Auto Added by WPeMatico
Bloomberg The boss of the world’s biggest oil-services company says his industry isn’t moving fast enough to do its part in the fight against global warming. SLB Chief Executive Officer Olivier Le Peuch said he and his peers have a responsibility to find ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from drilling, fracking and pumping. Yet progress during …
Oil Industry Criticized From Within Over Climate Efforts Read More »
Summary China 5% growth target lacks concrete stimulus plans Investors on alert for U.S. rate cut signals Some oil supply tightness with OPEC+ cut extension LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) – Oil prices rebounded slightly on Wednesday after four days of declines as signs of supply tightness amid output cuts by major producers overrode demand concerns …
Oil Up as OPEC+ Cuts Override China, US Demand Concerns Read More »
Reuters (Reuters) – The U.S. solar industry is expected to continue its momentum in 2024 after accounting for over 50% of new electricity capacity additions to the grid last year, according to a report published by Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association on Wednesday. Companies and residents have aimed to capitalize on U.S. …
US Solar Installations to Benefit from Inflation Reduction Act in 2024, Report Says Read More »
A possible re-imposition of U.S. oil sanctions on Venezuela next month would stagnate the OPEC-member country’s crude output, wiping out the small gains it has achieved in recent years, analysts said on Tuesday. Washington has said it will allow to expire a temporary license it granted last year to Venezuela as part of negotiations for …
Return of U.S. Oil Sanctions Would Clip Venezuela’s Output Gains Read More »
(Reuters) – The Biden administration’s decision to exclude the existing U.S. fleet of natural gas power plants from upcoming carbon emissions regulations raises questions over the nation’s ability to meet its climate goals, according to researchers. Cleaning up the U.S. power industry, source of about a quarter of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, has been …
Biden’s Scaled-Back Power Rule Raises Doubts Over U.S. Climate Target Read More »
The United States may sell its 1 million barrel Northeast gasoline reserve in fiscal year 2024, according to the draft text of a funding bill released on Sunday. The reserve, first established in 2014 after Superstorm Sandy left motorists in the northeastern United States without fuel, is located in New York Harbor, New York, Boston, …
U.S. Considers Selling Northeast Gasoline Reserve in 2024 in Draft Bill Read More »
U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 6% to a three-week high on Monday as producers cut output after prices collapsed to a 3-1/2-year low in recent weeks. Front-month gas futures for April delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 11.7 cents, or 6.4%, to $1.952 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) at 1:05 p.m. …
U.S. Natgas Prices Jump 6% to 3-week High as Output Drops Read More »
U.S. natural gas producers are curbing their output and spending on drilling activity as an oversupplied market has brought the prices of the commodity down to multi-decade lows. In recent months, gas prices have dropped on near-record output and low heating demand from a mild winter, leaving ample amounts of gas in storage. Below is …
U.S. Natgas Producers Cut Spending, Output to Cope with Low Prices Read More »
By David Fickling David Fickling is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering energy and commodities. Previously, he worked for Bloomberg News, the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times. Think of an iconic image of the petroleum age, and you may well be picturing a fountain of crude spouting hundreds of feet into the air, scattering …
Hydrogen Wildcatters Still Need to Find Their First Gusher Read More »
It was the day before Joe Biden’s inauguration as US president, and the man who would become one of his top diplomats was already plotting how to return the US to an international fight against climate change it had ceded four years earlier. With Covid-19 still raging, John Kerry huddled in a Maryland backyard with at least …
Kerry Bows Out as Man Asked to Repair U.S. Climate Reputation Read More »
