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COMMENTARY: Overcoming Bottlenecks is a Prerequisite to Achieving the Energy Transition – Yogi Schulz

Overcoming multiple bottlenecks will be essential for scaling up key technologies required to reduce GHG emissions and address the adverse consequences of climate change. The technologies that must be scaled up and reduced in cost are: Geothermal, nuclear, solar and wind electricity generation. Batteries and hydro storage to increase the effective production of intermittent electricity …

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WTI Delivered to East Houston Hits Highest Premium in Nearly Three Years

Oil takeaway capacity from the Permian basin, the largest U.S. shale field, is expected to tighten next month due to scheduled pipeline maintenance, which is already driving up the premium for delivered WTI into East Houston. The 642-mile Wink-to-Webster pipeline, operated by Exxon Mobil and which ships more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude …

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U.S. Crude Stocks and Gasoline Inventories Rise, Distillate Inventories Fall – EIA

U.S. crude stocks and gasoline inventories rose while distillate inventories fell in the week ending April 26, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories rose by 7.3 million barrels to 460.9 million barrels in the week ended April 26, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.1 …

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U.S. Oil and Gas Production Rebounds After Winter Storm: Kemp

U.S. oil and gas production rebounded sharply in February after extensive disruption the previous month caused by freezing wells and other outages stemming from Winter Storm Heather in the middle of January. Nationwide crude and condensates output jumped by 0.6 million barrels per day (b/d) in February reversing a decline of 0.7 million b/d in …

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U.S. Henry Hub Natgas Prices Fall to 29-Year Low in April

 U.S. spot natural gas prices at the Henry Hub benchmark in Louisiana fell to a 29-year low in April, according to data from financial firm LSEG. Gas prices averaged $1.60 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) in April, their lowest since averaging $1.59 during the month in 1995. That compares with $2.16 in April 2023, …

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Microsoft, Brookfield to Partner on Renewable Energy Projects

By Reuters May 1, 2024 May 1 (Reuters) – Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management and technology giant Microsoft will develop new wind and solar farms in an attempt to bring over 10.5 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity, the companies said on Wednesday. The agreement provides a pathway for Brookfield to deliver the new renewable energy capacity between …

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Tesla Axes Most of Supercharger Team in Blow to Other Automakers

Ford, GM, other carmakers in midst of tapping into Tesla plugs Decision said to slow growth of network; some may be rehired Bloomberg Tesla Inc. eliminated almost its entire Supercharger organization, which has built a vast network of public charging stations that virtually every major automaker is in the process of tapping into in the US. …

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U.S. Lawmakers Condemn Oil Industry’s ‘Deception’ on Climate Action

The report, which completes an investigation started nearly three years ago, includes the release of internal corporate documents. Democratic lawmakers in the US lambasted oil companies in a new report on Tuesday, claiming that the industry has engaged in “an elaborate campaign of deception and doublespeak” to forestall meaningful climate action and sustain their outsized …

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TotalEnergies Talks Up New York Listing With Sector Abuzz About Switches

Total Talks Up New York Listing With Sector Abuzz About Switches Shell, Glencore already subject of speculation over move to US ESG more important to European investors than on Wall Street TotalEnergies SE is increasingly making noise about moving its stock listing to New York, adding to chatter around European giants potentially being lured by US investors’ …

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PG&E in Talks with KKR to Sell Minority Stake in Power Unit

California regulators poised to reject PG&E’s proposed sale PG&E says transaction would help improve credit profile PG&E Corp. is in talks to sell a minority stake in its power generation business to investment firm KKR & Co., a transaction regulators have signaled they don’t intend to support. The California utility announced it would sell the stake in its hydroelectric, natural gas, …

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