The death toll from a Sunday explosion at a natural gas-fired power plant under construction in Middletown, CT, should stand at five, according to Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano, who said everyone assigned to work at the blast site when the explosion occurred has been accounted for.
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Proposed Producer Tax Hikes May Face Capitol Hill Resistance
President Obama’s budget proposal to repeal in fiscal year (FY) 2011 $36.5 billion in tax breaks for the oil and natural gas industry — notably the popular expensing of intangible drilling costs (IDC), which independent producers contend is critical to their business — will meet with resistance in Congress, say energy analysts with FBR Capital Markets (see Daily GPI, Feb. 2).
Proposed Producer Tax Hikes May Face Capitol Hill Resistance
President Obama’s budget proposal to repeal in fiscal year (FY) 2011 $36.5 billion in tax breaks for the oil and natural gas industry — notably the popular expensing of intangible drilling costs (IDC), which independent producers contend is critical to their business — will meet with resistance in Congress, say energy analysts with FBR Capital Markets (see Daily GPI, Feb. 2).
Supreme Court Ruling a Blow to Coal-Burning Plants
The U.S. Supreme Court last Monday let stand a lower court ruling that would require coal-burning generation facilities to comply with the strictest emission controls for mercury and other hazardous air pollutants (HAP).
Gas Rig Count at Lowest Level in Three Years
The domestic natural gas rig count fell by 36, or 3.4%, from a week earlier to stand at 1,018, Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday. The rig count, now at its lowest level since March 2005, has fallen 37% since mid-September, when there were an estimated 1,606 gas rigs in service across the country and offshore.
Islander East Pipe Strikes Out at Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court last Monday refused to hear an appeal of a lower court’s decision that let stand Connecticut’s denial of a water quality permit for the proposed Connecticut-to-Long Island Islander East Pipeline. While the “legal route for this project has ended,” the sponsors plan to look at possible alternatives, a Spectra Energy Corp. spokeswoman said.
Islander East Pipe Strikes Out at Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday refused to hear an appeal of a lower court’s decision that let stand Connecticut’s denial of a water quality permit for the proposed Connecticut-to-Long Island Islander East Pipeline. While the “legal route for this project has ended,” the sponsors plan to look at possible alternatives, a Spectra Energy Corp. spokeswoman said.
High Court Lets Stand Favorable Sparrows Point Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court last Monday let stand a federal appeals court ruling that struck down a Baltimore County, MD zoning ordinance banning construction of the AES Sparrows Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal near the city of Baltimore.
High Court Lets Stand Favorable Sparrows Point Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday let stand a federal appeals court ruling that struck down a Baltimore County, MD zoning ordinance banning construction of the AES Sparrows Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal near the city of Baltimore.
Mayors Group Resolution Targets Global Warming
U.S. mayors took a stand against global warming-causing pollution at a conference in Miami this week, noting that fuels derived from tar sands, liquid coal and oil shale emit “even greater amounts of global warming pollution than conventional petroleum sources.”