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Following several derailments involving trains carrying crude oil, BNSF Railway Co. said it would voluntarily enact several measures designed to improve safety.

In FERC’s first open meeting since it adopted a rule to rein in show-stopping protests — and her last meeting as chairman — Cheryl LaFleur on Thursday was forced to clear the room before the meeting even began when demonstrators began shouting their opposition to an issue not on the agenda.

Units of Sempra Energy and Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) have formalized an agreement to pursue development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction project at the existing Energia Costa Azul LNG import terminal in Ensenada, Mexico, on the Pacific Coast.

A U.S. District Court judge has thrown out a lawsuit against dozens of oil and gas companies that alleged their activities in south Louisiana caused billions of dollars worth of damages to coastal wetlands. However, an appeal is expected, and other similar lawsuits are still pending.

EmberClear Corp. has reportedly cancelled plans for a 500,000 gallon/d gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in southeast Pennsylvania that had faced staunch opposition from residents living near a 63-acre site proposed for the facility.

President Obama is expected to make a speech on Thursday — five days before the State of the Union — on climate change and methane emissions. He is expected to submit plans to help reverse the former and reduce the latter.

President Obama is expected to make a speech on Thursday — five days before the State of the Union — on climate change and methane emissions. He is expected to submit plans to help reverse the former and reduce the latter.

A leading Pennsylvania state senator is once again seeking co-sponsors for a bill that would create a long-considered Marcellus Shale Health Advisory Panel to study the impacts of the unconventional natural gas industry and help inform public policy decisions.

After multiple delays, Williams Partners LP’s repaired and expanded Geismar Olefins plant in Louisiana is expected to begin manufacturing ethylene for sale next month, the company said.