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CERAWeek’s Yergin on What to Expect at Big Energy Conference

Meeting demand and transitioning to clean energy amid geopolitical tensions will dominate conversations among industry heavyweights at CERAWeek in Houston next week. More than 7,000 people are headed to Houston this week to attend CERAWeek by S&P Global with a key question in mind: How to meet increasing demand for power amid the transition to …

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Biden Set to Crack Down on Auto Emissions to Accelerate EV Sales When the Country Simply Isn’t Ready

EPA expected to finalize tailpipe emission limits within days Formula for calculating electric vehicle fuel use also coming The Biden administration is preparing to roll out the toughest-ever limits on pollution from the nation’s cars and light trucks after making changes likely to mollify some automakers. Emissions limits set to be finalized by the Environmental …

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Exxon-Led Group Strikes New Oil and Gas Discovery Off Guyana

Exxon Mobil on Friday disclosed a new oil and gas discovery in the prolific Stabroek block offshore Guyana, the company’s first announced discovery in the South American country this year. The Bluefin discovery joins more than 30 already since 2015 in the Stabroek block, an 6.6 million acre (26,800 square kilometers) area that has been …

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U.S. Drillers Add Most Oil and Gas Rigs in a Week Since September – Baker Hughes

U.S. energy firms this week added the biggest number of oil and natural gas rigs in a week since September, with the oil rig count also rising to its highest in six months, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator …

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Baker Hughes’ Emissions Abatement Technology Enables bp to Achieve Flare Emissions Monitoring Breakthrough

bp is using Baker Hughes’ flare.IQ technology to quantify methane slip emissions from its flaring operations Enhancing the accuracy of monitoring helps bp to reduce emissions from flaring Baker Hughes flare.IQ successfully implemented in multiple regions HOUSTON and LONDON, March 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Baker Hughes (NASDAQ: BKR), an energy technology company, has announced …

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Biden’s LNG Freeze Delaying Projects and Risking U.S. Market Share

At least two exporters have pushed back investment decisions Asian buyers are becoming reluctant to sign on to US plants The Biden administration’s pause on new licenses for liquefied natural gas exporters is already stalling progress for projects that were aiming to come online later this decade. Several LNG buyers have delayed signing new long-term …

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Strained Texas Power Grid Is Poised to Lose a Big Gas Plant

The Texas power grid is poised to lose a big natural gas-fired power plant, potentially straining a system that’s already grappling with an exodus of fossil fuel generation. CPS Energy plans to “indefinitely suspend operations” of three units of the V.H. Braunig facility totaling 859-megawatts by March 31, 2025, according to a notice posted by the Electric …

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AI Promises Faster Oil Drilling and Even More U.S. Crude Supply

Companies use AI to run drill rigs and predict broken pumps Technology could slash costs and squeeze more oil from wells From a dark Houston control room, Rafael Guedes watched on a monitor as a robot took charge of a drilling rig in a North Dakota oil field, locking out the human operator. Glowing red …

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Argentine Court in Key Lithium Region Halts New Permits Over Environmental Concerns

Argentina, inside South America’s so-called “lithium triangle”, is one of the world’s top producers of the metal that is key for the batteries needed to power electric vehicles. A local company spokesperson declined to comment. The ruling, shared with Reuters on Thursday, comes after a case presented in 2021 by a chief of the Atacameños …

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U.S. Seeks Oil for Emergency Reserve as Maintenance Winds Down

US seeks oil for emergency reserve as maintenance winds down (Reuters) – The U.S. is seeking to buy 3 million barrels of oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), as one storage site winds down maintenance that had tempered the pace of replenishing the stockpile, the U.S. Energy Department said on Thursday. The oil, if …

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