Weekly Petroleum Status Report
Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the week ending April 19, 2019 U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 16.6 million barrels per day during the week ending April 19, 2019, Continue Reading
Murphy Uses ‘War Chest’ to Sharpen Deepwater GOM Focus
A month after unveiling plans to divest assets in Malaysia, Murphy Oil Co. is sharpening its focus on the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. A month after unveiling plans to divest Continue Reading
After years of progress, the number of Americans breathing polluted air is rising, report says
How deadly is air pollution? 01:07 (CNN)More Americans are breathing air that will make them sick, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report. The country Continue Reading
US oil companies grasp at Permian Basin’s Iron Throne
Assets in the Permian Basin are the US oil industry’s equivalent of the Iron Throne in the TV show Game of Thrones: they are the prize that everyone covets. Occidental Continue Reading
Typical Worker’s Pay Nears $200,000 at Oil Refiner
It was a fruitful year for the rank and file at oil-and-gas companies, from Exxon Mobil Corp. to Phillips 66. Oil-and-gas drillers and refiners had some of the highest-paid median Continue Reading
Is This A Gamechanger For The Lithium Industry?
2018 was a terrible year for commodities, but few sectors fared as badly as lithium. The crucial battery metal, also known as “White petroleum” , struggled through a 50 percent Continue Reading
Cheaper, Cleaner Biofuel May Be Right Around The Corner
By combining an unorthodox solvent and a genetically engineered bacterium, a team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Massachusetts has discovered a groundbreaking method for producing biofuels Continue Reading
Analysis: South Texas summer gas prices face upside risk on rising exports
South Texas gas hubs could be facing upside price risk during the approaching summer months as rising export demand from Mexico and LNG feedgas keep the region’s supply under pressure. Continue Reading
Electric Commercial Vehicles, a ten year update – Part 2
Over ten years ago on April 9, 2009 the original article “Electric Commercial Vehicles” was posted at The Oil Drum web site. In Part 1 of this ten year update Continue Reading
Electrify America collaborating with nine additional companies to host more than 30 ultra-fast electric vehicle charging stations
Electrify America announced collaborations with nine additional companies to host more than 30 ultra-fast electric vehicle charging stations across the US. The companies, ranging from popular grocery store chains to Continue Reading