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Opinion: Oil Megaprojects Won’t Stay On The Shelf For Long

Green Car Congress

Or, LNG export facilities like the massive Gorgon LNG, led by Chevron, which saw costs balloon to more than $54 billion, could be the last of its kind. In fact, Jeffries sees the spring of 2016 as a more critical deadline for struggling drillers hoping to keep their credit lines open. “We rig count has declined by more than half, U.S.

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

Plugs and Cars

The taxpayer is financing the American automakers’ survival and their future. The plan calls for 39 mpg for cars and 30 mpg for light trucks and SUVs by 2016; no automaker lawsuits; and California subscribes to the national program through 2016. However, the power relationships have shifted somewhat.

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