Is the U.S. Shale Boom Hitting a Bottleneck?
The oil field at the heart of the U.S. shale boom appears to be choking on its own growth, a surprising development with big ramifications for energy profits and global Continue Reading
Tesla Starts 24h Shifts In Attempt Ramp Up Model 3 Production
Tesla’s halt of Model 3 production is due to a comprehensive set of upgrades that will allow it to ramp up production to up to 4,000 cars per week in Continue Reading
Freeport LNG confirms Train 1 start seen in September 2019, cites flooding of yards
Freeport LNG has confirmed that its engineering, procurement and construction contractor has pushed back the expected commercial start date for the export terminal’s first train to September 1, 2019, a Continue Reading
Electrify America installing 150/350 kW fast chargers at more than 100 Walmart locations
Electrify America will install electric vehicle fast chargers at more than 100 Walmart locations across 34 states by June 2019. This initiative will more than double the number of electric Continue Reading
US Onshore Spending Expected to Rise 9% This Year
Barclays anticipates an increase in onshore upstream spending. Barclays’ updated survey of the top 40 U.S. onshore producers indicates preliminary upstream budgets are on track to increase by 9 percent Continue Reading
Shale Boom Creates New Petrochemical Hub
The record-setting natural gas production in the United States is benefiting not only consumers. The shale-growth-driven natural gas output is expected to bring benefits to the petrochemical industry as well, Continue Reading
Could Natural Gas Threaten Permian Oil Production?
In a recent article , I provided a firsthand look at the booming oil production in the Permian Basin. Notably, after 100 years of production, the Permian Basin is pumping Continue Reading
Four U.S. States Generate Over 30% Of Their Electricity From Wind
Wind power generated a record 6.3-percent share of total U.S. electricity last year, with four states generating more than 30 percent of their electricity from wind power, the American Wind Continue Reading
Poll Shows Most Canadians Support Trans Mountain
Two out of three Canadians now feel that the British Columbian government is wrong in its stance against Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline, according to a new poll by Angus Continue Reading
Canada Oil Recovery Faces Threat From Potential Rail Strike
A potential strike by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. workers threatens to derail a recovery in Alberta’s beaten-down heavy oil prices. On Tuesday, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and the International Continue Reading