Saturday, August 15, 2026

Texas’ New Clean Coal Plant Fuels More Oil and Gas Production

From: the San Antonio Current Last Thursday, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott attended the valve-opening ceremony of Petra Nova, a brand-new carbon capture facility outside Houston. Both politicians are established climate change skeptics and appeared excited for the $1 billion project, although not necessarily because it’s a win for the environment. While touted as proof that

Indigenous E&Ps Achieve Competition Status with IOCs in Nigeria

From The Guardian Crude Oil Production Indigenous companies are beginning to develop capacity to compete with International Oil Companies (IOCs), which have dominated the exploration and production of oil and gas in Nigeria for decades. ExxonMobil, Chevron, Total, and Shell, are some of the IOCs that partner with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), in the exploration and production of