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The boom in new oil and natural gas flowing through U.S. pipelines is beginning to ripple through the wider American economy.
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March 28- Pfizer Inc has failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit accusing the company of fraudulently misrepresenting the safety of its Celebrex and Bextra pain-relieving drugs.
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INDIANAPOLIS-- An Indiana lawmaker who opposes a 30- year contract with the developers of a proposed $2.8 billion coal-gasification plant told a House committee Wednesday that the surge in U.S. shale gas production has driven down natural gas prices, leaving synthetic gas projects unfeasible.
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BATON ROUGE, La.-- Louisiana's largest business lobbying group on Wednesday declared its opposition to Gov. The announcement by the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry dealt a blow to the proposal that Jindal has pitched as a boost for state economic development, business creation and job growth.
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HOUSTON-- Phillips 66 Partners LP, a subsidiary of Phillips 66, said Thursday that it filed for an initial public offering of common units that's expected to raise about $300 million.
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March 27- Phillips 66 Partners LP has registered for an initial public offering of units in the midstream partnership that would raise $300 million, making Phillips 66.
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March 27- Phillips 66 Partners LP has registered for an initial public offering of units in the midstream partnership that would raise $300 million, making Phillips 66 just the latest U.S. refining company to launch such a tax-efficient vehicle.
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March 27- Phillips 66 Partners LP said on Wednesday it registered for an initial public offering of units in the midstream partnership that would raise $300 million, making Phillips 66 just the latest U.S. refining company to launch such a tax-efficient vehicle.
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March 27- Phillips 66 Partners LP said on Wednesday it registered for an initial public offering of units in the midstream partnership that would raise $300 million, making Phillips 66 just the latest U.S. refining company to launch such a tax-efficient vehicle.
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NEW YORK, March 27- U.S. natural gas futures rose more than 1 percent early on Wednesday, with the new front-month May contract reaching its highest mark in more than 18 months amid lingering cold weather in consuming regions of the nation. As of 9:51 a.m. EDT, May natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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In a court filing, Halliburton attorneys accused BP PLC of trying to create a "sideshow" during an ongoing trial over the deadly disaster. The London- based oil giant cited the allegations as grounds for Barbier to rule that Halliburton's cement design on the drilling project was unstable before the April 2010 blowout of BP's Macondo well.
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NEW YORK, March 26- U.S. natural gas futures ended sharply higher on Tuesday after four straight losing sessions, with chilly weather forecasts for the next week and strong cash premiums to paper driving the April contract to a strong expiration.
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NEW YORK, March 26- U.S. natural gas futures edged higher early on Tuesday, but remained under last week's 18- month spot chart high ahead of the front month's expiration later in the day. The contract failed to close above $4 after poking through that level last week. As of 9:40 a.m. EDT, front-month April natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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NEW YORK, March 26- U.S. natural gas futures edged up on Tuesday after four straight losing sessions, with chilly weather forecasts for the next week and strong cash premiums to paper underpinning the April contract ahead of expiration later today.
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NEW ORLEANS, March 25- The officer in charge of safety on Transocean's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, destroyed in a BP well accident that caused the worst-ever U.S. offshore oil spill, said the post-blowout fire was too big to fight and the evacuation saved lives.
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NEW ORLEANS, March 25- The officer in charge of safety on Transocean's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, destroyed in a BP well accident that caused the worst-ever U.S. offshore oil spill, said the post-blowout fire was too big to fight and the evacuation saved lives.
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BATON ROUGE, La.-- First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending March 16, decreased from the previous week's total.
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NEW ORLEANS, March 25- The Transocean Ltd officer in charge of safety on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, destroyed in a BP well accident that caused the worst U.S. offshore oil spill, said the post-blowout fire was too big to fight and that evacuation saved lives.
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NEW ORLEANS, March 25- The Transocean Ltd officer in charge of safety on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, destroyed in a BP well accident that caused the worst U.S. offshore oil spill, said the post-blowout fire was too big to fight and that evacuation saved lives.
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BATON ROUGE, La.-- Louisiana Gov. The Council for A Better Louisiana, or CABL, suggests that if lawmakers agree to the tax system revamp, it should be phased in over time rather than take effect all at once, to ensure state revenue drops aren't larger than estimated.
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*LNG deal to heat 1.8 million homes over 20 years from 2018* Comes as UK energy supplies continue to decline* US gas output at record highs; companies look to export By Oleg Vukmanovic, Lorraine Turner and Edward McAllister LONDON/ NEW YORK, March 25- Britain's Centrica PLC.