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Green groups sue EPA for coal waste rules

The Environmental Protection Agency is being sued by Green groups to force the completion of the long-planned national regulations that will govern the disposal of coal ash, a power plant waste product.

San Emidio loan facility commitment letter signed

   Renewable energy company focused on the development, production and sale of electricity from geothermal energy, U.S.

NRC to hold Seabrook nuclear plant meeting

   Nuclear Regulatory Commission authorities will be meeting with the public in Hampton, New Hampshire this week as part of the commission's yearly safety performance assessment of the NextEra Energy Seabrook nuclear power plant.

Rosneft & ExxonMobil finalize joint venture

   Rosneft, Russian state oil firm, has finalized a joint venture with Exxon Mobil.

Cheniere Energy export terminal approved

Houston, Texas based Cheniere Energy Inc. has been granted government approval to build a facility that will make the company the first large-scale natural gas exporter in the United States.   Cheniere has said that regulators have approved the construction of the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

Companies bid on offshore VA wind development

    Eight companies have bid to develop offshore wind farms off the coast of Virginia, two of which are companies based in the state; the state’s largest electric utility, Richmond-based Dominion Resources and Charlottesville-based Apex Virginia Offshore Wind LLC.

Bids granted for Uruguay offshore exploration

   Nineteen bids to explore oil off the coast of Uruguay have been submitted by nine energy companies.

Mexichem seeks to develop shale gas in Mexico

Chemicals maker, Mexichem SAB has bought over 15 companies since 2007, is seeking to develop Mexico’s first shale gas projects, if the country sells licenses that would bypass a monopoly on fossil fuels.

Trunkline files to build Lake Charles LNG project

   Energy Transfer Equity’s Trunkline LNG Company, Trunkline LNG Export and Trunkline Gas company subsidiaries have filed a request with the Federal Regulatory Commission to build a natural gas liquefaction project that is under development in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

APR Energy awarded Mexico gas-turbine contract

      Temporary power solution provider, APR Energy PLC has been awarded a 100 megawatt contract from Tractebel Energia de Monterrey, S.