Market Currents: Oil still roiled
As oil ventures into forty dollardom once more, today’s blog takes a peek at a number of supply side influences, from Basrah buoyed to Brazil nuttiness, all via a ‘call on shale’. Hark, here are a...
View ArticleExxon may have misled investors on climate costs, New York AG tells judge
New York’s top cop told a judge that his investigation into Exxon Mobil Corp.’s public statements about climate change uncovered “significant evidence” the oil giant may have misled investors about how...
View ArticleAtmos Energy hiked gas rates while over earning by millions
In recent years, Dallas-based Atmos Energy has raised its gas utility rates while still earning millions more than a state cap allows. Atmos earned above the allowable level in 2013 and 2015, too, and...
View ArticleOil jobs rebound as U.S. drilling fleet grows for 5 straight months
American oil producers put up another eight drilling rigs this week in fields stretching across West Texas, Colorado and North Dakota, bringing workers back into the oil patch after a job-killing oil...
View ArticleOil gives back gains as impact from Middle East dispute seen as limited
Oil erased earlier gains as a diplomatic clash involving OPEC members Saudi Arabia and Qatar was seen having limited impact on the group’s policy. Futures slipped 0.3 percent in New York, erasing an...
View ArticleCalifornia solar company coming to Texas
The California-based solar panel company Sunrun has partnered with Think Energy, a retail electricity arm of the French power company Engie, to offer residential solar panel packages for Texas...
View ArticleHouston’s USD Partners expands to carry Canadian oil sands by rail
With pipeline capacity still relatively limited from the Canadian oil sands into the U.S, Houston’s USD Partners is expanding its terminal capacity in Oklahoma to offer more rail transportation access....
View ArticleMarket Currents: Qatar’s energy exports
As pockets of geopolitical tension leave the crude market neither shaken nor stirred, hark, today we dig into some of these hotspots to see what their energy flows look like, and how they could be...
View ArticleFuelfix is moving. Here are the details.
Fuel Fix, the Houston Chronicle’s must-read source for energy industry news and analysis, is moving to chron.com, the Chronicle’s free site. Typing FuelFix.com should redirect you to the new site,...
View ArticleHarvey’s flooding blamed in major gasoline spill in Texas
The spill was first reported to state and federal officials on Aug. 31, but no volume was given at that time. The company next reported the spill was 1,000 barrels. In a report filed last week and...
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