October 13, 2020 archive

Wind power giant reveals rush of orders likely to energize its Colorado factories

  A stream of orders for U.S. wind farm projects will keep Vestas-America Wind Technology factories in Colorado busy making dozens wind turbines for delivery next year and beyond. The domestic division of Danish wind company, Vestas Wind Systems, operates four manufacturing plants in Colorado that make wind turbines and poles for North American projects …

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Energy news in brief

** A cargo of Iranian gasoline that was seized by the U.S. has arrived in New Jersey, escalating a legal battle over who is its rightful owner. The Maersk Messina is moored at Carteret, New Jersey, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. It is the second of two Iranian gasoline cargoes brought to the U.S. after …

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South Texas refineries deal with hurricane damage

    Heavy industry in Southeast Texas is still dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Delta after the storm briefly knocked out units at two major refiners and caused flaring at plants across the area. Winds from Delta caused power outages across southern Jefferson County on Friday that disrupted production at the Total Petrochemicals and …

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COVID-19 forces Amtrak to trim its operations

  Oklahoma City’s Heartland Flyer continues its daily runs to Dallas and back, but some cities are losing some of their Amtrak service, in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The last daily Texas Eagle train from San Antonio to Chicago left the station Sunday morning, its best days trailing far behind it. The train …

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IEA increases 2020 gas demand forecast

  The International Energy Agency increased its global gas demand forecast for this year, but still sees the biggest fall on record due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Paris-based agency said on Oct. 12 it now expected gas demand to drop by 3% year-on-year, or 120 billion cubic metres (bcm), to 3,886 …

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Williams to Report Third-Quarter 2020 Financial Results on Nov. 2

  Williams plans to announce its third-quarter 2020 financial results after the market closes on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. The Tulsa company’s third-quarter 2020 earnings conference call and webcast with analysts and investors is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time (8:30 a.m. Central Time). In the second quarter, Williams reported …

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Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. Announces Third Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call

  Tulsa-based Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. will report its third quarter 2020 financial results before the market opens on Monday, October 26, 2020. Investors await news whether losses will continue because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Management of the second largest coal producer in the eastern part of the U.S. will discuss the results during a …

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Former Chesapeake executive takes over leadership at Primexx Energy

  The new President and CEO at Primexx Energy Partners Ltd. in Texas is M. Chris Doyle, a former executive vice president in charge of operations at Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Corporation. He succeeded Tom Fagadau who will continue to serve as a non-executive chairman for the company that has operations in the Southern Delaware …

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