CALGARY, Alberta, July 7 | Sun Jul 7, 2013 3:13pm EDT CALGARY, Alberta, July 7 (Reuters) – The crude oil train that derailed and exploded in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, on Saturday was destined for Irving Oil Ltd’s refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, the company confirmed. In a statement posted on its website on Sunday, Irving said the owners of the ...

WATFORD CITY, North Dakota — Watford City’s school enrollment is expected to double to 1,600 students in the next three years because of the western North Dakota oil boom, and officials are discussing the best way to accommodate the growth. McKenzie County is becoming the epicenter of the oil boom, with thousands of workers in towns and crew camps. There ...

By P.J. Huffstutter and Scott Haggett July 6 | Sat Jul 6, 2013 9:08pm EDT July 6 (Reuters) – The railroad whose freight cars derailed and burst into an oil-fueled fire in a small Canadian town on Saturday is headed by a Chicago-area railroad veteran whose career included work with railways in Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Estonia and Poland. Edward ...

Fri Jul 5, 2013 9:42am EDT * Conergy says could reach agreement with 9 of 10 creditors * EAA the only creditor to block deal – sources * Says investor could still help keep operations going * Kawa Capital Management named as investor – sources * Shares plunge 67 percent (Adds details on potential investor from sources) By Christoph Steitz ...

Fri Jul 5, 2013 10:25am EDT * Executives say firms may quit unless gas flows soon * They say red tape, tough geology hold up drilling * Reform plans do not go far enough – industry lobby By Agnieszka Barteczko WARSAW, July 5 (Reuters) – Hopes that Poland could lead a U.S.-style shale gas boom in Europe are fading fast ...

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, July 5 | Thu Jul 4, 2013 10:18pm EDT SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, July 5 (Reuters) – China has proposed to cap the annual volume of its solar panel exports to the European Union and set a minimum price of its products sold there in an effort to resolve a potentially costly trade dispute between the two parties, the Shanghai ...

Thu Jul 4, 2013 3:43pm EDT * Expects $7 billion signature bond from Libra auction * Firms must offer Brazil 40 pct of Libra profit oil -CNPE * Libra’s oil output seen at more than 1 mln bpd, may start in 5 years * OGX is qualified to bid SINGAPORE/RIO DE JANEIRO, July 4 (Reuters) – Brazil expects an upfront ...

Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2013 12:51 pm Updated: 2:15 pm, Wed Jul 3, 2013. ND synthetic gas plant to resume production Associated Press | BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Great Plains Synfuels Plant in western North Dakota is expected to restart this week after production was halted a month for maintenance work. Bismarck-based Basin Electric Power Cooperative says its plant ...

Developers of the proposed Bakken Village imagine a hamlet emerging from the western North Dakota grasslands, a modern-day version of the famed 1950s-era planned community, Levittown, N.Y., or one of Henry Ford’s company towns. The Bakken Village’s logo sets a carefully balanced scene on the developer’s plot of land northeast of Williston, N.D. Stalks of wheat flank an oil derrick. ...

Not long ago I found myself stranded in Williston, North Dakota. You might have heard of it. Despite being the eighth-largest city in the 48th most-populous state, Williston has won some infamy in recent years. It’s at the center of an oil boom that’s likely to make the United States a net exporter of fossil fuels in just a few ...