Is The U.S. Shale Bankruptcy Rout Over?
Back in April, we reported that U.S. oil and gas companies were still filing for bankruptcy at record levels right in the midst of an oil price recovery. Smaller producers Continue Reading
Are America’s Electric Vehicle Targets Too Ambitious?
Sales of electric vehicles in the United States more than doubled in the first half of 2021 compared to the same period last year, when lockdowns had hit car sales Continue Reading
U.S. Scientists Make Breakthrough In Nuclear Fusion
U.S. scientists are at the threshold of fusion ignition after achieving a large amount of energy in an experiment at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, the LLNL said Continue Reading
US gasoline stocks show surprise build as demand slows: EIA
US gasoline inventories unexpectedly climbed in the week ended Aug. 13, US Energy Information Administration data showed Aug. 18, amid a continued slowdown in demand. Not registered? Receive daily email Continue Reading
California Energy Commission moves to add generation sought by governor
Changes at existing facilities California faces projected shortfall of 3.5 GW in 2021 The California Energy Commission has approved two orders to comply with Governor Gavin Newsom’s emergency proclamation to Continue Reading
Most flares from Texas Permian oil drilling lack permits
Oil producers such as Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) are burning off gas in the largest oil field in the United States without required Texas state permits, Continue Reading
U.S. regulator moving to restore federal oil and gas leasing program -official
A U.S. offshore regulator on Wednesday said efforts to resume a federal oil and gas leasing program are underway and would soon bear results following a court decision ending a Continue Reading
Federal judge throws out U.S. approval of ConocoPhillips Alaska oil project
A federal judge on Wednesday reversed the U.S. government’s approval of ConocoPhillips’ (COP.N) planned $6 billion Willow oil development in Alaska, citing problems with its environmental analysis, according to court Continue Reading
Laser Fusion Experiment Unleashes an Energetic Burst of Optimism
Scientists have come tantalizingly close to reproducing the power of the sun — albeit only in a speck of hydrogen for a fraction of a second. Researchers at Lawrence Livermore Continue Reading
Federal judge halts ConocoPhillips Willow project on Alaska’s North Slope
A federal judge on Wednesday threw out the permits for a controversial oil project planned for Alaska’s North Slope, faulting the way the federal government had assessed its environmental impact, including how Continue Reading