MMEX Resources Corp. said it plans to build a $450 million, 50,000 b/d capacity crude oil refinery in the West Texas portion of the Permian Basin, at a site 20 miles northeast of Fort Stockton. The facility is to be built on a 250-acre site in Pecos County, near the Sulfur Junction spur of the Texas Pacifico Railroad using existing infrastructure to export diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, liquefied petroleum gas and crude oil to western Mexico and South America. Upon completion of the permitting process, construction is slated to begin in early 2018. MMEX added that the facility, which is projected to begin operations in 2019, is also subject to completion of required debt and equity financing.
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Approval of California NatGas Power Plant Recommended
As an outgrowth of a phased-in statewide closure of coastal water-cooled power plants, a California Energy Commission (CEC) member on Thursday recommended approval of a natural gas-fired generation project by AES Southland Development LLC.
February 24, 2017
Southern Co.’s Synthetic Gas Plant Suffering With Lower For Longer NatGas Prices
Continuously low prices for natural gas will have a major effect on Southern Company’s operations, particularly itsclean coal synthetic gas generation project in Kemper County, MS, CEO Tom Fanning said during an earnings conference call on Wednesday.
February 23, 2017
Arizona Coal Plant May Operate Through 2019; Future in Navajo’s Hands
The four non-government utilities that own most of Navajo Generating Station (NGS) in Arizona, as expected, decided Monday to push for the plant’s continuing operations through the next three years. However, they could walk away from the 2,250 MW coal-fired plant by the end of this year rather than the end of 2019, when an existing lease with the Navajo Nation expires.
February 14, 2017
Elk Petroleum Eyes Expanded CO2 Supply in Madden Gas Field Purchase
Australian-based Elk Petroleum Ltd., which of late has concentrated its exploration and development in the Rocky Mountains, has secured an estimated $20 million agreement to buy Freeport-McMoRan Inc.’s stakes in Central Wyoming’s natural gas-rich Madden field and the Lost Cabin Gas Plant.
January 5, 2017
Biomass, Not Coal, Part of Oregon’s Energy Future
Along with several new natural gas-fired power plants, biomass is being explored as an alternative to coal in Oregon, where utilities and state officials have agreed to phase out coal use.
January 3, 2017
Historic California Gas-Fired Merchant Plant Files Chapter 11
One of California’s first major merchant natural gas-fired electric generation plants — the La Paloma Generating Co. LLC near Bakersfield — on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a federal court in Delaware, citing a combination of unfriendly regulations and the state’s major shift toward renewable energy sources of power.
December 8, 2016
Oregon Exploring Biomass Conversion of Coal-Fired Generation Plant
With a statewide utility-environmental agreement and new state legislation to phase out coal in play, Portland General Electric (PGE) engineers are exploring the possibility of converting the state’s lone remaining coal-fired electric generation plant to burn wood waste biomass.
October 25, 2016
DTE Files For Pipeline to Serve NatGas Power Plant in Pennsylvania
DTE Midstream Appalachia LLC has filed with FERC requesting approval to begin the pre-filing environmental review process for a 14-mile pipeline that would supply a 488 MW natural gas-fired power plant in Southeast Pennsylvania.
October 18, 2016
Pennsylvania County Considering Second NatGas-Fired Power Plant
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will host a public hearing Oct. 26 to take comment on a second natural gas-fired power plant planned for Lackawanna County.
October 14, 2016
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