Energy News

The following table lists unplanned and planned production outages at U.S. refineries as reported by Dow Jones Newswires.

Energy Future Holdings said it lost $3.36 billion in 2012, the fourth annual loss for the Dallas-based power company in the past five years.

Hoover Energy Partners LP, and its affiliate Hoover Energy Texas Crude LLC, announced that it has commenced operations and is flowing oil on phase I of its Pecos Crossing pipeline, a 25-mile, 12-in crude oil system that serves the heart of the Delaware Basin in Ward and Reeves counties, Texas.

In the and/or duh category. From AARP : According to the U.S. Department of Energy, Texas ranks 17th among the states for the highest average price of electricity - 11.7 cents per kilowatt hour.