2015-10-01 19:45:00
SHELL STOPPED DRILLING
The oil giant is to halt drilling at the Burger J well in the US Arctic, saying it can't justify the expense due to low oil prices. Shell only won the controversial permission to explore the icy waters last month.
Drilling efforts are to end for the "foreseeable future," Royal Dutch Shell said in a statement on Monday, blaming the "high costs associated with the project."
The surprise move came just a month after it won a new permit to explore the Arctic waters off Alaska in the Burger J well in the Chukchi Sea, despite opposition from environmental groups and disagreement among some Democrat party leaders.
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2019, July, 20, 12:50:00
U.S. GAS PRICES DOWN TO $2.37 MMBTU
the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts Henry Hub natural gas spot prices for June, July, and August this year will average $2.37 per million British thermal units (MMBtu). If realized, this price would be the lowest summer average Henry Hub natural gas price since 1998.
2019, July, 20, 12:45:00
RUSSIA'S NUCLEAR COMPETITIVENESS
Russia's nuclear power sector "continues to benefit" from supportive government policy, in contrast to "tighter restrictions" in Western Europe owing to environmental concerns and growing competition from renewables, S&P Global Ratings says in a report published
2019, July, 20, 12:40:00
ADVANCED U.S. NUCLEAR
A bipartisan group of 15 senators introduced a bill in March to instate NELA, which would offer incentives and set federal goals for advanced nuclear energy.
2019, July, 20, 12:35:00
NORWAY'S PRODUCTION 1.4 MBD
Preliminary production figures for June 2019 show an average daily production of 1 409 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease of 184 000 barrels per day compared to May.
2019, July, 20, 12:30:00
U.S. URANIUM IMPORTS
A bipartisan group of 15 senators introduced a bill in March to instate NELA, which would offer incentives and set federal goals for advanced nuclear energy.
2019, July, 20, 12:25:00
ARGENTINA'S GAS PRODUCTION UP
U.S. EIA - Argentina’s domestic natural gas production has been rising steadily in the past three years, largely because of increasing production from the Neuquén Basin’s Vaca Muerta shale and tight gas play. Production from Vaca Muerta surpassed 1.0 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in December 2018.
2019, July, 20, 12:20:00
AUSTRALIA'S LNG EXPORT UP TO 11.4 BCFD
First half production of 37 mmboe was a record for Santos and 32% above the corresponding period.