US Energy Council Chief Says Power Plants to Produce 15% More Electricity

(Reuters) – U.S. Interior Secretary and co-chair of a new White House energy council Doug Burgum on Friday called for every U.S. power plant to produce 10-15% more electricity to meet the growing energy needs to expand artificial intelligence across the United States. “Winning the AI arms race doesn’t just take software developers. It takes …

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Shell to Grow Working Interest in the Ursa Platform in Gulf of America

HOUSTON, Feb. 21, 2025 /CNW/ — Shell Offshore Inc. and Shell Pipeline Company (SPLC), subsidiaries of Shell plc (Shell), have signed an agreement to increase their stake in the Ursa platform in the Gulf of America. This will increase Shell’s working interest (WI) in its operated Ursa platform, pipeline, and associated fields from 45.3884% to a maximum of 61.35%, …

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US NatGas Prices Jump 6% to 25-Month High on Frozen Wells, Record LNG Flows

(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures jumped about 6% to a 25-month high on Friday as extreme cold over the past couple of weeks cut output by freezing wells and as gas flows to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants hit record highs. In addition, traders noted that colder temperatures than normal so far this …

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