Natural gas production across all major shale regions in EIA’s Drilling Productivity Report (DPR) is projected to decrease for the first time in September. Production from these seven shale regions reached a […]
US natural gas production holding steady despite low prices
Why and how is North American natural gas production not plummeting in this low price environment? I and other folks at Platts and Bentek Energy spend a considerable amount of time trying […]
Climate Boss Says EU Can Only Back A Strong Paris Deal
The EU supports a UN deal to cap global warming only if the agreement is legally binding and includes regular reviews. via Rigzone.com: Latest News Headlines http://ift.tt/1MG0cyG
Major fossil fuel-producing states rely heavily on severance taxes
Several states that produce large amounts of fossil fuels rely heavily on severance tax revenuetaxes based on the volume and/or value of oil, natural gas, coal, and other natural resources. On average, […]
This Project Taps Sea Water off Hawaii To Produce Electricity
On the Kona side of the Big Island of Hawaii, an industrial tower with a bunch of pipes is sitting amid swaying palm trees while making history. The tower has been tapping […]
Virtual Net Metering Policy Background & Tariff Summary Report
In partnership with CalSEIA and the Center for Sustainable Energy, IREC co-authored the Virtual Net Metering Policy Background and Tariff Summary report, which provides a comprehensive overview of California’s multi-tenant policies and […]
US oil rigs increase by two as drillers prop up vertical units
U.S. drillers put two oil rigs back to work this week, Baker Hughes said Friday, marking the rig count’s fifth consecutive weekly gain. via Fuel Fix http://ift.tt/1hxlkdA
Oil exports could mean more production — and pollution
The report from the liberal Center for American Progress is the first to broadly examine the environmental consequences of a big shift in U.S. oil trade policy, coming as Congress nears a […]
A Novel Way to Pull CO2 Out of the Air and Turn It Into Jetliners
Professor Stuart Licht has invented a process that can essentially make airplanes and wind turbines out of thin air. Licht, a chemistry professor at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., has designed […]
Troubles With America’s First Clean Coal Plant Put Mississippi Power ‘on the Brink of Bankruptcy’
Months after a landmark carbon capture project in Illinois was scrapped after losing government funding, the builder of America’s first commercial-scale clean coal project in Kemper County, Mississippi is facing financial troubles […]