The Trump administration is considering several executive orders aimed at speeding up the construction of nuclear power plants to help meet rising electricity demand, according to drafts reviewed by The New York […]
Solar Gets Cheaper, Systems Get Bigger: EnergySage Report Maps A Shifting Market
The 20th edition of EnergySage’s Solar & Storage Marketplace Report offers a comprehensive look at the residential solar and storage sector in the US during a turbulent 2024. Drawing from thousands of […]
US Oil Drillers Slow Activity As Prices Hurt, Even in Permian
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States slipped this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, following a 3-rig decrease […]
Waxy and I Know It – An Insider’s Guide to the Uinta Basin’s Rock, Reserves and Growth Potential
In just a few years, the Uinta Basin has morphed from a quirky, waxy-crude curiosity to a burgeoning shale play with production north of 170 Mb/d and initial production (IP) rates that […]
I’m Back (Back in the LNG Groove) – How Woodside’s FID on Louisiana LNG Shakes Things Up
Woodside Energy’s final investment decision (FID) on the $17.5 billion Louisiana LNG terminal was a stunner. For one thing, only 1 million metric tons per annum (MMtpa) of the project’s 16.5 MMtpa […]
Should’ve Been a Cowboy – E&Ps See Hope in Western Haynesville, But Success Is No Sure Thing
Much like a cowboy venturing into uncharted territory, E&Ps are roaming Northeast Texas and the far-western sections of the Haynesville Shale in search of more natural gas. It’s a challenging adventure, and […]
EU Ignores EV Sales Data, Waters Down Requirements
The European Union (EU) has really dropped the ball. I’m not sure who exactly got to EU decision makers, or how they convinced these people to go backward when things were going […]
China’s year-to-date irradiance up 30% as aerosols drop
In another weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that a significant reduction in airborne pollutants has contributed to year-to-date irradiance in some parts of China being up to […]
U.S. Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Takes Off As New Capacity Comes Online
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production is growing in the United States as new capacity comes online. U.S. production of Other Biofuels, the category we use to capture SAF in our Petroleum Supply Monthly, approximately […]
Germany Sees Slump in Wind and Solar Generation
Germany’s wind and solar power output has slumped to the lowest in ten years since the start of the year, at just 80 TWh over the first four months of 2025, data […]
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