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  • Climate
  • USA

Biden’s Paris Goal: Pressure Builds for a 50 Percent Greenhouse Gas Cut by 2030

The United States is back in the Paris climate accord, but the depth of its commitment will become clear only in the next two weeks, when President Joe Biden unveils Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

U.S. State And Local Officials Call On Biden To Ban New Oil Permits

As many as 375 local and state elected officials are calling on the Biden Administration to institute a ban on new oil and gas drilling permits on federal lands and Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

Inflation Accelerated in March Due to Strengthening Economy, Rising Energy Prices

U.S. consumer prices rose sharply in March as the economic recovery gained momentum, marking the start of an expected monthslong pickup in inflation pressures. Some of the price increases reflected temporary factors, Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • p-
  • Russia
  • USA

Kremlin tells U.S. it will act decisively if Washington imposes new sanctions: RIA

The Kremlin told Washington on Wednesday it would act decisively if the United States undertook any new “unfriendly steps” such as imposing sanctions, the RIA news agency reported, citing a Continue Reading

Posted On : 14 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran
  • USA

US distances itself from alleged attack on Iran’s nuclear site

World powers have sought to distance themselves from an alleged attack on Iran’s main uranium enrichment facility that threatens to complicate talks to revive an international nuclear deal with Tehran. The Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran
  • USA

Blaming Israel, Iran Vows Revenge for Blackout at Nuclear Site

The Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, vowed revenge against Israel on Monday morning, a day after a blackout at an Iranian nuclear enrichment site was attributed to an Israeli Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • USA

Tensions rise in water battle along Oregon-California line

 One of the worst droughts in memory in a massive agricultural region straddling the California-Oregon border could mean steep cuts to irrigation water for hundreds of farmers this summer to Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

Biden open to gas tax increase, electric vehicle user fee – media report

 President Joe Biden told lawmakers at a White House meeting on Monday he was open to raising the gas tax by 5 cents to pay for his infrastructure bill, an Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

Joe Biden’s oil clean-up plan slammed as bailout for fossil fuels

Joe Biden’s plan to plug tens of thousands of abandoned oil wells across the US risks rewarding fossil fuel operators who shirk their clean-up responsibilities and hooking the industry on Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • coronavirus
  • USA

US chaos has also led to vaccination success

From the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, US cities, states, and even villages made up their own rules and called it freedom. That approach to combating coronavirus arguably led to Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • USA

Leaked calls show ALEC’s secret plan to fight Biden on climate

Republican efforts to stall President Joe Biden’s climate agenda are slowly beginning to take shape. In March, a coalition of 12 Republican state attorneys general filed a lawsuit challenging Biden’s Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • California

7 million Californians live near oil and gas wells. This bill could change that.

Despite its green reputation, California has a big fossil fuel problem on its hands: neighborhood oil and gas drilling. In California, there’s nothing preventing frackers or drillers from setting up Continue Reading

Posted On : 13 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Canada
  • Climate
  • USA

Justin Trudeau’s Climate Chief Sees North American Alignment Under Joe Biden

Just a few months ago, the U.S. government wasn’t participating in a global treaty to reduce harmful gas emissions, and legal challenges were threatening to kill a carbon tax imposed Continue Reading

Posted On : 12 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran
  • USA

US, Iran to continue sanctions relief talks after ‘constructive’ week in Vienna

The US, Iran and remaining signatories of the nuclear deal will resume talks April 14 in Vienna, Iranian officials said, as the parties seek to negotiate a pathway for the Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

U.S. Growth Expectations Keep Mounting With Bigger Tailwind

Economists are once again ratcheting up their U.S. growth forecasts as a fresh injection of government aid, rising vaccination rates and looser business restrictions combine to provide a bigger tailwind Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines
  • USA

North Dakota Oil Pipeline Prevails Over Environmentalists

The Dakota Access Pipeline will not be ordered to shut down while pending review, government lawyers told U.S. District Judge Brian Boasberg on Friday, much to the ire of environmentalists Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • USA

In the West, Signs in the Snow Warn That a 20-Year Drought Will Persist and Intensify

Researchers with the Long Term Ecological Research site at the University of Colorado’s Mountain Research Station on the Niwot Ridge of Colorado’s Indian Peaks work on the 2019 snow survey Continue Reading

Posted On : 10 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Mexico

Mexico Refinery Explosion Leaves Seven Injured

A massive fire erupted on Wednesday evening at an oil refinery operated by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in the city of Minatitlan in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, reported Reuters Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

GM, Ford cutting more North American production due to chip shortage

General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co both said on Thursday they will cut more vehicle production due to a semiconductor chip shortage that has roiled the global automotive industry. Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • California

Californians May Soon Pay $4 for Gasoline With State Reopening

Californian drivers are edging closer to paying $4 for a gallon of gasoline with the state open for business again and Governor Gavin Newsom planning for a summer with almost Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

US jobless claims up to 744K as virus still forces layoffs

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to 744,000, signaling that many employers are still cutting jobs even as more people are vaccinated against COVID-19, consumers Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • LNG
  • USA

U.S. LNG Exports Fall From Record Highs

Maintenance at a Cheniere Energy facility was set to drag natural gas deliveries to U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities on Thursday to the lowest level since the end Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Climate
  • p-
  • USA

Atlantic Faces Another Wild Hurricane Season

The Atlantic hurricane season is poised to be another wild one, with forecasters predicting an above-average 17 named storms sweeping out of the basin. (Bloomberg) — The Atlantic hurricane season Continue Reading

Posted On : 9 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • USA

The U.S.-China Trade War Isn’t Over Yet

When former U.S. President Donald Trump ascended into the Oval Office in January 2017, he kicked off his presidency by investigating unfair trade practices in China as part of his Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Greenland

China’s Greenland Ambitions Run Into Local Politics, U.S. Influence

China’s ambitions to develop a massive rare-earth mine have run into a maelstrom of local politics in a part of the world the U.S. considers vital to its national security interests. The Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Oil Supply
  • USA

US gasoline inventories rise 4.04 million barrels as imports jump: EIA

 The bulk of gasoline imports head to USAC Texas refiners returning from February outages RBOB crack spread weakens on stock build US gasoline inventories climbed 4.04 million barrels to 234.59 Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Oil Supply
  • p-
  • USA

Summary of Weekly Petroleum Data for the week ending April 2, 2021

U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.0 million barrels per day during the week ending April 2, 2021 which was 103,000 barrels per day more than the previous week’s average. Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

EIA expects US motor fuel consumption to increase this summer, but remain below 2019 levels

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts an increase in demand for petroleum products during the 2021 summer driving season as the impacts of COVID-19 diminish in the United States. Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Energy Storage
  • USA

EV-Battery Rivals Prod Biden With Rare Trade Veto in Balance

Two of the world’s largest electric-vehicle battery makers have hired top Washington insiders to hold near-daily meetings with the Biden administration in a battle that could affect the electrification plans of Ford Motor Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

Covid-19 News: Live Updates

As states lift restrictions and coronavirus variants spread, scientists and federal health officials have warned that a fourth surge of cases could arise in the United States even as the nation’s vaccination campaign Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Oil Supply
  • USA

How we calculated the size of the Southwest’s abandoned oil well problem

In Texas and New Mexico, state regulators are already on the hook for cleaning up more than 7,000 orphaned oil and gas wells, which can leak contaminants into nearby air Continue Reading

Posted On : 8 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran
  • USA

US, Iran inch closer to reviving nuclear deal after Vienna talks

Highlights Working groups to set out path for oil sanctions relief Iranian envoy says meeting was ‘constructive’ JCPOA signatories to convene again April 9 London — The US and Iran Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran
  • USA

Reviving the Iran Nuclear Deal: What to Expect From the Talks and What Is at Stake

Diplomats from the U.S. and Iran converged in Vienna on Tuesday in an attempt to revive the beleaguered 2015 nuclear agreement, the first potential thaw in diplomatic relations between Tehran Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran
  • USA

Iran nuclear deal: Tehran envoy says talks begin on ‘right track’ in Vienna

U.S. and Iranian officials said Tuesday an initial day of talks in Vienna on returning to the 2015 nuclear deal were “constructive,” but the Biden administration cautioned that no immediate Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

Should U.S. Oil Drillers Be Worried About Carbon Taxes?

As governments are looking to put a price on carbon or raise current carbon taxes, the oil and gas industry globally is bracing for the impact of those levies on Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Canada

Canada’s Green Shift Could Displace Three-Quarters Of Oil Workers

Canada’s climate strategy to significantly cut emissions and become a net-zero emissions economy by 2050 will create a seismic shift in the large oil and gas sector, where up to Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Coal
  • USA

EIA US coal production, export, consumption forecasts rise for 2021

The US Energy Information Administration forecast coal production of 585 million st in 2021, up 8.6% from 2020 output of almost 540 million st, the EIA said April 6. Receive Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

Max Midstream to start Texas crude exports in May

Startup Max Midstream plans to put a new Texas crude export hub on the map in early-May when it ships its first cargo that is bound for northwestern Europe, founder Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Pipelines
  • USA

Phillips 66 pulls out of deferred Liberty Pipeline project

Phillips 66 Partners is officially pulling out of the long-deferred Liberty Pipeline project that was designed to move 350,000 b/d of crude oil from the Rockies and Bakken Shale to Continue Reading

Posted On : 7 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran
  • USA

Iran to seek removal of US sanctions in Vienna talks, having already boosted oil exports

Iran wants the removal of Trump-imposed US sanctions before it scales back atomic activities under the 2015 nuclear deal, a senior official said ahead of a April 6 Vienna meeting Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran
  • USA

Iran, U.S. to hold indirect nuclear talks in Vienna

Iran and the United States will hold indirect talks in Vienna on Tuesday aimed at bringing both countries back into full compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal that Washington abandoned Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • China
  • USA

The U.S. Is Losing The Energy Tech War Against China

For years, the U.S. and China have waged war over technology, trade, and capital markets. Tensions between the world’s leading economies reached a fever pitch during former president Trump’s term Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Electricity
  • USA

As Texas Freeze Gas Bills Come Due, Cue Up the Lawsuits

The massive natural-gas bills incurred during the Texas freeze have kicked off a spate of lawsuits around the country as companies argue over who is responsible for the tab. At least 30 Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Economy
  • USA

Lawsuits Pour In After Texas Freeze Pushes Bills Sky-High

At least 30 lawsuits potentially worth billions of dollars have been filed in four states disputing responsibility for the massive electricity bills many Texans were hit with amid the freezing Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

U.S. Energy Consumption Saw Biggest Decrease Ever Last Year

Total U.S. energy consumption last year fell to just 93 quadrillion BTUs , down 7% from the year prior, according to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The decrease Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Shale Gas
  • USA

Bakken flows on Northern Border dip as Western Canada takes greater share

Bakken flows on pipeline have grown for years Shale still shows potential for resiliency Bakken natural gas flows onto Northern Border Pipeline are starting to show slight declines, signaling a Continue Reading

Posted On : 6 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • Iran
  • USA

Iran rejects ‘step-by-step’ lifting of sanctions

Iran’s government wants the United States to lift all sanctions on its country and rejects any “step-by-step” easing of the restrictions, Iranian state broadcaster Press TV reported on Saturday. The Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

Biden will push through infrastructure plan if no Republican support -energy secretary says

U.S. President Joe Biden would be willing to push through his $2 trillion infrastructure plan without the support of Republican lawmakers if he cannot reach a bipartisan deal, Energy Secretary Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

Biden faces backlash from US states to his clean energy agenda

Republican-led state capitols are considering bills that would punch holes in President Joe Biden’s green revamp of the US electricity system by promoting fossil fuels or piling costs onto renewable Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple
Category:
  • USA

U.S. economy is leading the global recovery from the pandemic

The robust U.S. economic recovery this year is expected to be good news for factory workers, freight handlers and farmers. Factory workers in China. Freight handlers in the Netherlands. And Continue Reading

Posted On : 5 Apr 2021 Published By : Tom Whipple

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