Leaders of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) recently sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt and Energy Secretary Rick Perry calling on them to protect the confidential business information of small refineries.
U.S. Sen. John Bar... Read More »
Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steven Winberg outlined his agenda for the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) at the first annual technical review meeting of the University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research (UCFER) held recently at the National Energy Technolog... Read More »
Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) announced Tuesday that it submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), urging a rejection of a proposal that would provide emergency support for coal and nuclear plants across the PJM Interconnection.
FirstEnergy Solutions filed the proposal for a 202(c... Read More »
Marketed natural gas production in Pennsylvania averaged a record 15 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2017, a 3 percent increase from 2016 levels, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The production largely comes from shale plays in the Appalachian Basin. Pennsylvan... Read More »
The University Coalition for Fossil Energy Research (UCFER) recently hosted its first annual technical review meeting at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) site in Morgantown, West Virginia.
NETL is partnering with 16 universities through UCFER on fossil energy research. The progra... Read More »
Western Energy Alliance and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) submitted joint comments Monday to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on its 2018 Proposed Revision to the Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties and Resource Conservation Rule.
“The 2016 rule as pro... Read More »
CenterPoint Energy and Vectren Corporation will merge, the companies announced this week.
CenterPoint, based in Houston, is a domestic energy delivery company that includes electric transmission and distribution, natural gas distribution and energy services operations. It serves company more than... Read More »
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) recently approved two projects for Peninsula Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
The projects include the construction of new natural gas pipelines in West Palm Beach and in Escambia County as well as two transfer stations... Read More »
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) announced a $1.875 billion settlement with New Jersey regulatory authorities to continue the replacement of aging gas pipes in the state.
PSE&G sought approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU), the New Jersey Division of Rate Cou... Read More »
Members of Congress this week reminded the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) just how stubborn and complicated an issue he has on his hands with the threatened closure of uncompetitive coal and nuclear power plants across the nation.
During a hearing of the House Energy... Read More »