Ørsted Farms Down Stake in US Solar Projects in $572MM Deal
The deal was reached with Energy Capital Partners for stakes in Mockingbird Solar and Sparta Solar in Texas as well as Eleven Mile Solar in Arizona.
Diamondback Subsidiary to Invest $50MM in Verde Clean Fuels
Diamondback Energy subsidiary Cottonmouth Ventures LLC’s investment will consist of buying 12.5 million shares of Verde Class A common stock, making Cottonmouth the company’s second largest shareholder.
Oil’s Outlook May Not Be as Bad as Feared
(Bloomberg) The oil market, range-bound for much of the past two months, feels ready for a holiday reset. After a period of tumult in early autumn, volatility ebbed as direct fire between Iran and Israel eased off, and benchmark futures have been locked in a band of about $6. OPEC+’s recent decision to push back …
US Issues Fresh Sanctions Related to Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
(Reuters) – The United States issued fresh sanctions on Wednesday on several Russia-based entities over their involvement in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the State Department said, including new measures against the operator of the project. The U.S. State Department said in a statement that it was re-imposing sanctions on a number of entities …
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AI’s Energy Hunger Fuels Geothermal Startups but Natgas Rivalry Clouds Future
(Reuters) – Geothermal energy startups are on the upswing with Big Tech companies looking to feed their power-intensive AI data centers, but long-term investments remain uncertain as oil majors double down on natural gas. Meta and Alphabet’s Google are among the tech companies partnering with startups proposing to produce geothermal electricity, to power their data centers. Large …
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US Watchdog Recommends Energy Department Halt Loans to Green Projects
(Reuters) – The inspector general of the U.S. Department of Energy urged the agency’s loan office to immediately halt issuing billions of dollars in loans to green projects, saying contractors who vet them may be serving both the agency and potential borrowers. The watchdog in an interim report, opens new tab issued late on Tuesday urged the …
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Woodside, Chevron Agree to Swap Oil, LNG Assets
Woodside and Chevron have entered an agreement that shifts interests in oil, LNG and carbon capture projects with Chevron also paying Woodside $400 million.
Biden’s LNG-Export Study Presents ‘Speed Bump’ for Trump
Study finds more US exports threatens higher global emissions Trump has vowed to end a moratorium on new LNG permits The Biden administration released a key study Tuesday that is likely to complicate President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to quickly approve more exports of liquefied natural gas. The study, which analyzed the economic, environmental and other costs of …
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EY: Three Themes That Will Drive Transformational M&A in 2025
Prices, consolidation and financial firepower will push deals forward, says EY.
Woodside Energy Partners with Chevron to Swap Stakes in Various Energy Projects
(Reuters) – Australia’s Woodside Energy said on Thursday it had entered into a deal with Chevron to exchange stakes in a number of energy projects, with the U.S. oil and gas giant making a cash payment of up to $400 million to Woodside. Under the terms of the deal, Woodside will acquire Chevron’s stake in …
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