YENAGOA, Nigeria June 10 (Reuters) - An explosion hit a
pipeline operated by a subsidiary of Nigeria's state oil company
in the West African country's restive Delta region late on
Thursday, a security official said on Friday.
(Fri, 10 Jun 2016) Coal production in the first three months of 2016 was 173 million short tons (MMst), the lowest quarterly level in the United States since a major coal strike in the second quarter of 1981. Among the supply regions, coal production from the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming declined the most in tonnage and percentage since the previous quarter.
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 9 (Reuters) - Brazil's federal police
said on Thursday they have completed a criminal investigation
into a dam burst last November at a mine run by Samarco, a joint
venture between Vale SA and BHP Billiton, in
which they accused three companies and eight employees of
various crimes including willful misconduct.
MONTERREY/MEXICO CITY, June 9 (Reuters) - Mexican state oil
firm Pemex will present to its board this week its first
possible deep-water tie-up with oil firms in the Trion field,
according to people familiar with the matter, another major step
in the opening up of its oil and gas industry.
CALGARY, Alberta, June 9 (Reuters) - A team of South African
firefighters dispatched to Canada to fight a massive wildfire in
the oil sands region is heading home after a pay dispute, South
African officials said on Thursday.
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 9 (Reuters) - Brazil's federal police
said on Thursday they have completed a criminal investigation
into a dam burst last November at a mine run by Samarco, a joint
venture between Vale SA and BHP Billiton, in
which they accused three companies and eight employees of
various crimes including wilful misconduct.
UNITED NATIONS, June 9 (Reuters) - The United States and
Britain pledged on Thursday to support African Union efforts to
set up a hybrid court to try war crimes committed during South
Sudan's civil war after the country's leaders backed away from
their commitment to the tribunal.
On Wednesday June 9 lawmakers in the Massachusetts house of representatives passed a bill that would require the state’s distribution utilities to sign long-term contracts for 1200 MW of offshore wind capacity and 1200 MW of hydropower capacity. The hydropower capacity could be coupled with other clean energy sources such as solar. The offshore wind mandate would be the first in the nation.
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - Marathon Petroleum Corp
will spend about $334.6 million to cut pollution at
refineries in five states and pay a $326,500 civil penalty, the
U.S. Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency said
on Thursday.
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