Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Texas is leading the U.S. green energy expansion- oil and gas 360

Texas is leading the U.S. green energy expansion

(Oil Price) – Texas is not only the biggest oil and gas producing state in the U.S.—it leads America’s renewable energy and battery capacity additions, outshining California, Florida, Arizona, and Colorado. Abundant wind and solar resources have made Texas a powerhouse in renewable energy installations, while battery storage capacity has also surged in recent years to support the clean energy rollout

The global electricity price divide: Who pays the most?- oil and gas 360

The global electricity price divide: Who pays the most?

(Oil Price) – Electricity prices were a popular topic in global headlines in 2024. President-elect Donald Trump ran a campaign based on promises to slash energy prices for United States consumers. Ukraine is facing a brutal winter with punishing electricity costs on top of its already stressed and war-stricken economy. Europe is facing ever-higher rates of energy poverty and is desperately seeking solutions. But while problems surrounding

Biden’s transition loan rush hits $38 billion- oil and gas 360

Biden’s transition loan rush hits $38 billion

A rush by the Department of Energy to distribute as many transition loans as possible before Trump takes office has resulted in over $38 billion in loans being issued since the November elections. For context, the total commitments since the passing of the IRA have amounted to $54 billion in loans and loan guarantees. The Financial Times reported the number,

Turkey aims to increase Syria oil and natural gas production-oil and gas 360

Turkey aims to increase Syria oil and natural gas production

(World Oil) – Turkey said it wants to help increase oil and natural gas production in Syria, the latest step in Ankara’s overtures for deeper involvement in the reconstruction of the war-torn country. Turkish authorities are also working on ways to meet Syria’s electricity needs after more than a decade of conflict damaged the country’s infrastructure, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan

Data centers are eating the grid alive- oil and gas 360

Data centers are eating the grid alive

(Oil Price) – The future of data centers is about to make a huge draw on the power grid. According to a DOE-backed report from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, U.S. data center energy use could nearly triple by 2028, eating up as much as 12% of the country’s electricity. Why? Blame AI and its insatiable hunger for powerful chips and energy-guzzling

US Energy Department identifies three priority regions for electric transmission boost- oil and gas 360

US Energy Department identifies three priority regions for electric transmission boost

(Investing) – WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy has zeroed in on three regions of the country it has determined are in major need of new electric transmission infrastructure and eligible for future federal funding, it announced on Monday. The DOE selected Lake Erie-Canada, including parts of Lake Erie and Pennsylvania; the Southwestern Grid Connector, including parts of Colorado, New

Nabors, e2Companies to collaborate on oilfield integrated power solutions- oil and gas 360

Nabors, e2Companies to collaborate on oilfield integrated power solutions

(World Oil) – e2Companies has announced a strategic collaboration with Nabors that will expand business opportunities for integrated power solutions in the oilfield and broader energy markets. By combining Nabors’ global expertise and relationships in oil and gas with e2Companies’ Virtual Utility®, the companies aim to develop and market tailored solutions for the unique demands of the oilfield and assess

World coal demand and exports set for new record highs in 2024- oil and gas 360

World coal demand and exports set for new record highs in 2024

(Oil Price) – The world’s consumption and exports of thermal coal are expected to rise this year from 2023 to hit fresh record-highs, according to export and power generation data cited by Reuters columnist Gavin Maguire. Coal-fired electricity generation has increased so far this year by 2% compared to 2023, to hit new highs as power demand in emerging markets grows. Coal power

US utilities boosting capex plans to meet demand from power-guzzling sectors- oil and gas 360

US utilities boosting capex plans to meet demand from power-guzzling sectors

(BOE Report) – Major U.S. utilities are expected to spend heavily on upgrading their electric lines and grids over the next five years to cater to power-hungry sectors, although experts worry that their plans to raise rates sharply to offset higher costs may face regulatory hurdles. In the past few weeks, about nine utilities had raised their capital expenditure forecast by

Paying to freeze in the dark part of England's energy plan-oil and gas 360

Paying to freeze in the dark part of England’s energy plan

(Oil & Gas 360) – Home to some of the highest electricity prices on the planet, England is promoting a Demand Side Response (DSR) program to incentivize people to “adjust” their electricity consumption at peak periods. Incentives include coupons for consumer goods and credits on people’s credit cards with similar incentives for businesses as well. DSR skeptics say the program isn’t

How to prepare the “Largest machine in the world” for AI- oil and gas 360

How to prepare the “Largest machine in the world” for AI

(Oil & Gas 360) – As Artificial Intelligence (AI) expands to potentially revolutionize every aspect of human existence, the expected electrical demands required by the power devouring technology in its earliest stages present a formidable planning and financing challenge for utilities and other power plant developers. The so-called electrical boom, the result of everything from growing economies and populations, cloud computing

Euro carmakers want to pump brakes on EV mandates- oil and gas 360

Euro carmakers want to pump brakes on EV mandates

(Oil & Gas 360) – Earlier this week, the world-famous Paris Auto Show saw some international political heft inserted into its usual line-up of fast cars over the European Union’s electric vehicle (EV) mandates. BMW’s CEO Oliver Zipse warned that EU efforts to virtually eliminate the production of internal combustion engines (ICE) and diesel-powered vehicles over the next ten years