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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U.S. FTC Set to Rule on Exxon’s $60 Billion Deal for Pioneer

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is set to decide whether to sue to block Exxon Mobil’s $60 billion acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources in the coming days, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Exxon complied with FTC’s second request for information at the beginning of April, triggering a 30-day period …

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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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