Sean Carnahan

The following news items are a selection of the top electric power, natural gas and coal stories posted on Platts.com. Visit Platts.com for the most current headlines. Register now to receive Platts Energy Bulletin every weekday by email. October 7, 2011
Electric Power Natural Gas Coal Obama defends Solyndra loan guarantee; cites foreign clean-energy funding Washington - Inside Energy US President Barack Obama on Thursday defended his administration’s award of a $535 million loan guarantee to the now-defunct solar manufacturer Solyndra, and reiterated the need for ongoing federal support for clean-energy technologies to compete with foreign competition. Go to story… EC to ring-fence EU cohesion funds for energy efficiency, renewables London - EU Energy The European Commission plans to ring-fence a portion of the EU’s Eur180 billion European Regional Development Fund for energy efficiency and renewables projects from 2014-2020, with Sebastien Godinot, an economist from the green lobby group WWF, estimating that the ring-fenced figure could total Eur17.09 billion. Go to story… Follow @PlattsPower on Twitter for Platts latest power news headlines, podcasts and features. Return to top INGAA lobbying Paul to drop his Senate hold on US pipeline safety bill Bastrop, Texas - Gas Daily Representatives of the natural gas interstate pipeline industry are lobbying a US senator to try to get him to drop his hold on reauthorization of the federal pipeline safety act, the head of the industry’s association told Platts on Thursday. Go to story… Australia aiming to be the 2nd largest global LNG supplier by 2015  Darwin - LNG Daily Australia is aiming to be the second largest LNG supplier in the world by 2015, and with a series of projects planned to come online within the next decade, the country has the potential to overtake Qatar by 2020, sources at an industry event in Darwin this week said. Go to story… Russian Gazprom receives license for East Siberian Kovykta gas field Moscow - International Gas Report Russia’s Gazprom has received the long-awaited exploration and production license for the major Kovykta gas field in East Siberia, the company said Friday. Go to story… Pennsylvania urban, rural interests fight over proposed shale gas revenues Washington (The Barrel blog) Perhaps no other issue better illuminates the urban-rural divide in Pennsylvania than the political reaction to the question of taxing the state’s Marcellus Shale Reserves, and who should get the revenues. Read more… Follow @PlattsGas on Twitter for Platts latest oil news headlines, podcasts and features. Return to top US coal production rises 2.2% year-on-year in week ending October 1: EIA Boston - Coal Outlook US coal production totaled about 21.9 million st in the week ended October 1, up 3.4% from the prior week, the Energy Information Administration said Thursday. Go to story… Indian thermal coal stocks at power plants fall amid mine strikes London - International Coal Report Thermal coal stocks at Indian power plants fell a further 11.7% in September amid reduced domestic coal production mainly due to a continuing strike by miners at the Singareni mines in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. Go to story… Follow @PlattsCoal on Twitter for Platts latest coal news headlines, podcasts and features. Return to top	European Gas Supply Infrastructure October 10-11, 2011 Brussels, Belgium Financing US Power October 27-28, 2011 New York, New York If you wish to schedule an interview with a Platts expert in shipping, natural gas, petroleum, petrochemicals or metals please contact Kathleen_Tanzy@platts.com.

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