Energy Update
BRUSSELS, April 20 - European Union antitrust regulators are
set to warn U.S. oil industry services group Halliburton Co
that its plan to buy Baker Hughes will hurt
competition, two people familiar with the matter said on
Wednesday.
HOUSTON, April 20 (Reuters) - At least eight people have
died and some 1,150 homes have been damaged in flooding
triggered by torrential downpours in the Houston area this week,
officials said on Wednesday, as forecasts called for more rain.
SAO PAULO, April 20 (Reuters) - Brazilian Mines and Energy
Minister Eduardo Braga said on Wednesday he is leaving the post
to retake his seat in the Senate as the upper chamber of
Congress prepares to vote on the impeachment of President Dilma
Rousseff next month.
WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed the
first broad energy bill in nine years on Wednesday, legislation
containing modest measures popular with both Republicans and
Democrats to modernize the power grid and speed the permitting
process for liquefied natural gas exports.
NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil inventories
rose slightly less than expected last week, while distillate
stockpiles posted an unexpected and huge drawdown, data from the
Energy Information Administration showed on Wednesday.
ALMATY, April 20 (Reuters) - Minority shareholders in
Kazakhstan's biggest listed oil company, Kazmunaigas Exploration
and Production, say the state-owned parent company is
impinging on their interests in a drive to squeeze cash out of
the firm.
JAKARTA, April 20 (Reuters) - Authorities from at least two
Indonesian coal ports have blocked ships from leaving to the
Philippines due to security concerns after a spate of ship
hijackings in the southern Philippines, an Indonesian government
official said on Wednesday.
The Senate overwhelmingly passed a long-term reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday, kicking the measure over to the House, where similar efforts have stalled. In a 95-3 vote, lawmakers approved an amended measure that would greenlight FAA programs through fiscal 2017. The agency's current legal authority expires on July 15.
Renewable energy ordinance makes San Francisco first major city in the country to require solar panels be installed on new construction. San Francisco - (April 19, 2016) Today the Board of Supervisors unanimously passed Supervisor Scott Wiener's legislation to require solar panels be installed on new residential and commercial buildings constructed in San Francisco.
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