Dallas Fed: Trump Can Cut Red Tape, but Raising Prices Trickier
U.S. oil and gas executives expect fewer regulatory headaches under Trump but some see oil prices sliding, according to the fourth-quarter Dallas Fed Energy Survey.
Uncertainty Abounds: IRA Clean Energy Incentives Await Fate
Policy experts weigh in on the next possible steps for President Joe Biden’s signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, following the Trump-led Republican trifecta.
Pembina Closes $290MM Deal for Stake in Whitecap’s NatGas Facility
Pembina Gas Infrastructure closed a CA$420 million transaction to acquire interests in Whitecap Resources’ natural gas processing facility in Alberta, Canada.
Equinor’s Norwegian LNG Plant Likely Shuttered for a Week
An outage at Equinor’s Arctic facility, Hammerfest LNG, will temporarily close Europe’s largest LNG export facility.
One Equity Partners Completes Acquisition of EthosEnergy
Private-equity firm One Equity Partners said it purchased EthosEnergy to meet the growing maintenance needs of the gas power market.
US Oil Executives Expect Faster Permitting Under Trump, Says Dallas Fed
(Reuters) – U.S. energy executives expect faster permitting times for drilling on federal lands under President-elect Donald Trump, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas survey released on Thursday. The overall outlook brightened and activity levels increased while uncertainty declined in the final quarter of 2024, according to a December survey of 134 energy …
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Sintana Reports Two Discoveries Offshore Namibia
Sintana Energy Inc. said the Mopane-2A well found gas condensate in one reservoir and light oil in a smaller one.
Equinor Secures $3B in Financing for New York’s Empire Wind 1
Equinor’s 810-megawatt Empire Wind 1, which is scheduled to begin commercial operations in 2027, has accumulated the equivalent of about $5 billion in capital investments for the offshore New York project.
COMMENTARY: Solar and Wind Power Make Electricity More Expensive – That’s a Fact
As a new year dawns and winter takes hold, it’s worth considering the cost of energy. After a meeting in Italy last spring, the G7 countries (including Canada) pledged to triple renewable energy sources (e.g. wind, solar) globally to ensure an “affordable” energy future. But while direct costs for wind and solar are dropping, they remain expensive due …
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FERC Closes Out ’24 with Rulings to Boost LNG Supply
A trio of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorizations in the latter half of December allowed new LNG trains to begin operations or boosted gas supplies to the facilities.