Freeport LNG’s Texas Plant Back in Production Post Winter Disruption
vWiner storm Enzo knocked out the Quintana Island, Texas plant’s electrical supply on Jan. 21.
First Ammonia Awards FEED Contract to Worley for Gulf Coast Facility
First Ammonia awarded a FEED contract to Worley for its electric ammonia facility in Victoria, Texas, along the Gulf Coast.
What It Means When Trump Declares a National Energy Emergency
Donald Trump made liberal use of emergency powers during his first stint as US president and is employing the same playbook this time around. Just hours after being sworn into office for a second term, he declared that the domestic energy landscape and situation at the border with Mexico constitute national emergencies. By designating something …
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Inside Ineos’ US E&P Business Plan: Buy, Build, Buy
The E&P chief of U.K.’s Ineos says its oily Eagle Ford Shale acquisition in 2023 has been a profitable platform entry for its new U.S. upstream business unit. And it wants more.
U.S. Reinstates Certificate for Williams’ Transco Pipeline’s Expansion Project
The U.S. energy regulator has reinstated the certificate for Williams Companies’ Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco) on Friday, the company said on Monday, which would allow the expansion of the project. Last year, a U.S. appeals court said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) should have better assessed the risk of significant greenhouse gas emissions, …
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EIA Sees Higher U.S. Wholesale Power Prices in 2025
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has forecast higher wholesale power prices for 2025 across the country’s regional markets, except Texas and the Northwest. Wholesale power prices could average $40 per megawatt hour (MWh) this year, rising 7% over 2024, the EIA said in a report on Monday. It forecast the average price of electricity for …
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US Natgas Prices Drop 7% on Forecasts for Warmer Weather, Lower Heating Demand
U.S. natural gas futures fell about 7% on Monday on forecasts for much warmer-than-normal weather over the next two weeks than previously expected that should keep heating demand low. Front-month gas futures for February delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 26 cents, or 6.5%, to $3.767 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) at …
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Lightsource BP Completes 187-MW Texas Solar Project
Lightsource BP’s Peacock Solar project, in San Patricio County, Texas, aims to provide power to an Exxon Mobil and Saudi Basic Industries JV’s nearby manufacturing facility.
FERC Reinstates Permit for Williams’ Mid-Atlantic Project
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s latest move allows Williams’ Transco natural gas network to continue operations after a D.C. court shot down the expansion plan.
Kissler: Can ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Trump the Inventory, Capex Constraints?
President Trump continues to push E&Ps to “drill, drill, drill,” but producing an extra 3 MMbbl/d is easier said than done.