-The Texas-to-Louisiana Evangeline Pipeline on Friday resumed deliveries of ethylene, Platts reported. The line, owned by Chevron Pipe Line, has been down since last August, putting upward pressure on ethylene prices in Louisiana.
-The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) on Friday filed comments with the EPA criticizing the agency’s proposed emissions rules for new power plants. The association called the EPA’s consideration of federally funded demonstration projects in establishing its proposed rules “unlawful.” AFPM also said the EPA is trying to dictate energy policy instead of sticking to its intended purpose of creating environmental policy.
-A Union Pacific train carrying oil from the Niobrara shale on Friday derailed in northern Colorado, spilling 5,300 gallons of crude. Via Reuters, a Union Pacific spokesman said there were no injuries and that the rail line was back in service by Sunday evening.
-GE and Devon Energy entered a partnership that will focus on improving technology used in unconventional energy production, FuelFix reported today. GE also broke ground on a 95,000-square-foot technology center in Oklahoma City that will open in the third quarter of 2015.
-Offshore drilling service company Ensco named Carl Trowell as its new CEO and president. He succeeds Dan Rabun, who announced his retirement in November. Trowell held several executive management positions at Schlumberger before being appointed to his new post.
