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Editors' picks: Power giants point to progress on ESG uptake

SNL Energy editors' picks for the best stories for the week ended Dec. 15.

1. Electric utility giants point to progress on ESG uptake

As the Trump administration pursues policies to benefit the fossil fuel industry, the trend toward decarbonization among electric utilities in the United States is picking up steam.

2. European pipeline woes rattle markets, offer short-term bump for US oil exports

A cracked North Sea crude oil pipeline and an explosion at a natural gas hub in Austria shook global commodities markets earlier this week, but international energy experts see the disruptions as temporary and a general reminder of vulnerabilities to oil and gas flows.

3. Blackjewel purchase of Contura assets adds to uncertainty in Powder River Basin

A number of analysts have called for consolidation among coal producers in the Powder River Basin, but the purchase of Contura Energy Inc.'s mines by Blackjewel LLC takes the opposite tack, further fragmenting the producer base, according to industry observers.

4. Chatterjee hopes FERC can reach 'consensus' on interim action for at-risk plants

Neil Chatterjee no longer chairs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission but hopes that he and his fellow commissioners can agree on interim help for economically struggling coal and nuclear power plants until the agency takes longer-term action.

5. Big investors boost North American shale oil holdings as drillers tighten focus

As institutional investors incrementally increased their collective stake in the top independent North American shale oil producers in the third quarter, they also showed they were still not "all in" on companies operating largely in the booming Permian Basin of West Texas.