Extreme Cold Snap Paralyzes Texas Refineries
A brutal polar vortex has paralyzed much of Texas. Three million people are left without power as an extreme cold snap sends power demand to record highs . Energy infrastructure, Continue Reading
Blackouts Cascade Beyond Texas in Deepening Power Crisis
Blackouts triggered by frigid weather are spreading across the central U.S. and into Mexico in a deepening energy crisis that has already crippled the Texas power grid. After more than Continue Reading
Top Economists Warn U.S. Against Underestimating Climate Damage
Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz and Lord Nicholas Stern published a paper on Monday excoriating the U.S. government—and many of their own peers in economics—for methods used to estimate the cost of Continue Reading
Coronavirus live updates: Seven-day average of cases drops below 90,000 – The Washington Post
Newly reported coronavirus infections in the United States continued their steep drop, with about 56,000 new cases reported Monday, although that number is probably artificially low due to the holiday. However, Continue Reading
The Single Biggest Threat To The Electric Vehicle Boom
2020 ushered in the start of the EV boom, but it could have a frightening aftershock. We’re already seeing some of the incredible triple-digit gains in EV companies like Tesla Continue Reading
US Administration Cancels Gulf Of Mexico March Oil & Gas Lease Sale
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has rescinded the Record of Decision for the oil and gas lease Gulf of Mexico planned for March, effectively canceling this auction as Continue Reading
Cold Weather Cuts Permian Oil Output by 1 Million Barrels a Day
Permian oil production has plunged by as much as one million barrels a day as the coldest weather in 30 years brings havoc to a region that seldom faces frigid Arctic Continue Reading
Cold snap leaves 5 million in Texas, Mexico without power
A rare deep freeze in Texas that raised demand for power forced the U.S. state’s electric grid operator on Monday to impose rotating blackouts that left nearly 3 million customers Continue Reading
Cold snap leaves 5 million in Texas, Mexico without power
A rare deep freeze in Texas that raised demand for power forced the U.S. state’s electric grid operator on Monday to impose rotating blackouts that left nearly 3 million customers Continue Reading
Oil companies don’t want to be known for oil anymore
In a speech to his board of directors on Monday, Patrick Pouyanné, the CEO of French oil giant Total, announced that the company planned to change its name to TotalEnergies. Continue Reading