Quelling previous optimism for at least a partial return of its idled nuclear generating plant this summer, Southern California Edison Co. (SCE) officials Thursday said the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (Songs), which has been shut down since January for repairs of flawed tubing, will not resume operations this summer. As a result, more natural gas-fired generation from old coastal plants and other measures will take up the slack.
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Report: EPA’s Pennsylvania Water Samples Show No Impact from Fracking
A private firm hired by Chesapeake Energy Corp. has determined that drinking water sources tested by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Bradford County, PA, show no signs of any adverse impact from Marcellus Shale operations.
With Record Production in First Quarter, Ultra Cuts Capex
Ultra Petroleum Corp. said that while it produced record volumes during 1Q2012 and was optimistic about its plans to target oil shale in the Niobrara, it would follow the example of its joint venture (JV) partners in the Marcellus and cut capital expenditures (capex) for the rest of the year.
Dominion: Sierra Club Can’t Stop Cove Point Exports
The Sierra Club said last Thursday a legacy agreement between it and a previous owner of the Cove Point LNG terminal site in Maryland will stop current owner Dominion from adding liquefaction and export facilities. However, during an earnings conference call Dominion CEO Thomas Farrell said the project is on track despite what the environmental group claims.
Dominion: Sierra Club Can’t Stop Cove Point Exports
The Sierra Club said Thursday a legacy agreement between it and a previous owner of the Cove Point LNG terminal site in Maryland will stop current owner Dominion from adding liquefaction and export facilities. However, during an earnings conference call Dominion CEO Thomas Farrell said the project is on track despite what the environmental group claims.
FERC: Will There Be Shale in the LNG? Perhaps
Some opponents of exporting liquefied domestic gas argue that doing so would encourage more development of shale gas resources using hydraulic fracturing (fracking) well stimulation. Since fracking is bad (causes pollution), so are liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, they argue. But that’s not how it works, FERC said in approving facilities proposed by Cheniere Energy Inc. units to liquefy and export gas from the Louisiana coast.
Rex Kicks Off Ohio Utica Activity
Rex Energy Corp. recently spud it first Utica Shale well in Carroll County, OH.
Judge Delays Part of Pennsylvania Impact Fee
As the clock was winding down for counties to sign on to the Pennsylvania Marcellus Shale impact fee, also known as Act 13, a Commonwealth Court judge pushed back the start date for portions of the law to give local governments more time to adopt its standardized zoning measures.
Marcellus Felt in EIA’s January Production Data
Lower 48 gas production in January climbed half a percent or 0.36 Bcf/d, to a record 72.85 Bcf/d, mainly thanks to production gains in states in the Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) “other states” category, which included drilling activity in the Marcellus Shale.
Shell Chooses Pennsylvania for Marcellus Cracker
Shell Chemical LP has chosen a rural area outside of Pittsburgh as the potential location for a major petrochemical complex that could include an ethane cracker in the heart of the Marcellus Shale.