N.M. City Bows Out of Oil-Gas Pit Fight (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The southeastern city of Lovington, where oil and gas production fuels the economy but also has threatened drinking water, has decided not to weigh in on tougher new state rules for oil and gas pits.
Victoria Oil and Gas loss widens (Ireland Business World)
Irish prospector, Victoria Oil and Gas widened its full-year loss and said it is now undergoing a ‘top to bottom’ review. Victoria Oil also said Tony Porter will step down as its chief executive at the end of the year once h…
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Beating Back the Coal Rush: Proposed Washington Coal Plant Halted!
Great news from Washington state!
State energy facility siting regulators in Washington announced yesterday that they have halted permitting for a proposed coal-fired power plant near Kalama on the Columbia River in southwest Washington.
Before the state Energy Facility Siting Council will continue permitting the proposed coal gasification plant, the developers, Energy Northwest, must file a real plan for sequestering the greenhouse gas emissions the plant will emit, in accordance with a greenhouse gas emissions limit passed by the Washington legislature in 2007 (SB 6001),
The plan the developers initially filed essentially amounted to “well, we can’t sequester emissions now but we’ll figure out a plan to do it later.” That doesn’t cut it, the state Siting Council (reasonably) said.
This is a major set-back for the proposed plant - although it doesn’t spell the end. If the developers come up with a real plan to sequester emissions, they could still build the power plant, which while more climate friendly, would still be coal-burning.
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Canadian Pipeline Fire
Oil prices soar as blaze hits Canadian pipeline sending crude oil to the U.S.
An explosion in northern Minnesota has forced Enbridge the shut down four pipelines. The pipeline system serves major refineries in Ontario, Canada, as well as the Great Lakes regions, and delivers approximately 2.2 million barrels per day.
Two repair workers were killed late Wednesday night as fire broke out along a pipeline in northern Minnesota, which carries crude oil from Saskatchewan to the Chicago area. The pipeline was shutdown briefly, and most of the pipeline was returned to service. The section damaged by the fire is expected to be back up in a couple days.
The Enbridge pipeline is actually four separate conduits, and two were restarted Thursday morning, and the third line was not damaged by the fire.
Global oil markets reacted to news of the fire, and the price went up by nearly $4 dollars a barrel, however an offer by the U.S. government to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, if needed, helped calm the markets back down.
OPEC’s output meeting is scheduled next week in Abu Dhabi, and it is not certain whether the cartel will increase production. The Saudi oil minister still states that high oil prices do not reflect the supply vs. demand situation, but several OPEC members have stated that the cartel may be willing to boost output to bring oil prices down.
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Saudi Oil Plants Targeted by Terrorists
Over 200 suspected terrorists have been arrested by the Saudi security forces in a plot to disrupt the country’s oil industry.
The terrorist plot involved attacking the kingdom’s oil industry targets. The plot evidently had been planned for months, and preparations were being made to smuggle missiles into the country, which included the importing of eight rockets.
In addition to this plot, another group planned to assassinate clerics, along with members of the kingdom’s security forces. Another 32 people were arrested who were involved in providing financial assistance for the terrorists.
Saudi security forces stated that more than half of the suspected terrorists were militants who had come into the kingdom from Iraq.
And the Saudi’s have also warned the clerics to do more to stop Saudi Sunni’s wanting to join the al-Qaeda militants in Iraq, and who also wish to fight the U.S. backed Shiite Muslim government.
Prior to the arrest of the militants, Saudi Arabia announced that a 35,000 security force would be created to protect the oil fields, pipelines and crude processing plants. So far approximately 9,000 have been trained. The kingdom is coordinating security efforts with neighboring countries to improve overall security for the oil industry.
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Fuel TV: Homegrown Carpet Surfer
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Static Electricity Eliminator Neutralizes Your Shocking Winter Auras [Electrify No More]
Winter is almost here, and you know what that means? Shocking yourself with thousands of volts of electricity just by being you. But this Static Electricity Eliminator is here to help. Since there’s enough power in those snapping shocks to zap your laptop into oblivion, this $9.99 keyfob discharges that electro-detritus with no harm, no foul. Just touch its rubber tip to anything that’s grounded, and the little smiley face on its LCD display tells you you’re good to go. [Think Geek, via Coolest Gadgets]
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Wind power farm could boost income for land leasers, county taxing bodies
An area of northwest Hancock County is suitable for a wind power farm. Representatives from EcoEnergy LLC presented information to landowners in the area at a dinner meeting last week.
“We did wind monitoring on the radio tower by Dallas City and the Tom Scheetz farm,” explained Wes Slaymaker, vice president of development for EcoEnergy. The […]
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Coal. Forever?!
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News: Petratherm Announces Drill Rig Plan For Deep Hot Rock Well
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“Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Plans to drill two new deep wells in South Australia next year as a forerunner to the country’s likely first commercial geothermal energy supply, have taken a key step forward. …”
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Commonwealth Election Result
On 24 November, the ALP won the Commonwealth election and will now form government. There are two key implications for the energy sector as a result of this change in Government. AGL estimates that the expansion of the Mandatory Renewable Energy Target to 45,000 GWh will require over 11,600 MW of new renewable capacity and additional investment of around $27 billion by 2020. In addition, emissions trading is to be implemented by 2010.
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