Shell's Stones field advances subsea production technology

The Turritella floating, production, storage and offloading vessel became the second FPSO moored in the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM) when Stones came on stream September 2016. Shell committed to developing Stones in May 2013, only 3 years after the 2010 Macondo well blowout, which resulted in a massive oil spill and subsequent US offshore […]


Warren, Markey ask FERC to halt pipeline's construction for rehearing

Massachusetts’ two US senators asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to revoke its Apr. 12 permission for Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. (TGP) to begin construction of a natural gas pipeline project in the western Bay State until a rehearing can be held. Source: News


Markets, not mandates, drive gas

Market forces are driving increased use of natural gas to generate electricity because it will be a reliable and low-cost choice despite any Trump administration policy changes, a report commissioned by the Natural Gas Supply Association said. Source: News


Activists vs. consumers

When political obsession steers decision-making about energy, consumers suffer. A new study by the US Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy (ITCE) estimates the economic consequences of politically motivated limits on energy transportation and economic activity thwarted by lawsuits and regulation in the US Northeast Source: News