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Energy, editors' picks: US offshore oil, gas plan to face tough market test

SNL Energy editors' picks for the best stories for the week ended Feb. 2.

1. After praise and panic, US offshore oil, gas plan to face tough market test

The U.S. plan to open nearly all offshore waters to oil and gas leases landed to cheers from industry groups and fervent objections from state officials, but some industry experts said it may not amount to much in the face of onshore competition and a possible resurgence of drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

2. Rich in cash and gusto, electric transportation startups eye market takeover

Global venture and strategic investors pumped roughly $16 billion into clean transportation and logistics entrepreneurs over the past three years, almost half of that in 2017 alone, according to a new Cleantech Group report.

3. Competitive power's private pivot continues

Deal activity in the competitive power sector appears to have entered a holding pattern in early 2018, as the remaining public merchant generators focus on executing restructuring strategies amid a broader shift toward private ownership.

4. Murray Energy deal puts 'last man standing' CEO at top of Illinois Basin

With its planned purchase of Illinois Basin coal producer Armstrong Energy Inc., Ohio-based Murray Energy Corp. has expanded its already large presence and could become the largest producer in one of the top mining regions in the U.S.

5. Oilfield service sector takes Q4'17 hit from strife in Venezuela

Economic turmoil and U.S. sanctions have made doing oilfield service business in Venezuela more challenging, as the OFS sector took a hit to fourth-quarter earnings from write-offs resulting from business with the country's state-run oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela SA.