US natural gas production is trending at a seven-month high over the past week as producers in Texas, Louisiana and Appalachia reset the outlook for supply and prices this winter. Continue Reading
US natural gas in storage looks to start the withdrawal season later than normal, but forecasts show the coronavirus pandemic should do little to deter seasonal demand levels moving forward, Continue Reading
Progressive environmentalists are mounting a long-shot bid to get President-elect Joe Biden to go beyond naming a climate czar and declare an environmental national emergency, borrowing a tactic employed by Continue Reading
Hedge fund bulls say Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is on its way to a $2-trillion market cap after gaining 400% this year … It’s already worth 5X the combined value of giants Continue Reading
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) approved this week stricter rules for oil and gas drilling, extending the setbacks for oil wells from homes and schools to 2,000 Continue Reading
US natural gas production is trending at a seven-month high over the past week as producers in Texas, Louisiana and Appalachia reset the outlook for supply and prices this winter. Continue Reading
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $35 million to 11 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Submarine Hydrokinetic And Riverine Kilo-megawatt Systems (SHARKS) program. Continue Reading
The Trump administration is racing against legal deadlines and a merciless regulatory calendar in its last-ditch effort to sell drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before President-elect Joe Continue Reading
Dr. Drew Miller knew his patient had to be moved. Healthcare personnel prepare to discharge a patient who had been quarantining after a possible exposure to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Continue Reading
Democratic presidential candidate former U.S. Vice president Joe Biden campaigns with former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, December 6, 2019 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images President-elect Joe Continue Reading
People gather in front of the White House during the Native Nations Rise protest on March 10, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Native tribes from around the US gathered for four Continue Reading
Enel SpA plans to spend €70 billion, equivalent to $83 billion, expanding its presence in wind and solar power in the coming decade, seeking to cement its position as the Continue Reading
The makers of Russia’s flagship Covid-19 vaccine said on Tuesday that interim results from phase 3 trials showed efficacy rates of “above 95 percent”, overperforming some of the most effective Continue Reading
The daily toll of Covid-19 deaths in Russia exceeded 500 for the first time as the rise in infections across the country puts increasing strain on hospitals and medical staff Continue Reading
Europe is moving to a decisive stage in discussions to toughen the bloc’s 2030 climate target and put into law the ambition to become the world’s first climate neutral continent Continue Reading
Crude oil futures rose during the mid-morning trade in Asia Nov. 24, extending overnight gains, as the market remained supported by the progress of a third potential COVID-19 vaccine and Continue Reading
Oil traded at its highest level since March as markets broadly rallied on the start of the U.S. presidential transition process and with the demand outlook strengthening after a string Continue Reading
Global oil prices hit the highest level since March as hopes for a vaccine rollout within weeks brightened the outlook for fuel consumption. Brent crude futures rose 2.5% in London, Continue Reading
Tanker owners had a blast in the spring: nations around the world went into lockdown, oil demand slumped, and hundreds of millions of barrels of excessive supply had to be Continue Reading
Stimulus packages around the world could help a rise in electric vehicles (EVs) sales and speed up progress in decarbonization in the transportation sector, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Continue Reading
Global greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 will drop by 4 percent to 7 percent in 2020 because of the response to the coronavirus pandemic, but that decline won’t stop the Continue Reading
Can you put a price on pollution? Some of the world’s biggest economies are doing just that as they wrestle with how to make good on grand pledges to tame Continue Reading
OPEC officials will meet this week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to iron out details ahead of the meeting on November 30 and December 1 that will determine the fate Continue Reading
Iraq is seeking an upfront payment of about $2 billion in exchange for a long-term crude-supply contract, the latest sign of Baghdad’s growing desperation for cash as its economy unravels. The Continue Reading
The German government says the foreign ministers of Britain, France, and Germany are meeting in Berlin on November 23 for talks focusing on the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, days Continue Reading
Qatar’s total exports dropped by 35.5 percent year over year in the third quarter, dragged down by a 38.5-percent slump in exports of energy commodities and products, one of the Continue Reading
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) will not be transferring the revenues from crude oil sales to the Central Bank of Libya until the bank adopts transparent policies on the spending Continue Reading
The Houthi rebels in Yemen said today they had fired a missile against a target in the Saudi city of Jeddah and had hit it, Reuters reports , citing their Continue Reading
A new proposal from SOMO asks crude buyers to pay up front for a year’s worth of exports to secure a 5-year supply — part of Iraq’s response to a Continue Reading
Iraq’s federal government could wean itself off Iranian energy imports by taking advantage of gas production in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, a US official said Nov. 23, as OPEC’s second-largest Continue Reading
An armed group attempted to break into the Tripoli headquarters of Libya’s National Oil Corporation on Nov. 23 as the state-owned company finds itself in a dispute over oil revenues Continue Reading
Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest oil producer, has nearly reached its limit in accepting the OPEC model of “one size fits all” in terms of output cuts without taking into account members’ Continue Reading
Iraq is seeking an upfront payment of about $2 billion in exchange for a long-term crude-supply contract, the latest sign of Baghdad’s growing desperation for cash as its economy unravels. The Continue Reading
The initial public offering (IPO) of Saudi Aramco that was heralded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) as being a showcase flotation for raising massive new capital for the Continue Reading
After weeks of speculation over how the new Biden Administration will approach U.S. relations in the Arab Gulf, the first real hurdles for a new JCPOA Iran agreement are already Continue Reading
Iraq’s proposal to offer crude buyers a five-year contract to supply 4 million barrels/month that is partially pre-paid has garnered interest from several Asian oil companies, a source familiar with Continue Reading
Nigeria has this past week indicated its gradual departure from over-dependence on oil sales in a new plan that banks on five major sectors of the economy. According to the Continue Reading
Highlights Pemex must evaluate potential of fields thoroughly Company may have to recognize fewer reserves Mexico City — Mexico’s state Pemex should avoid moving to production without properly evaluating the Continue Reading
Earlier this month, Royal Dutch Shell Plc pulled the plug on its Convent refinery in Louisiana. Unlike many oil refineries shut in recent years, Convent was far from obsolete: it’s fairly Continue Reading
A string of defaults by Chinese state-owned companies has sent shockwaves across the world’s second-largest credit market. But some bonds have fared much worse than others as investors clamber to avoid Continue Reading
China may delay the launch of its national carbon market for power companies to the first half of 2021, according to a researcher who helped the government design the emissions Continue Reading
The world’s most ambitious renewable energy project to date is the proposed Australia–ASEAN Power Link . This project would combine the world’s largest solar farm, the largest battery, and the Continue Reading
A spurt of missed debt repayments by three Chinese state-owned firms – a coal miner, a chipmaker and an automobile company – has shaken local markets and heightened speculation that Continue Reading
More than $500 million worth of Australian coal is on ships anchored off Chinese ports, as a diplomatic spat between the two countries cuts into trade, idles a portion of Continue Reading
Japan and China are racing to build a new type of ultra-fast, levitating train, seeking to demonstrate their mastery over a technology with big export potential. Magnetic levitation, or maglev, trains Continue Reading
General Motors said on Monday it was reversing course and will no longer back the Trump administration’s effort to bar California from setting its own emissions rules in an ongoing Continue Reading
Former Secretary of State John Kerry will be named as special presidential envoy for climate by President-elect Joe Biden, according to his transition team, in a sign Biden plans to Continue Reading
GM said it sees a route to compromise on tailpipe-emissions rules. Drivers navigated the freeway in Los Angeles in April. DETROIT—General Motors Co. will no longer back the Trump administration Continue Reading
A total of 37 percent of oil and gas companies in Canada resorted to permanent layoffs due to the pandemic-driven oil price and oil demand slump, a recent survey of Continue Reading
The state of New York generated the largest amount of renewable electricity generation of any U.S. state east of the Mississippi last year, with renewable energy sources, including hydropower, accounting Continue Reading
