LARGE-SCALE CCS DEMONSTRATION AT COMMERCIAL PLANT CONCLUDES INITIAL TEST PHASE
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ON THE INTERNATIONAL FRONT The United Arab Emirates and Denmark signed an agreement last week to collaborate on advancing carbon capture and storage technologies. The agreemend was signed by H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and CEO of the energy… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingExchange Monitor! You must be logged in […]
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GAO DENIES SECOND SPR PROTEST: FLUOR-LED TEAM NOW SET TO BEGIN TRANSITION
Fluor Federal Petroleum Operations is now set to begin transition to take over management of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after the Government Accountability Office denied the second of two protests filed over the Fluor-led team’s win of the contract.
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SEN. VITTER PRESSES EX-IM BANK HEAD ON POLICY FOR COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) this week pushed the head of the Export-Import Bank of the U.S to explain the basis of the Ex-Im Bank’s new policy to no longer provide financing for coal-fired power plants in most countries unless the plants are equipped with carbon capture and storage technology.
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EXPERT: GOP LAWMAKERS’ ATTEMPTO BLOCK EPA DRAFT RULE FACES CHALLENGES
An effort by Congressional Republicans, led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), to stop President Obama’s draft rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants by using a novel application of an infrequently invoked legislative tool faces major hurdles, League of Conservation Voters President Gene Karpinski said late last week.
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KEMPER COUNTY IGCC PROJECT MAY COST AN ADDITIONAL $40 MILLION
Southern Company is setting aside an additional $40 million dollars to increase the contingency for risks associated with start-up activities of its flagship Kemper County IGCC project—the cost of which has already risen to more than $5 billion dollars—the company’s Chairman, President and CEO Tom Fanning said on a call with investors this week.
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PRESIDENT TOUCHES ON CLIMATE ISSUES IN STATE OF THE UNION
President Barack Obama offered few surprises on the energy and environment front during this year’s State of the Union address, conducted this week, highlighting his commitment to an all-of-the-above energy strategy and urging swift action on climate change while also declaring success in moving the country closer to energy independence and lowering its carbon emissions.
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MURRAY ENERGY TO SUE EPA OVER DRAFT EMISSIONS RULE
Murray Energy Corporation is planning to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over its draft rule limiting greenhouse gas emissions from new coal-fired power plants, arguing that the EPA did not adequately consider how the rule might affect jobs as required by the Clean Air Act.
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BILL TARGETING EPA GHG RULE FOR NEW POWER PLANTS PASSES HOUSE COMMITTEE
A bill taking aim at the Environmental Protection Agency’s controversial draft regulation that sets CO2 emission standards for new power plants and forces new coal plants to be equipped with carbon capture and storage technology passed the House Energy and Commerce Committee this week, paving the way for a potential vote by the full House of Representatives.
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Q&A: ADVANCED RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT VELLO KUUSKRAA
An interview with Advanced Resources International President Vello Kuuskraa was conducted by ExchangeMonitor Publications President and Publisher Ed Helminski and GHG Monitor Reporter Karen Frantz.
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PROPOSED WYOMING CCS TEST CENTER AIMS TO SPUR NOVEL CO2 USES
Wyoming may soon be home to a new carbon capture and storage test center that would explore novel uses for captured CO2 and develop new markets for carbon.
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EPA SEEKS TO ADRESS QUESTIONS ON RECENT CO2 INJECTION RULE
The Environmental Protection Agency released a finalized rule and a guidance document this month that raised questions among some enhanced oil recovery industry officials over various regulatory issues surrounding the injection of CO2 into the ground—including whether the EPA recognizes that incidental geologic storage of CO2 can occur during EOR operations—prompting the agency to respond to industry questions late last week.
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REP. WAXMAN, LEGISLATIVE GIANT ON CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES, TO RETIRE
One of Congress’s most formidable crusaders against climate change, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), announced late this week that he has decided not to seek re-election at the end of the year.