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Supermajors Still Struggling Despite Oil Price Recovery

Aug 28, 2020 at 09:26 | Robert Rapier

The global COVID-19 pandemic led to an abysmal second quarter for the earnings of U.S. oil companies, but oil prices themselves staged a recovery during the quarter.

Gulf Coast Refineries Restart After Hurricane Scare

Aug 28, 2020 at 08:57 | Josh Owens

Refineries along the Gulf Coast began to restart a day after hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana, most of them only suffering minimal or no damage.

The U.S. Energy Storage Boom Is About To Begin

Aug 27, 2020 at 17:51 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The rise of renewable energy sources and the decarbonization of the grid will need new energy storage installations in the coming years to provide flexible energy and capacity.…

Electric Ships Are Pushing The Boundaries Of Batteries

Aug 27, 2020 at 17:10 | Irina Slav

Maritime transport is one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels and, as such, a natural target for those looking for cleaner alternatives. Making ships electric was a…

Why Shale Executives Should Jump On The ESG Trend Now

Aug 27, 2020 at 16:31 | Haley Zaremba

ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance), like pretty much everything else in this increasingly partisan world, has become an extremely divisive topic in the business sector. While many…

China Looks To Dive Into The American EV Market

Aug 27, 2020 at 15:06 | Safehaven.com

A brand new electric car is preparing to hit the U.S. and it’s either going to take EVs by storm because it’s super cheap, or it’s going to…

Hydrogen Is Cleaning Up One Of The World’s Dirtiest Industries

Aug 27, 2020 at 13:02 | Haley Zaremba

Acceptance is the first step to recovery. One of the world’s dirtiest industries seems to have taken this tenet of the 12-step program to heart. It knows it…

Putin Would Like To See Oil Prices Above $46 Per Barrel

Aug 27, 2020 at 12:00 | Tsvetana Paraskova

It would be better for Russia if oil prices were higher than $46 a barrel, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. In an interview with Russian TV channel Rossiya,…

India Stops Oil Purchases From China

Aug 27, 2020 at 11:15 | Irina Slav

Indian refiners have stopped buying crude oil from Chinese sellers, according to a Reuters report that cited unnamed sources. The move, according to the report, comes as a result…

Are We Prepared For The Smart City Revolution?

Aug 27, 2020 at 10:48 | Michael Kern

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the entire world upside-down, but it has also highlighted some of our biggest shortcomings. From energy usage to infrastructure and public policy, there…

Oil Major Equinor Stops Drilling In U.S. Shale Patch

Aug 27, 2020 at 08:27 | Irina Slav

Norway's Equinor will not drill any more wells in the U.S. shale patch this year as it adjusts to a lower-for-longer oil price environment, a spokesperson for the company said…

Hurricane Laura Makes Landfall In Oil Heartland

Aug 27, 2020 at 07:41 | Tom Kool

Laura made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in southwestern Louisiana near Cameron, with wind speeds reaching 150 mph and torrential rains drowning the coastal line. Ahead of Laura’s…

3 Oil Majors That Bet Big On Renewables

Aug 26, 2020 at 17:17 | Alex Kimani

Big Oil has frequently been chided for merely trying to burnish its green credentials, and so far, it has done little to convince us that it is truly…

Iran Fast Tracks Development Of Huge West Karoun Oil Field

Aug 26, 2020 at 16:57 | Simon Watkins

One of the three key priorities for Iran – along with completing all of the phases on its supergiant South Pars natural gas field and expanding its value-added petrochemicals sector…

U.S. Pushes Iraq To Cut Energy Dependence On Iran

Aug 26, 2020 at 16:27 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The U.S. work to have Iran’s influence on Iraq’s energy sector reduced made progress last week when Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi visited Washington for high-level meetings with…

Intense Competition Forces Western Refiners To Reinvent Themselves

Aug 26, 2020 at 15:39 | Alex Kimani

The Covid-19 pandemic and the oil crisis have taken a heavy toll on demand for transport fuels such as gasoline and jet fuel leading to severe margin compression for refineries.…

U.S. LNG Exporters Are Adding Capacity Despite A Plunge In Demand

Aug 26, 2020 at 14:55 | Irina Slav

In a world awash in LNG, any news about more production capacity sounds illogical. Nevertheless, this is what U.S. energy companies are doing: they are boosting their production and export…

U.S. Natural Gas Power Generation Hits Record

Aug 26, 2020 at 12:20 | Tsvetana Paraskova

Increased electricity demand amid higher summer temperatures and lower natural gas prices sent natural gas-fired power generation in the Lower 48 states to a record 36 gigawatts (GW) on July…

When Will Refining Margins Begin To Recover?

Aug 26, 2020 at 11:25 | Irina Slav

There has been a slew of positive signs from the upstream industry: U.S. producers restarting shut-in wells in the shale patch, OPEC+ easing production cuts as they see…

Elon Musk Hints At Electric Jet Battery

Aug 26, 2020 at 11:05 | Julianne Geiger

It has been the bane of the electric vehicle revolution’s hopes—insufficient battery life. But now, Elon Musk has hinted that he might just have a solution to the thing that…

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