STUFF ... Gazprom threatened NG supply disrupt to Europe. (Ut-oh). Called Ukraine a $2B deadbeat from '13 ... There are heavy EU fines for supply stop. Gaz ~25% Russia revs. '09 blowback memories from 18 countries in winter cold. '06 too ... Ukraine's discounted prices impeded industrial reform to keep up with world. Uke 1 of most E-intensive countries in the whole big world. But 1/3 E efficient as avg. Euro country ...Israel to help Calif deal with drought, alt E ... BP splitter refinery seen skirting US oil export ban ... Exxon cutting cap spend 6% this yr to <$37B. To increase liquids production 2%. Excluding acqs, spending avg. under $37B/y '15-'17. Production rising 4%/y '15-'17. Production starts at 10 major sites this yr ... Alpha Natural Resources, 66 subsids paying record civil penalty. $27.5M. To spend $200M to clean water from mines in KY, PA, TN, VA, WV. New equip should prevent discharge of up to 36M lbs/y of dissolved solids including 9M lbs of metals, other pollutants ... Scientific evidence doesn't support argument current Cal drought linked to clime change: scientists ... US energy infra threatened by clime change poses "national crisis": report to NCA ... US solar industry up 41% in '13. Over 12Gw added. Did I already say that?) ... Global warming could drown 20% of world heritage sites ... Many central US hardwoods species vulnerable to clime change ... EU compromise deal on av C emiss ... # hot days Australia up signif ... Largest US grid operator - PJM - could switch to 30% clean E with no ill effects: study led by GE ... Oil comps haven't made clear case for US crude exports: Moniz ... MO util facing lawsuit over emiss from 3 coal plants ... NC appeals court affirmed Duke-Progress merger ... Time for Europe to frack or go home: Siemens ... Refiners crying foul over oil-by-rail testing directive. Wah ... Batt storage may vie with US oil boom for E game change: Moniz ... US utils get ~$360B/y revs ... US met 86% of E needs itself 1st 11 months of '13. Highest since '86: EIA ... E price concerns resonate in EU talks on '30 climate goals ... NC appeals court affirmed Duke-Progress merger ... Time for Europe to frack or not to frack. That is the question: Siemens ... Refiners crying (wah) foul over oil-by-rail testing directive. (Their cars.) ... Batt storage may vie with US oil boom as E game change: Moniz ... US utils get ~$360B/y revs. Not big. But something. (Ever played monopoly?) ... US met 86% of its E needs itself 1st 11 months of '13. Highest since '86: EIA. EIAIO! ... E price concerns resonating in EU talks on '30 clime goals. Gap between Europe/US price. And other. US House (God bless them) voted to scrap EPA power plant rules. (Ain't gonna,) ... National security turf war flaring up between IG, EPA ... FERC proposed 1st new funds in 3 yrs for hydro, HQ ... Util urging court to overturn FERC on transmission line charge ... IG launched audit into Fed bullet train grants ... Aging nuke plants Europe safety risk: rpt. (Check with Merkel) ... IEA: wind, solar can carry bulk of E transformation. Integration of clean E by any country can be done at small increase on grid costs. 1st 5-10% no cost. 45% 10-15% cost ... ~300Kb/d Russ oil transits Ukrainers ... Iraq to add over 500Kb/d production this yr (if they can) ... Some officials predicting Venezuela oil industry collapse soon ... UAE comp to build $800M biofuel facil.1M met tons/y. Avfuel, bio-LPG, Greendiesel ... Ceres (CERE) raised $20M in stock offer @ $1/share ... Boeing (Boing) and pards initiative to expand S AF farmers growing sustainable fuel crops ... Clemson student ( I once knew 1) boosting algae yields with crude glycerins ... Rising palm oil prices to cut Indonesia blend to 41%. Now $840/ton. (And thingy at P&G HQ.) ... MO set to go with E15 in June ... Global Bioenergies deverloping direct process renewables to HCs with fermentation. Isobutene ... Poor rail conditions - car return times - supporting Midwest eth futures. Up to $3.16. Little eth avail for prompt deliv. Highest since Plat started coverage.in '11. Eth $2.33, Gasoline $2.94, Heat oil $2.99 ... National Biodeisel Board expects diesel to be 70% of all fuel growth thru '40 (How about the soot?) ... Much more NG in NW England than thought. 200-330TCF. Brit power 21% nuke, 27% NG, 41% coal ... In '10, Ukraine raised Gazprom transit almost 60% to $2.70/1kcm/100km ... BP holds under 20% of Rosneft. Lost $1B in crisis 1st stage ... Germany Russia's largest Europe trading pard.