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By Liam Denning Liam Denning is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy. A former banker, he edited the Wall Street Journal’s Heard on the Street column and wrote the Financial Times’s Lex column. To most of us, a power plant is a source of electricity. To Exxon Mobil Corp., it’s a machine that converts natural …
It looks easy enough: Ask ChatGPT something, and it responds. But pull back the curtain, and you’ll find that every ChatGPT prompt and Microsoft Copilot task consumes vast resources. Millions of human beings engineering, correcting and training models. Enough terawatt-hours of electricity to power countries. Data center megacampuses around the world. Power line networks and …
‘The Oil Sands are Canada’s Winning Lottery Ticket’ By Deborah Jaremko Follow CEC on Linkedin CEC Linkedin Follow CEC on Facebook CEC Facebook Follow CEC on Twitter CEC Twitter As Alberta’s oil sands sector reaches a major economic milestone, a new report shows that emissions growth continues to slow. There is a clear “structural break” for the industry where …
Tepco adviser Klein says gas likely required in the short term Japan is going to need ‘more and more electricity,’ he says The rise of artificial intelligence will drive a surge in electricity demand that’ll initially be met by fossil fuels, before nuclear replaces that source, the head of a body advising Japan’s top utility …
Fossil Fuels Initially Needed for AI Boom, Nuclear Expert Says Read More »
(Reuters) – U.S. crude inventories fell for the third time in a row, while fuel stockpiles rose in the week ending December 6, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Wednesday, as refinery activity remained seasonally strong. Crude inventories fell by 1.4 million barrels to 422 million barrels, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations …
US Crude Stocks Fall, Fuel Inventories Rise on Robust Refining, EIA Says Read More »
U.S. oil major Chevron Corp is considering ways to supply lower carbon power for data center operators, Jeff Gustavson, president of Chevron New Energies said in an interview at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York. Gustavson’s comments follow a similar announcement by Exxon Mobil on Wednesday, which said it is working to help advance …
Chevron Working on Supply of Power to Data Centers, Executive Says Read More »
Kuwaiti’s tenure as OPEC’s top official extended to mid-2028 OPEC+ delayed output restart last week to defend oil prices OPEC appointed Haitham Al-Ghais for a second three-year term as its secretary-general, extending his tenure until mid-2028. The Kuwaiti oil executive has been the top official at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries since mid-2022. OPEC and its allies agreed …
OPEC Gives Haitham Al-Ghais Second Term as Secretary-General Read More »
Group makes fifth reduction to estimate amid signs of weakness Alliance agreed last week to delay, slow revival in its output OPEC cut oil demand growth forecasts for this year and next for a fifth straight month, making its deepest reduction to the 2024 outlook so far after agreeing to extend its supply curbs. The Organization …
OPEC Makes Deepest Cut Yet to 2024 World Oil Demand Forecast Read More »
(Reuters) – U.S. power producers have raised total generation to new highs in 2024, fuelled mainly by record natural gas-fired output alongside a sharp jump in generation from renewable sources. Natural gas plants remain the key pillar of U.S. generation, accounting for a record 42% of total power production from January through November, according to …
Gassier But Cleaner US Power System Hits New Output Record in 2024 Read More »
(Reuters) – Average U.S. gasoline prices fell below $3 a gallon for the first time in over three years on Monday, extending a run of bargains at the pump for consumers who have faced soaring inflation in recent years. Fuel prices have been declining steadily since the end of the peak summer driving season, helping boost …
US Average Gasoline Price Drops Below $3 a Gallon for the First Time Since 2021 Read More »
