Monday, August 10, 2026

Pennsylvania Governor Seeks Natural Gas Tax to Raise $4.5 Billion

From Reuters Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Thursday proposed a tax on extracting natural gas to pay for his plan to spend $4.5 billion over the next four years to improve the state’s infrastructure. The state legislature, however, has refused to approve the tax over the past couple of years. Wolf said Pennsylvania is the only state in the country

PDVSA Hunts for the Obscure Oil Product It Can’t Live Without

From Bloomberg Venezuela has relied on the U.S. for a bespoke refined product it desperately needs to keep its oil flowing. Now it needs to find someone else — fast. The product — known as heavy naphtha — is a custom-made product that comes only from certain refineries. Most of the time, it’s fed into reformer units to make more-valuable