Three U.S. studies show that the third dose of an mRNA vaccine is key to fighting the Omicron coronavirus variant, providing 90% protection against hospitalization due to COVID-19, the U.S. Continue Reading
Renewable diesel is touted as a cleaner-burning fuel, but a recent study has shown the fuel falls short on one measure of reducing pollution from new truck engines – giving Continue Reading
U.S. petroleum inventories have continued to slide over the last month and are well below their normal seasonal levels, which has helped push oil prices to their highest since 2014. Continue Reading
Fossil fuel production in the United States is set to hit record levels in 2023 due to increased efficiency and higher prices The combined production of coal, natural gas, and Continue Reading
U.S. crude oil exports have jumped in recent weeks as America leads supply growth amid steady and resilient global demand, according to commodity analytics provider Kpler, cited by Reuters . Continue Reading
Highlights Waha dips 20 cents, East Texas hubs down over 40 cents Texas gas production down 1 Bcf/d from Jan. 20 to 21 Statewide demand to drop 2 to 3 Continue Reading
Solar developers added almost 2.9 GW of capacity in Southeast US in 2021, a 20% increase to the region’s cumulative total but below 2020’s near-4-GW addition. Pandemic-related supply chain issues Continue Reading
The trajectory of US energy policy threatens to raise fuel prices, throttle renewable energy expansion and hamper energy diplomacy, according to the president and CEO of the Interstate Natural Gas Continue Reading
US natural gas inventory fell by more than 200 Bcf during the second week of 2022, much more than the market expected, yet the Henry Hub prompt retreated nearly 20 Continue Reading
Biden Says He Can’t Ease Tariffs on China Yet President Joe Biden said that he’s not ready to lift tariffs his predecessor imposed on Chinese imports, despite calls from U.S. Continue Reading
A powerful cloud of planet-warming methane was spotted earlier this month in Oklahoma near multiple pipelines and oil and gas wells. State and federal regulators said they couldn’t identify the Continue Reading
Electrify America EV charging stations on display at AutoMobility LA in November. Stay on top of the electric car revolution by signing up to our Hyperdrive newsletter here . Frequent Continue Reading
Low temperatures in Boston dip to the single digits F Northeast res-comm demand outpaces 5-year average Boston cash prices top $26, pulling balmo contract up The arrival of frigid weather Continue Reading
“I’m not so sure he has, is certain, about what he’s going to do,” Biden says. “My guess is he will move in, he has to do something.” President Joe Continue Reading
Operational problems at two Suncor Energy (SU.TO) Canadian oil sands sites last month resulted in lower crude production, the company said on Tuesday, marking its latest such issue. Suncor also Continue Reading
David Saggau, the chief executive of an energy cooperative, tried to explain the losing economics of running a coal-fired power plant to a North Dakota industry group more than a year ago. Continue Reading
The majority of U.S. states and the District of Columbia see a future for nuclear power in their respective energy policies for a transition away from fossil fuels, a survey Continue Reading
US natural gas inventories continue to fall at an above-average pace as sinking supplies signal potentially tighter markets in the weeks ahead and greater reliance falls on storage withdrawals and Continue Reading
After earlier rebound, production slides below 92 Bcf/d US gas demand trending near top of five-year range Inventory surplus forecast to evaporate by late January NYMEX prompt-month gas futures prices Continue Reading
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva on Friday in an effort to resolve the standoff over Ukraine, with U.S. officials warning that Continue Reading
U.S. refiners and biofuel companies are likely to reach less than half the renewable diesel production projected by the U.S. government for 2025 due to policy and feedstock constraints, according Continue Reading
As climate change pushes states in the U.S. to dramatically cut their use of fossil fuels, many are coming to the conclusion that solar, wind and other renewable power sources Continue Reading
Forecasters are predicting a cold snap over the next two weeks. United States natural gas prices could climb even higher if the Arctic blasts materialize. If the U.S. experiences a Continue Reading
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders turn a wheel with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to symbolically start the flow of gas through the Nord Stream gas pipeline in Continue Reading
Nord Stream 2, Russia’s gas pipeline across the Baltic Sea, has already driven a wedge between Germany and the US and sown discord in Europe. Now, as fears mount that Continue Reading
U.S. retail spending and manufacturing slowed at the end of 2021 as the Covid-19 Omicron variant and inflation surged, early signs the latest complications from the pandemic could be weighing Continue Reading
Output hits 33.3 Bcf/d Jan. 14, down 4% from record Eastern Gas South basis up 34 cents, January to date 2022 forward basis prices trade at discounts to cash A Continue Reading
Battery Resourcers, a vertically integrated lithium-ion battery recycling and engineered materials company, plans to open a commercial-scale, lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Covington, Ga. When the 154,000-square-foot facility is fully Continue Reading
Canada will face challenges, according to the International Energy Agency. Canada will face challenges in retaining its status as a global oil and gas power in a world transitioning toward Continue Reading
The failure of last week’s high-stakes diplomatic meetings to resolve escalating tensions over Ukraine has put Russia, the United States and its European allies in uncharted post-Cold War territory, posing Continue Reading
Major oil companies, under pressure from investors and environmentalists, are fleeing Canada’s oil sands, the fourth-largest oil reserve in the world and by some measures one of the most environmentally Continue Reading
Proved oil reserves in the United States slipped 19% over the course of 2020, from 44.2 billion barrels to 35.8 billion barrels, according to fresh data from the Energy Information Continue Reading
Northeast spot gas prices soar in Jan. 13 trading Midwest spot gas prices register a tepid response Another arctic cold front was forecast to push south from Canada into the Continue Reading
Here is a snapshot of what’s happening with Iran, its nuclear talks and energy markets. Latest developments Russia said nuclear talks were “moving forward,” in the latest possible sign of Continue Reading
The Biden administration on Wednesday criticized China’s decision to cancel a growing number of flights from the United States to China because of passengers who later tested positive for COVID-19 Continue Reading
U.S. inflation hit its fastest pace in nearly four decades last year as pandemic-related supply and demand imbalances, along with stimulus intended to shore up the economy, pushed prices up Continue Reading
President Biden and his advisers for months predicted inflation would be only transitory, a temporary problem that would fade as the economy rebounded and as supply chain issues were alleviated. Continue Reading
U.S. crude oil refinery inputs averaged 15.6 million barrels per day during the week ending January 7, 2022 which was 293,000 barrels per day less than the previous week’s average. Continue Reading
With oil prices now sitting comfortably above $80, the EIA believes U.S. oil production will break new records in 2023 While the EIA forecasts record annual production, it does not Continue Reading
Cold temperatures that have increased the demand for heat have catapulted U.S. natural gas futures to their strongest start to a year yet. Year to date, February futures rose 27%–a Continue Reading
The U.S. Department of Energy has spent $1.1 billion on 11 carbon capture projects at coal-fired power plants and industrial facilities since 2009, most of which turned out to be Continue Reading
Retirements of coal-fired electric power generation capacity are set to speed up this year from a relatively low level of retirements in 2021 to the point of accounting for as Continue Reading
The gasoline market is painting a picture of tight supplies this summer. The gasoline market is painting a picture of tight supplies this summer — the last thing Joe Biden Continue Reading
Nato has offered Moscow further talks on arms control in a bid to prevent further Russian aggression against Ukraine, but the Kremlin has so far not accepted. Speaking after nearly Continue Reading
Coal was supposed to be on its deathbed. For the past seven years, coal use in America has been trending down. Faced with falling natural gas prices and the growth Continue Reading
Highlights Average of $4.27 needed for ‘significant’ jump Volumes forecast to average record low in 2022 Operators in the US Rocky Mountain region said natural gas prices must maintain an Continue Reading
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose by 6.2% from 2020 levels last year as the use of coal-fired electricity jumped 17% and drivers returned to the roads after the first year Continue Reading
The United States is poised to surpass its record for covid-19 hospitalizations as soon as Tuesday, with no end in sight to skyrocketing case loads, falling staff levels and the struggles of Continue Reading
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions roared back in 2021, the latest indicator that the country remains far off track from meeting President Biden’s ambitious climate change targets for the end of Continue Reading
Canada has committed to reducing its emissions by between 40 and 45 percent from 2005 levels by 2030 Oil production is seen rising by as much as 18 percent by Continue Reading
