Energy Update
ABUJA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Nigeria's lower house opened an
investigation on Tuesday into an offshore oil field owned by
Royal Dutch Shell and Eni, the latest inquiry
into their acquisition of the OPL 245 licence block which could
hold up to 9.23 billion barrels of oil, according to industry
figures.
Ormat Technologies Inc. announced Nov. 29 that its subsidiary has entered into a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) to deliver electricity from its Ormesa geothermal complex in Imperial Valley, California, beginning Nov. 30, 2017.
GENEVA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The International Committee of
the Red Cross (ICRC) stands ready to act as a neutral
intermediary in an evacuation from eastern Aleppo being
negotiated by various parties, a spokeswoman told Reuters on
Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald
Trump is considering U.S. Representatives Raul Labrador of Idaho
and Ryan Zinke of Montana for Interior secretary even as fellow
Republican lawmaker Cathy McMorris Rodgers remained the top
contender, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing sources.
CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Lining up from dawn
with backpacks and plastic bags full of cash, Venezuelans
flocked to banks across the nation on Tuesday to ditch
100-bolivar bills after President Nicolas Maduro's surprise move
to pull them from circulation.
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Energy Department
said on Tuesday it will not comply with a request from
President-elect Donald Trump's Energy Department transition team
for the names of people who have worked on climate change and
the professional society memberships of lab workers.
BRUSSELS, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Zinc producer Nyrstar
said on Tuesday its chief executive, who steered the company
away from a venture into mining, has stepped down with immediate
effect after less than two years in the top job.
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Fracking for oil and natural
gas can contaminate drinking water under "some circumstances,"
the Environmental Protection Agency said in a report released
Tuesday, which changes a previous finding that the drilling
process does not cause "widespread, systemic" effects.
WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Donald Trump has chosen
former Texas Governor Rick Perry to head the U.S. Department of
Energy, a source close to the president-elect said, putting him
in charge of an agency he proposed eliminating during his bid
for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
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