California destroying its energy sector
Phillips 66 will close its Los Angeles-area refinery in 2025, affecting 600 employees and reducing California's gasoline production by 8%. Chevron announced its relocation to Texas due to California's strict regulations and climate policies, citing economic harm. California's environmental regulations, including unique fuel standards and cap-and-trade programs, have...
energy infrastructure
On August 6th, the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $2.2 billion to eight energy projects aiming to upgrade and reinforce energy infrastructure across 18 U.S. states. This $2B energy infrastructure investment is designed to enhance the U.S. power grid's resilience against extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, elevated heat...
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Expansion
As the U.S. pursues a green energy transition, some of the most polluting industries are feeling the pressure to decarbonize. The aviation sector continues to rely heavily on fossil fuels to power flights, making it a hard-to-abate industry. As the sector strives to reduce and offset emissions, an increasing...
Yes, LNG is Cleaner Than Coal
Robert Howarth's study claims LNG has a 33% larger emissions footprint than coal over 20 years, but its assumptions are controversial. The debate centers around methane’s short-term potency vs. its lower concentration and quicker breakdown compared to CO2. Industry experts argue that Howarth's conclusions are based on worst-case...
U.S. energy infrastructure resilience
As the U.S. faces more severe hurricanes, the robustness of the country’s energy infrastructure is once again being called into question. During extreme weather events, residents across the most affected regions are often plunged into darkness, uncertain when their electricity will return. Years of underinvestment in the U.S. transmission...
Submitted by guest writer Daniel Benjamin The onshore oil and gas sector, long seen as a cornerstone of energy production, is undergoing a significant transformation. With evolving technologies, shifting regulatory landscapes, and increasing environmental concerns, the way projects are planned and executed is rapidly changing. These emerging trends are not...
hurricanes impacting oil prices
As we endure what meteorologists have predicted to be an unusually intense Atlantic hurricane season, with forecasts estimating 20 to 25 named storms (storms that reach a certain level of intensity and are given a name for tracking purposes) and a possibility of up to 30, the U.S. oil...
Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a detailed discussion on Honeywell’s Experion® Highly Augmented Lookahead Operations (HALO) Operator Advisor and its implementation at the Fort Hills site. This innovative technology is making significant strides in industrial operations, enhancing efficiency and sustainability. What is Honeywell’s HALO Operator Advisor? Honeywell’s HALO Operator...
Natural Gas Storage Market
Guest post by Aashi Mishra Did you know that in 2023, natural gas consumption globally reached almost 4 trillion cubic meters? The humongous production of natural gas requires adequate storage. Gas is widely used in transportation, cooking, heating, and generating electricity. However, a lot of natural gas gets wasted during...
Small Business Clean Energy Growth
As the U.S. government accelerates the green transition, providing huge injections of funding into a diverse array of renewable energy sources and clean technologies, it is being supported by thousands of startups bringing entrepreneurial innovation to the sector. Small businesses are driving the clean energy revolution in the U.S.,...