Corn States Win In Fight Against Refiners
The Trump administration was on the verge of releasing a major change in U.S. biofuels policy, but a last minute political assault from corn states might have shelved the proposal Continue Reading
GM and Honda partner on next-gen batteries for EVs for N America
General Motors and Honda are partnering on new advanced chemistry battery components, including the cell and module, to accelerate both companies’ plans for all-electric vehicles. The next-generation battery will deliver Continue Reading
Wax on, wax off: Shale oil’s ‘waxy’ features crimp U.S. jet fuel supply
Jet fuel prices are at six-year highs, and part of the reason is linked to record U.S. shale crude production and the unique properties refiners contend with when they refine Continue Reading
Exxon to Show Its Green Side in Meeting with Pope Francis
Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM 1.00% , the oil giant long derided by environmentalists, is trying to give itself a green facelift. Chief Executive Darren Woods has called for Exxon to Continue Reading
California Energy Commission providing $78.7M for replacement of oldest school buses; electric preferred
The California Energy Commission School Bus Replacement Program is making up to $78.7 million in grant funding available for the replacement of California’s oldest school buses. (GFO-17-607) Additionally, the Energy Continue Reading
Oil Boom Bottleneck Costs Permian Investors $1B a Day
More than $1 billion a day. That’s how much value a Permian Basin pipeline crunch wiped out from the explorers most focused on the booming U.S. shale region in two Continue Reading
The Permian Has A Natural Gas Problem
Analysts continue to focus on the surging oil production in the Permian and looming takeaway capacity bottlenecks that could slow down the oil growth in the biggest U.S. shale play. Continue Reading
High-speed rail: Now it’s America’s turn
Andy Kunz, President and CEO of the US High Speed Rail Association (USHSR), shares the top 10 reasons for bringing high-speed rail to America. AMERICA stands at one of the Continue Reading
Putin offers pledges of economic stability
Riding improvements in the price of oil from recession to recovery, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday the economy is on stable ground. Russia’s economy lingered in recession in 2016 Continue Reading
Microsoft Launches Second Subsea Data Center
Microsoft said yesterday it had submerged a second experimental data center off the coast of Scotland, as part of its Natick project that studies less energy-intensive data centers. While the Continue Reading