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TotalEnergies Texas Refinery Production Cut After Fire

Production at TotalEnergies’ 238,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) Port Arthur, Texas refinery was reduced and the small crude distillation unit (CDU) shut following a fire on Friday morning, said people familiar with plant operations. The fire broke out at about 4:30 a.m. CDT (0930 GMT) in the naphtha and aromatics processing section of the refinery, the sources said. …

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COMMENTARY: Obscene Misinformation Continues to Come From the IEA – Irina Slav on Energy

By Irina Slav More From Irina Slav “Any source of energy is intermittent, but renewables are perhaps the least intermittent, since they use the sun and wind. The crucial missing piece of renewables is the lack of infrastructure.” This profound revelation comes from the head of the International Renewable Energy Agency, Francesco La Camera, and should be …

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CERAWEEK Financiers Grab Reins as New Energy Startups Struggle

(Reuters) – Private equity firms are increasing their direct oversight of energy transition companies in their portfolios, taking on added duties to address runaway costs from supply chain issues and preserve valuations, executives said at the CERAWeek energy conference this week. Excitement around new energy technologies saw billions of dollars of investment poured in the last four …

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U.S. Gas Producers Shrug Off Low Prices, Bet on LNG Boom

Energy executives say they are looking past current ultra-cheap gas prices and betting on a coming wave of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants to lift demand – and prices – for the fuel. Natural gas prices have fallen by one-third this year, undercut by a warmer winter, outages at LNG facilities and higher-than-expected output. …

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