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US says Exxon must pay $1 million penalty for Montana spill

2015-06-13 02:20:04| Energy - Topix.net

U.S. officials have rejected Exxon Mobil Corp.'s request to reconsider a $1 million penalty imposed against the oil giant over a 63,000-gallon crude spill into Montana's Yellowstone River. Safety regulators said Exxon Mobil failed to adequately heed warnings that its 20-year-old Silvertip Pipeline was at risk from flooding.

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US says Exxon must pay $1 million penalty for Montana spill

2015-06-13 01:53:19| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

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Oil Drilling in Montana Taps Out

2015-06-08 14:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Billings Gazette: Oil drilling in Montana has all but tapped out, according to state records showing that the state has been without a major drilling rig since April. Observers said the inactivity is due to low oil prices, which have also slowed drilling activity in North Dakotas much more active Bakken formation, though crews are still drilling there. Montana drilling has been very limited during the Bakken oil boom, but its been decades since the state was without a single drilling rig. State Board of Oil...

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Colstrip gets new operator as PPL spins off Montana assets

2015-06-01 21:35:29| Energy - Topix.net

The longtime operator of one of the largest coal-fueled power plants in the West has completed a spin-off of assets that include the 2,000-megawatt Colstrip Generating Station in southeastern Montana. Pennsylvania-based PPL Corp. on Monday announced it had spun off subsidiary PPL Montana and assets elsewhere as the company seeks to focus on more reliable markets.

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