Tuesday, March 18, 2025
U.S. grants $1.1 bln to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open- oil and gas 360

U.S. grants $1.1 bln to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open

Reuters The Biden administration said on Monday it has approved conditional funding of up to $1.1 billion to prevent the closure of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant near Santa Barbara as part of the national effort to fight climate change.   The Pacific Gas & Electric plant, which was set to fully shut in 2025, applied for funding in the initial phase

Is the Eagle Ford shale play getting a second wind?- oil and gas 360

Is the Eagle Ford shale play getting a second wind?

Oil Price Over the last year, the Eagle Ford Shale play has seen a lot of renewed interest in investment as well as M&A activity. Just this November, Marathon Oil Company, (NYSE:MRO) announced in their quarterly earnings call they had acquired the Eagle Ford assets of privately held Ensign Natural Resources. For a sales price of ~$3.0 bn in a

COP27 delegates agree to loss-and-damage fund for developing nations- oil and gas 360

COP27 delegates agree to loss-and-damage fund for developing nations

Oil Price After extensive discussions, the delegates at the COP27 summit agreed to set up a loss-and-damage fund to help emerging economies tackle the effects of climate change that have hit them disproportionately.   The agreement, although hailed as a step in the right direction, was reached at the expense of stricter emission reduction targets, for which environmentalists had been

Zephyr Energy commences drilling operations in Utah’s Paradox Basin- oil and gas 360

Zephyr Energy commences drilling operations in Utah’s Paradox Basin

World Oil (WO) — Zephyr Energy Plc, the Rocky Mountain oil and gas company focused on responsible resource development and carbon-neutral operations, announce on Monday that drilling operations have commenced on the State 36-2 LNW-CC well at its flagship project in the Paradox Basin, Utah. “The commencement of drilling of the State 36-2 LNW-CC well is another landmark moment for the

Saudi Arabia eyes OPEC+ production increase - WSJ- oil and gas 360

Saudi Arabia eyes OPEC+ production increase – WSJ

Investing Saudi Arabia and other OPEC oil producers are discussing an output increase, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing unidentified delegates within the group.   An increase of up to 500,000 barrels per day is now under discussion for OPEC+’s Dec. 4 meeting, the report said. Oil prices, which were already down on the day, fell more than