primarily ... Read More »EPA withdraws ‘once-in-always-in’ policy for MACT standards
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently withdrew a policy that said that once a facility becomes subject to Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards under the Clean Air Act, it remains subject to the standards, even if it lowers its emissions levels below what triggered the ... Read More »Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee holds hearing to discuss innovation, R&D of advanced vehicles
Assembling at the Washington Auto Show, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a hearing this week to discuss innovation, research and development of advanced vehicle technology. A key point in the hearing regarded how such technology relates to security and energy infrastructu... Read More »John R. Rosales