Delfin LNG, U.S. Methane Emissions Rule: Your Daily Energy News

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

LNG
U.S. Gives Delfin Another Year to Build Louisiana Floating LNG Project - U.S. energy regulators on Wednesday granted Delfin LNG a second one-year extension until September 2021 to build its proposed floating liquefied natural gas export facility off the coast of Louisiana. The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in September 2017 authorized Delfin to build its project by September 2019. (Project 300209016) (Reuters)

REFINING
China's Refinery Output Hits Record High in June - China's daily crude oil refinery throughput in June surged to the highest level on record, official data showed. China processed about 12.8 million barrels per day, up 0.6% from a year earlier.

PRODUCTION
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Easing of Rule on Methane Emissions - A federal judge in California late on Wednesday blocked a rollback by the Trump administration of a rule on slashing emissions of methane from oil and gas operations on federal and tribal lands. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Rogers of the Northern District of California said in her ruling that the administration's easing of the Waste Prevention Rule was contrary to the Interior Department's mandate to ensure safe and responsible drilling on public lands. (Reuters)

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