Xcel Energy-Colorado and its partners in the Hayden Generating Station will close the coal-fired plant’s two units by 2028, years earlier than planned. Xcel Energy, which owns the northwest Colorado plant with PacifiCorp and the Salt River Project, said in…
Read MoreSnack on these Christmas pudding balls for a pre-workout energy boost
In our opinion, Christmas feasting and workout nutrition both have a seat at the table. And what is the holiday season without Christmas pudding? This recipe cleverly combines the festive classic with energy balls for a pre-workout snack that will…
Read MoreCenovus Energy to buy Husky Energy in an all-stock deal valued at $23.6 billion
FILE PHOTO: Pipelines carrying steam to wellheads and heavy oil back to the processing plant line the roads and boreal forest at the Cenovus Energy Christina Lake Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) project 120 km (74 miles) south of Fort McMurray,…
Read MoreExclusive: U.S. shale producer Devon in talks to acquire peer WPX
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. shale producer Devon Energy Corp is in talks to acquire rival WPX Energy Inc in an all-stock transaction that would create a company worth around $6 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Saturday.A…
Read MoreXcel Energy announces completion of large wind farm on Colorado’s Eastern Plains
Xcel Energy-Colorado has completed construction of the 500-megawatt Cheyenne Ridge wind farm on the Eastern Plains. The 229-turbine facility in Cheyenne and Kit Carson counties will provide enough energy to power about 270,000 homes, Xcel Energy said in a statement…
Read MoreDonald Trump’s fossil fuel agenda gets pushback from U.S. federal judges
U.S. federal courts have delivered a string of rebukes to the Trump administration over what they found were failures to protect the environment and address climate change as it promotes fossil fuel interests and the extraction of natural resources from…
Read MoreHurricane-related shut-ins curb 82% of oil, 59% of natural gas output in U.S. Gulf of Mexico, regulator says
HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. energy companies continued to restaff offshore oil and gas production facilities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Interior. There were 122 facilities that were reoccupied,…
Read MoreHurricane Laura races toward heart of U.S. oil refining industry
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Laura intensified into a strong Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday as it raced over evacuated oil production platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and took aim at the energy industry’s refining hub along the Texas/Louisiana coast….
Read MoreEU, Britain trade blame after scant progress towards post-Brexit deal
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and the European Union made scant progress towards a deal on future ties in talks this week, and their chief negotiators blamed each other for the stalemate as time ticks down to an end-of-year deadline. “Those…
Read MoreChevron pursued Noble Energy's natural gas find before bidding for company
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Chevron Corp last year proposed to acquire a stake of at least 50% in Noble Energy’s Eastern Mediterranean natural-gas fields, talks that led to July’s all-stock deal, a proxy filing on Tuesday showed. The $5 billion deal…
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