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The president-elect has said he’ll exit the Paris climate accord and ramp up oil and gas production. President-elect Donald Trump has been crystal clear: His second term will be an assault on climate policy. On the campaign trail, he vowed to “drill, baby, drill” for more oil and gas and inveighed against offshore wind farms. He attacked President Joe …
U.S. natural gas futures slid about 3% to a one-week low on Friday on an increase in daily output and forecasts for less cold weather in late November than previously expected. That mild late November weather should reduce heating demand and allow utilities to continue injecting more gas into storage for another week. Capping price …
U.S. Natgas Prices Slide 3% on Rising Output, Less Cold Forecast for Late November Read More »
Data centers make it harder to retire fossil-fuel plants Demand also spiking from new factories and electric vehicles The boom in power demand from data centers and artificial intelligence creates a conflict between maintaining a reliable grid and cutting carbon emissions, according to the head of Dominion Energy Inc. “There’s a little bit of tension there …
AI Power Demand Complicates Low-Carbon Goals, Dominion CEO Says Read More »
‘Slight’ limits likely on Biden clean energy tax incentives GOP also likely to roll back Biden environmental regulations Republicans are poised to pave the way to expand fossil fuel development, roll back Biden-era environmental regulations and curtail President Joe Biden’s signature climate law after securing unified control of Congress and the White House. Republicans completed the feat …
Republican Sweep Opens Way to Boost Oil and Gas Development Read More »
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters. A rare bright spot for environmentalists in last week’s U.S. election results came in Washington State, where voters easily defeated an attempt to end the state’s carbon market by a margin of 62% to 38%. Analysts said the result …
Carbon Markets Give Environmentalists Hope After U.S. Elections Read More »
Summary Statistics office conducts oil, gas investment survey 2024 forecast steady vs August, 2025 outlook raised Rising costs drive up price of new field developments (Reuters) – Investment in Norwegian oil and gas projects will rise to a record this year and may increase further in 2025 as inflation pushes up the costs of development, …
Inflation Pushes Norway’s Oil, Gas Sector to Record Investments Read More »
U.S. oil and gas producer Coterra Energy said on Wednesday it would acquire certain assets of Avant Natural Resources and its affiliates and Franklin Mountain Energy in New Mexico for an aggregate consideration of $3.95 billion in cash and stock deals. The transactions are expected to close during the first quarter of 2025. The company …
Coterra Energy to Buy Oil and Gas Assets for $3.95 billion Read More »
Donald Trump has begun the process of choosing a cabinet and selecting other high-ranking administration officials following his presidential election victory. Here are the early picks and top contenders for some of the key posts overseeing defense, intelligence, diplomacy, trade, immigration and economic policymaking. Some are in contention for a range of posts. SUSIE WILES, …
Trump’s Cabinet: Who’s Been Picked, Who’s in the Running? Read More »
U.S. natural gas futures held near a five-week high on Tuesday as the market took a breather after soaring 9% in the prior session, with forecasts for lower demand than previously expected over the next two weeks offsetting a drop in output and expectations heating demand will rise when the weather turns seasonally cold in …
US Natgas Prices Hold Near 5-Week High as Lower Demand Offsets Weaker Output Read More »
Darren Woods tells COP that demand will keep rising, and the world needs an energy transition that’s profitable for companies like his. Bloomberg News For the second year running, the chief executive officer of the largest US oil company made an appearance at the COP climate talks. And Darren Woods, seen as a climate criminal by many …
Exxon CEO Goes Into the Lion’s Den to Tout Fossil Fuels Read More »
