The Biofuel Boom Could Threaten Food Security
Sustainable aviation fuels seem to be the future of air travel, according to industry insiders seeking to reduce the industry’s carbon print. Refiners are on board, just as they are Continue Reading
Is Shale Exploration About To Surge?
The United States shale industry’s era of “newfound prudence” could be coming to an end. After a devastating 2020 for U.S. oil, the mood in the shale sector has been Continue Reading
USA Needs Much More Land for Solar Net-Zero Goal
Articles about solar power and a pair of LNG projects on two different continents ranked among the more popular articles last week among Rigzone’s downstream audience. Read on for details. Continue Reading
Exxon, Chevron take a slow walk on the path to U.S. shale recovery
Exxon Mobil and Chevron Corp have scaled back activity dramatically in the top U.S. shale oil field, where just a year ago the two companies were dominating in the high-desert Continue Reading
Under Biden, Democrats Are Poised to Raise Taxes on Business and the Rich
Democrats have spent the last several years clamoring to raise taxes on corporations and the rich, seeing that as a necessary antidote to widening economic inequality and a rebuke of Continue Reading
The Coal Plant Next Door
Georgia’s Plant Scherer and its neighboring pond, where the plant has dumped nearly 16 million tons of toxic coal ash. Mark Berry raised his right hand, pledging to tell the Continue Reading
Russia Trumpets Coronavirus Vaccine Exports, While Quietly Importing Doses
Russia has lauded with much fanfare the arrival of its homegrown vaccine, Sputnik V, in Latin America and Africa, and even in some countries in Europe, calling it a solution Continue Reading
WTI Ends Week Above $60
Oil in New York barely nudged this week despite whipsawing over several days, as renewed lockdowns in some regions blunted near-term demand outlooks and muted the impact of a standstill Continue Reading
Crude rallies 4% amid Suez disruption, tighter H1 supply outlook
Crude oil futures settled 4% higher March 26, clawing back most of the prior session’s losses as the market eyed an extended disruption in the Suez Canal and the likelihood Continue Reading
Oil Rebounds On Suez Outage
Friday, March 26th, 2021 Oil has bounced around with significant volatility this week, dragged down by slow vaccinations, lockdowns, and speculative outflows, but pushed back up on Suez Canal bottlenecks. Continue Reading