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ENERGY NEWSLINKS
SunPower Files for Bankruptcy, Latest Blow for Troubled Solar Industry. The solar installer filed for bankruptcy on Monday as the sector battles rising inventory levels and overall weakness in the solar market.
Oil-Field Service Companies Ask: Where Did All the Wildcatters Go? Drilling activity is weak in the U.S., but service companies’ margins remain strong - WSJ 7.20.24
A Conservative Farm Town Went Green Without Really Trying Tiny Morris, Minn., adopted wind turbines, solar panels and composting to save money, not the planet - and now it has become a model for other rural towns - WSJ 7.3.24
Exclusive: Shell's U.S. solar unit launches asset sale, sources say - Reuters 2.28.24
Record year for wind farms raises hope for EU green energy goals - Reuters 2.27.24
Oil futures set another round of 5-month highs on supply-demand risks - Barron's 3.19.24
Rising oil prices cause pain at the pump: AAA - Fox 9.15.23
Why oil is back to $90 a barrel - Financial Times 9.15.23
Oil set for third straight weekly gain on tight supply and China optimism - Reuters 9.15.23
Russia Raises Oil Export Duty Again on Back of Surging Prices - Bloomberg 9.15.23
Qatar Energy raises Nov al-Shaheen oil term price to highest this year, sources say - Reuters 9.15.23
U.S. seizes nearly a million barrels of oil over Iran oil sanction violations; The Department of Justice announced Friday the first successful disruption of a multimillion-dollar shipment of sanctioned Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps oil. More than 980,000 barrels were seized. - UPI 9.8.23
Storms, Labor Day travel could bring gas price stability to an end - UPI 8.28.23
Biden admin's latest home appliance crackdown: ceiling fans; Department of Energy wants ceiling fans to be more energy efficient - Fox 8.25.23
Solar power to the rescue as Europe's energy system weathers extreme heat - Reuters 8.9.23
Draft environmental study on Dakota Access pipeline expected in fall - US Army Corps - Reuters 8.24.23
‘I was not aware’: Fast-growing solar industry causing headaches for some, savings for others - WPRI 8.9.23
Oil rises as dollar eases, China seeks to soothe economic woes - Reuters 8.17.23
Energy-saving airlift prototype to be built by JetZero for Air Force - Air Force Times 8.16.23
Oil Climbs, Stocks Fall in Muted Trading; Some traders brace for risks in Thursday’s inflation data - WSJ 8.9.23
The Energy Transition Will Be a Wild Ride. We Don’t Have a Road Map. - Barron's 8.5.23
Oil edges up on higher U.S. economic growth outlook; China import slump weighs - Reuters 8.8.23
The Energy Transition Will Be a Wild Ride. We Don’t Have a Road Map. - Barron's 8.5.23
Big Oil’s Talent Crisis: High Salaries Are No Longer Enough; Energy companies scramble to attract engineers as young workers fret over climate and job security - WSJ 8.6.23
VIDEO: China Dominates Solar. Does the U.S. Stand a Chance? China now controls over 80% of the global solar panel supply chain, while the U.S. manufactures virtually none of the required components. - WSJ 7.23.23
VIDEO: Can Solar Energy Save the Crumbling Electric Grid During Heatwaves? - WSJ 7.14.23
Oil prices fall, but post longest streak of weekly gains since April - MarketWatch 7.14.23
Iraq Tests U.S. Sanctions With Oil-for-Gas Deal With Iran; Barter plan comes after Tehran cut natural-gas supplies, plunging Iraq into blackouts and electricity shortages - WSJ 7.14.23
Better Dividend Buy: Devon Energy vs. Chevron vs. Enterprise Products Partners - Motley Fool 7.15.23
Tesla charging technology put on fast track to become U.S. standard - Reuters 6.27.23
Oil ticks up as drop in US crude and gasoline stocks exceeds view - Reuters 6.27.23
Oil gains for the week as supply cuts balance demand concerns; Oil rose on Friday and posted a weekly gain, as higher Chinese demand and OPEC+ supply cuts lifted prices, despite expected weakness - Reuters 6.16.23
Oil prices settle at their highest in a week as traders weigh prospects for energy demand; Natural-gas futures up over 8% after a smaller-than-expected weekly rise in U.S. stockpiles - MarkeWatch 6.15.23
Oil prices settle down 4% on jitters ahead of US Fed meeting - Reuters 6.12.23
Pakistan PM says first discounted Russian crude oil cargo arrives in Karachi - Reuters 6.12.23
Goldman Sachs slashes oil price forecast by nearly 10% as Russian supply recovers - CNBC 6.12.23
Oil Prices Dive After Report of U.S.-Iran Talks - WSJ 6.9.23
Oil prices could soar higher as Russia, others shrug off criticism from Biden administration; Voluntary cuts made earlier this year sent prices $9 higher to $87 per barrel - Fox Business 6.4.23
Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Output After OPEC Clash; Saudi Arabia said it would make a voluntary cut of 1 million barrels a day as part of a deal between OPEC and its allies after hours of wrangling over the cartel’s production plan. - WSJ 6.4.23
Saudi Arabia cuts oil output by 1 million barrels per day to boost sagging prices - Washington Examiner 6.4.23
10 Stocks to Play a Resurgent Energy Sector, From Our Roundtable Experts; Our energy roundtable predicts higher crude prices as global demand grows. What’s ahead for shale, energy transition. - Barron's 5.18.23
U.S. appears poised to approve new oil drilling in Alaska; Interior Department says no final decision had been made - UPI 2.2.23
Shell Posts Record $42 Billion Profit; Shell became the latest oil giant to post a record annual profit last year, joining U.S. peers in surging back from early pandemic losses on soaring energy prices. - WSJ 2.2.23
USDA announces $2.7 billion for rural electric grids - UPI 1.30.23
New China Rule Threatens to Disrupt U.S. Solar Ambitions; A plan by China to restrict exports of key solar manufacturing technology could delay attempts to build up a domestic solar supply chain in the U.S., industry experts say. - WSJ 1.31.23
Why an Arctic Treasure Is Spurring Hope and Dread: A Swedish mining company says it has located a coveted resource: Europe’s biggest cache of minerals used for making electronics and green technology. - WSJ 1.31.23
Exxon planning largest hydrogen production facility in the world; French company Technip Energies secured a preliminary contract to start planning the facility. - UPI 1.30.23
Storm cuts U.S. oil, gas, power output, sending prices higher - Reuters 12.23.22
Oil Prices Climb as OPEC Agrees Small Output Cut - Barron's 9.5.22
Natural Gas Prices Spike Over Pipeline Woes - Barron's 9.5.22
Russia's Gazprom tells European buyers gas supply halt beyond its control; Russia's Gazprom has told customers in Europe it cannot guarantee gas supplies because of "extraordinary" circumstances, according to a letter seen by Reuters, upping the ante in an economic tit-for-tat with the West over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. - Reuters 7.18.22
Europe Fears Economic Fallout if Russian Gas Outage Drags On; European officials and executives are in suspense this week about whether Russia will resume the flow of natural gas through the Nord Stream pipeline, as worries about potential shortages and rationing rise. - WSJ 7.18.22
ERCOT Issues Conservation Appeal to Texans and Texas Businesses - ERCOT 7.11.22
Did Russian hackers blow up a Texas LNG pipeline on June 8? - Washington Examiner 6.21.22
U.S. In Talks With Europeans On Ways To Limit Russian Oil Revenues, U.S. Treasury Secretary Says - RFE/RL 6.7.22
Russia and Saudi Arabia Dominate Global Energy. Is There Room for Washington? Saudi Arabia’s energy alliance with Russia has become the predominant factor in today’s global energy market - Barron's 6.7.22
Biden Administration Resumes Oil Leases on Federal Land - WSJ 4.14.22
U.S. oil drilling, output moving higher with energy prices - Reuters 4.14.22
U.S. and Allies Agree to Largest Oil Release in History to Combat Putin’s War - DOE 4.7.22
Conversion of Sewage Sludge to combined heat and power: Modeling and optimization - Smart Energy 2.1.22
Russia's Gazprom tells European buyers gas supply halt beyond its control; Russia's Gazprom has told customers in Europe it cannot guarantee gas supplies because of "extraordinary" circumstances, according to a letter seen by Reuters, upping the ante in an economic tit-for-tat with the West over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. - Reuters 7.18.22
Europe Fears Economic Fallout if Russian Gas Outage Drags On; European officials and executives are in suspense this week about whether Russia will resume the flow of natural gas through the Nord Stream pipeline, as worries about potential shortages and rationing rise. - WSJ 7.18.22
Biden Administration Resumes Oil Leases on Federal Land - WSJ 4.14.22
U.S. oil drilling, output moving higher with energy prices - Reuters 4.14.22
Biden administration may release a million barrels of oil daily from U.S. reserves: report - Fox 3.30.22
Ukraine War Drives Up Cost of Wind, Solar Power "Greenflation" was already a problem for wind and solar power. Russia’s attack on Ukraine is driving up costs even more. - WSJ 3.27.22
Oil Prices Stay High as Russian Crude Shortage Hits Market; The de facto buyers’ strike on Russian crude that began a month ago propelled oil prices to their highest levels in years. Now the real effects are starting to create a second wave of impact. - WSJ 3.27.22
Dems urge Biden to increase domestic energy production in the face of skyrocketing gas prices - Fox 3.8.22
Gasoline Prices Surge Above $4 a Gallon, With No End in Sight - WSJ 3.7.22
How Oil Giants’ Bets on Russia, Years in the Making, Crumbled in Days; Rapid pullouts by BP, Shell and Exxon after decades of cultivating close relationships show the mounting perils of doing business with Moscow. - WSJ 3.7.22
Germany’s Reliance on Russian Gas Limits Europe’s Options in Ukraine Crisis: Berlin is vulnerable if the West sanctions Russia over Ukraine and Moscow responds by cutting off natural-gas exports. - WSJ 1.23.22
Oil Prices Reach Seven-Year High on Rising Geopolitical Tensions: Crude prices rose to their highest level since the 2014 shale-induced oil crash, a milestone in a rally that is gathering momentum as geopolitical tensions threaten to knock supply. - WSJ 1.18.22
Oil prices rise to highest levels in 7 years amid supply pressures in Ukraine, Middle East - UPI 1.18.22
Ocean Energy Needs a Lift to Go Mainstream Ocean Energy Needs a Lift to Go Mainstream The technology to harvest energy from waves and tides works, but project costs will need to come down likely with government backing. - WSJ 1.3.22
ENERGY: Alternative Materials for Solar Cells - GAO 11.4.21
OIL & CLIMATE: Rising Oil Prices Put Biden in a Bind Over Climate Pledges; Agenda to stem global warming calls for shift away from fossil fuels, but also urging OPEC to increase production to ease shortages, lower prices - WSJ 11.10.21
ENERGY & BUSINESS: GE’s Power Unit Faces Rivals as Spinoff Looms The segment seeking to profit from the renewable-energy boom is described by analysts as the weakest of the three set to emerge from the conglomerate. - WSJ 11.12.21
ENERGY: Natural-Gas Supply Is Back in Balance, but Prices Are Still Swinging; Unseasonably mild weather is allowing U.S. inventories of the heating fuel to build ahead of winter. - WSJ 11.12.21
Exxon Debates Abandoning Some Oil, Gas Projects: Members of the company’s remade board of directors are questioning several major investments as the company reconsiders its investment strategy in a fast-changing energy landscape. - WSJ 10.20.21 Democrats raise proposed IRS bank reporting threshold from $600 to $10K - NY Post 10.20.21
Energy Dept. plan says 40% of U.S. power could come from solar by 2035 - UPI 9.8.21
5 Common Myths about LED Street Lighting - Energy.gov 6.6.17
[PDF] Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Natural Gas Pipeline to Germany - CRS 8.24.21
‘A Failure of Texas-Size Proportions’—State Debates How to Overhaul Power Market - WSJ
OPEC expects slower recovery for global oil demand - UPI
Oil hits five-month highs as U.S. producers cut output ahead of hurricane - Reuters
Oil giants slash production rates as they post massive writedowns - Reuters
Saudi Aramco's profit plunges, sees signs of oil market recovery - Reuters