Daily News Energy Headlines from November 30, 2015

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

NATURAL GAS
EIA: Natural Gas Output in Lower 48 at New Record - In its monthly production report, the U.S. Energy Information Administration says that natural gas production in the lower 48 states has again broken a new monthly record, reaching 83.9 billion cubic feet in September. Production was up 7% from September 2014.

POWER
NextEra to Sell Texas Natural Gas-Fired Plants - NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE) (Juno Beach, Florida) says that it will sell two natural gas-fired power plants in Texas for $1.59 billion to Luminant, an affiliate of Energy Future Holdings Corporation (Dallas, Texas).

Southern Company Buys Stake in Texas Solar Farm - Southern Company (NYSE:SO) (Atlanta, Georgia) has purchased a 51% stake in the planned 157-megawatt Roserock solar facility in Pecos County, Texas.

PRODUCTION
Iran Offers Up $70 Billion in Projects to Foreign Companies - Bloomberg reports that Iran is pitching 70 oil and natural gas projects valued at $30 billion to foreign investors at a two-day conference in Tehran as the country prepares to have trading sanctions lifted.

LNG
BG Group Starts LNG Production Train in Australia - Last week, BG Group plc (Reading, England) started up Train 2 at the company's Queensland Curtis liquefied natural gas facility in Australia.

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