STUFF

TOP STUFF

EC has accused Chinese govt of unfairly subsidizing their solar panel makers a day after US ITC affirmed tariffs. Launched probe.

Argentina embargoed Chevron assets over Ecuador case.

Iraq severed deals with Exxon, Turk oil operator. I'm presuming over dealing with Kurds.

Warren Buffet's California Energy teaming up with Poland state-owned oil refiner to explore Baltic Sea NG. I bet that's why Gazprom lowered NG prices for Poland (reported yesterday). 4B cubic meters of NG reserves in Baltic, just under 1/3 of Poland's yearly use. DOE est. Poland's shale gas reserves @ 171TCF. But Poland putting it at 24.8TCF. And Exxon pulled out of shale gas projects there.

TEPCO doubled their est. for Fukushima clean up to $125B.

OTHER STUFF

Oil, coal lobby and groups backed by Koch brothers spent $270M in final weeks of election on TV ads attacking Obama, Dems. Pretty wasted money. How many jobs would that have created?

Est. Iran crude production fell another 200Kb/d in Oct to 2.65Mb/d.

Unexpected Dem super majority in Cal legislature.

Drought conditions worse in hard-hit US regions.

FERC approved Transco NG pipeline extension through NJ.

Mich nuke plant back online after shutdown.

Chevron to upgrade pipes @ fire-struck Cal refinery.

LSU Ag Center exploring switchgrass as biofuel feedstock. Native grass of Cajun prairie. Co-plantings with eastern cottonwood that may also be good feedstock.

Cargill closed 120K metric tons per year biodiesel plant in Germany from low demand.

Jatropha-based B20 biodiesel blend more expensive than fossil diesel, but Mexican bus comps staying with it despite govt not allowing higher passenger fees to offset.

Thailand rolled out B5 mandate Nov 1. Palm oil-based biodiesel. Up from B4. 200K more liters per day.

Wisconsin's el providers have all met '11 clean/ren energy goals. Most have met '15 requirements already. In '11, 9.54% of el clean/ren, up from 7.37% in '10. 10% required by '15.

EPA approved TVA's final clean up phase of '08 Kingston coal ash spill. To mix, scour, bury remaining materials. 30 years annual monitoring. $10M total cost.