Energy Update
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.
MONTERREY, Mexico, June 9 (Reuters) - Mexico's state oil
company Pemex will present to its board this week its first
possible deep-water tie-up with private firms, a long-awaited
landmark of Mexico's energy reform that opened the sector to
private investment, an energy ministry official said on
Thursday.
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - The merger of pipeline
companies Energy Transfer Equity LP and Williams
Companies has been approved with conditions, the U.S.
Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday.
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