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Daily News Energy Headlines from July 8, 2016

Scan through a selection of energy-related news highlights that we think will interest our clients.

Released Monday, July 11, 2016

Daily News Energy Headlines from July 8, 2016

News highlights gathered by Industrial Info and IIR Energy (Sugar Land, Texas) dealing with the energy markets.

PRODUCTION
U.S. Oil Drillers Add Rigs
- Baker Hughes reports that for the week ending July 8, the number of rigs drilling for oil in the U.S. increased by 10 to 351, compared with 645 a year ago.

Obama Administration Announces New Rules for Arctic Drilling - On Thursday, the Obama administration unveiled new rules for drilling in the Arctic, which include having a second rig in reserve to bring a well under control in case of a blowout, as well as the submission of plans covering all aspects of a driller's operations.

API: U.S. Oil Well Completions Drop - The American Petroleum Institute (API) announced that the number of oil well completions in the U.S. fell 69% in the second quarter of this year compared with the same period last year.

LNG
France Opens LNG Terminal
-Electricite de France SA's Dunkirk liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in France received a commissioning LNG shipment from Nigeria on Friday. A second tanker is expected next month before commercial operations begin. (Project: 200004793; Plant: 1089420)

POWER
Southern Company Acquires Solar Facilities
- Southern Company (NYSE:SO) (Atlanta, Georgia) has announced that a subsidiary has acquired the 74-megawatt (MW) Rutherford Farm solar facility in North Carolina from Cypress Creek Renewables (Santa Monica, California). The company has also acquired the 102-MW Lamesa solar farm in Dawson County, Texas, from RES Americas (Broomfield, Colorado).

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