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US Grants Nearly $2 billion to Harden Power Grid Against Extreme Weather

(Reuters) – The U.S. on Friday announced nearly $2 billion in grants to protect its aging power grid against the growing threat of extreme weather fueled by climate change. BY THE NUMBERS This round of funding for the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program is for 32 projects across 42 U.S. states. About 950 miles …

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U.S. Drillers Cut Oil and Gas Rigs for Fourth Time in Five Weeks – Baker Hughes

U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the fourth time in five weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by one to 585 in the week …

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Texas Natural-Gas Pipeline Eases Bottlenecks, Paves Way for Higher Shale Output

A new pipeline carrying shale natural gas from west Texas toward export hubs on the U.S. Gulf Coast has eased constraints that crashed local prices this year, and will help pave the way for higher U.S. oil production, energy executives said. Pipeline companies largely quit adding new capacity following the pandemic, when shale production dried …

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US Natgas Prices Hold Near 1-Month Low as LNG Feedgas Rise Offsets Mild Weather

(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures held near a one-month low on Friday as a bullish rise in the amount of gas flowing to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants offset bearish forecasts that mild weather will keep heating demand low through early November. Front-month gas futures for November delivery on the New York Mercantile …

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SLB Warns Cautious Oil Explorers Have Slowed Growth in Spending

Company expects to beat goal of $3 billion in investor returns Schlumberger is often a bellwether for oil and gas industry SLB headquarters in Houston.Photographer: Mark Felix/Bloomberg SLB, the world’s biggest oilfield services provider, warned that spending growth by oil explorers has waned in the past few months as customers take a cautious approach amid …

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SLB Beats Quarterly Profit Estimates on Steady International Business

Oct 18 (Reuters) – Oilfield services firm SLB’s (SLB.N) third-quarter profit rose 13% and beat analysts’ estimates on Friday on steady demand for its equipment and technology in international market and from offshore projects in North America. However, the company warned of limited spending by international producers in a weak oil price environment. SLB, which gets 81% …

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Google Says Nuclear is Key to Around-the-Clock Clean Power

Supporting the development of several advanced small modular reactors Bloomberg News Alphabet Inc.’s Google sees nuclear power as a key part of its strategy to get around-the-clock clean energy to operate artificial intelligence facilities, Michael Terrell, senior director of energy and climate, said on Bloomberg Television. Earlier this week, Google announced its first investment in nuclear power …

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Dissecting the U.S. Methane Regulation Landscape: Key Policies and Future Direction – Methane Mitigation

Exclusive insights for the Oil and Gas industry. Read Now. With ongoing international climate efforts and growing pressure to meet methane emissions reduction targets, 2025 is expected to be a crucial year for evaluating global progress in mitigating the worst effects of climate change. Building on the momentum from previous years, the U.S. remains focused …

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US Crude, Fuel Inventories Fall Last Week, EIA

(Reuters) – U.S. crude oil, gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Thursday. Crude inventories fell by 2.2 million barrels to 420.6 million barrels in the week ended Oct. 11, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.8 million-barrel rise. Crude stocks at …

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North Dakota Oil Production Up 10,000 bpd in August vs July to 1,179,000 bpd – State Regulator

(Reuters) – Oil production in North Dakota rose 10,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) to 1,179,000 bpd in August, monthly data from the state Industrial Commission showed. The data was released on the North Dakota Industrial Commission’s monthly index report page and has been rounded to the nearest 5,000 barrels. It may differ slightly from the commission’s general …

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