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10/11/2000 -- Contested San Jose power plant gets regulatory staff OK
Subject to 192 conditions, the staff of the California Energy Commission (CEC) has recommended approval of Calpine Corp.'s controversial 600 Mw Metcalf power plant in San Jose, saying the benefits outweigh the potential for 'significant adverse' effect on land use and visual resources.
10/11/2000 -- Study: Sunrise project to benefit Australian-East Timor economy
The Center for International Economics says the $4.7 billion (Aus.) Sunrise-Troubadour-Sunset development project will create many new jobs, stimulate economic activity, and increase government revenue in Australia and East Timor.
10/10/2000 -- US DOE, Air Force to research jet fuel emissions
Units of the US Department of Energy and the US Air Force signed an agreement Tuesday to jointly research the sulfur content of jet fuels in a 5-year program to reduce emissions from advanced propulsion systems.
10/10/2000 -- Unocal starts gas production from Muni field
Unocal Corp. said Monday that its Spirit Energy 76 subsidiary has brought its Muni discovery in the Gulf of Mexico on production ahead of schedule and under budget. It expects production at Muni to exceed 120 MMcfd by year's end.
10/09/2000 -- France drafts law to tax corporate energy consumption
Much to the dismay of oil and chemical industries and other larger energy consumers in France, the French government has divulged a draft law which extends the General Tax on Polluting Activities to corporate energy consumption. The tax, to be deducted from taxable profits, will affect all enterprises with energy consumption of more than 100 tonnes of oil equivalent/year.
10/09/2000 -- Karachaganak operator awards main works contract
Karachaganak Petroleum Operating BV, the operator of the Karachaganak oil field in western Kazakhstan, has awarded a consortium of Saipem SPA and Consolidated Contractors International Co. an $800 million contract for the main works for the Karachaganak field.
10/09/2000 -- Finance/Companies news briefs, Oct. 9
Credo Petroleum � Texaco � EDG � Air Products & Chemicals � Celanese � Paradigm Geophysical � TotalFinaElf � Oceaneering International � Global Industries � Delta Petroleum � Saga Petroleum � Petroplus International � Precision Drilling � Geoservices � Basic Earth Science Systems � TransCanada PipeLines � Metrogas � GASCO � Trigas � Compania de Petroleos de Chile � and more
10/09/2000 -- Processing news briefs, Oct. 9
DuPont � Borealis � Specialty Polymers Antwerp � China American Petrochemical � North West Shelf Venture � Woodside Energy � BHP Petroleum � BP � Chevron Australia � Japan Australia � Shell Development (Australia) � Skandinaviska Raffinadetti � Technip � Rentech
10/06/2000 -- California ISO gets 79 bids totaling 4,474 Mw
The California Independent System Operator's call for generation earlier this month to avert blackouts next summer prompted bids from 79 generators totaling 4,474 Mw of power. The grid operator has projected the state is facing a short of 5,000 Mw without additional generating capacity. The bids ranged from a cost of $41-479/kw and included technologies that ranged from combustion turbines to reciprocating engines and one steam turbine.
10/05/2000 -- Shell considering GTL plants in Egypt, Trinidad
Shell International Gas Ltd. will consider Egypt and Trinidad as possible future sites for high-capacity gas-to-liquids (GTL) plants as part of a major investment program in that emerging energy market. It builds on the company's earlier plans to undertake similar studies in Indonesia and Iran, and could result in an investment of $6 billion for several GTL plants over the next 10 years.
10/04/2000 -- Finance/Companies news briefs, Oct. 4
Industrial Credit & Investment Corp. � Industrial Development Finance Corp. � State Bank of India � Petronet LNG � Delta Petroleum � Whiting Petroleum � Boots & Coots International Well Control � Baylor � Paradigm Geophysical � Sysdrill � Crown Central Petroleum � Apex Oil � BP � IGI Resources � Golden Chief Resources � MJM Oil & Gas � Naftex Energy � FieldPoint Petroleum � Fletcher Challenge Energy � Petroz � Infinity � Paradigm Geophysical � Chevron Petroleum Technology
10/02/2000 -- Electric Power news briefs, October 2
UGI Corp. ... Enporion Inc. ... Constellation Power Source ... Enron North America ... FuelCell Energy Inc. ... Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. ... Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. ... Bay State Gas. ... Itron Inc. ... Peoples Gas ... Oneok Inc. ... SolArc Inc. ... Kinder Morgan Inc. ... HoustonStreet Exchange Inc. ... Equiva Trading Co. ... Dominion Resources Inc. ... Avista Labs ... Houston Advanced Research Center
10/02/2000 -- OPEC follows moderate path at Caracas summit
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries sovereigns and heads of state have ended their Caracas, Venezuela, meeting with a document calling for oil market stability and fair prices. They also expressed concern regarding taxation policies in industrialized countries, urged the need for dialogue between producers and consumers, and guaranteed a secure supply of petroleum.
10/02/2000 -- Dominion plans $400 million Appalachian pipeline
Dominion Resources Inc., Richmond, Va., has scheduled an open season Oct. 5 to Dec. 5 to seek customers for its proposed Greenbrier pipeline project. The $400 million line would extend from Dominion's Cornwell Station near Charleston, W.Va., to the Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Co. line in Rockingham County, NC.
10/02/2000 -- NorthWestern to spend $1 billion on Montana Power assets
Sioux Falls-based NorthWestern Corp. said it will acquire Montana Power Co.'s electric and natural gas transmission and distribution business for about $1.1 billion in cash, including approximately $488 million in existing Montana Power debt. The transaction is targeted to close during the first half of 2001and leaves Montana Power closer than ever to being a pure telecommunications company.
09/29/2000 -- Electric Power news briefs, September 29
PG&E Corp. ... BP ... Intermountain Industries Inc. ... Phillips Petroleum Co. ... River Gas Corp. ... The Bonneville Power Administration ... Golden Northwest Aluminum Inc. ... Calpine Corp. ... Michigan Gas Utilities ... AES Corp. ... Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. ... Dominion Peoples
09/29/2000 -- Transportation news briefs, Sept. 29
Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline � Northern Border Pipeline � Alliance Pipeline
09/29/2000 -- Gullfaks phase II subsea work in home stretch
Installation of the remaining 22,000 tonnes of subsea equipment for phase II of Statoil's Gullfaks satellite project�including 10 subsea templates, flowline bundles, spool pieces, and protective frames�is in the home stretch on the seabed at the Norwegian North Sea field, the operator reports.
09/29/2000 -- Intertanko calls for practical scheduling for single-hulled tanker phaseout
The council of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners is calling on delegates to an International Maritime Organization environmental committee meeting in London next week to agree on a schedule for the phase-out of single-hulled tankers that is 'reasoned and practical,' said the shipping organization Thursday.
09/28/2000 -- Electric Power news briefs, September 28
Southern Co. ... GE Power Systems ... Sid Richardson Carbon Co. ... TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. ... Shell Canada Ltd. ... Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. ... Sakhalin Energy Investment Co. Ltd. ... Fluor Daniel ... InterGen ... Enka ... Westmoreland Coal Co. ... Knife River Corp. ... MDU Resources Group Inc. ... Southern Union Co. ... Alliance Pipeline Ltd. ... NewEnergy ... American Electric Power Co. ... Ohio Power Co. ... Columbus Southern Power Co.

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