Tuesday, July 14, 2026
To go electric, America needs more mines. Can it build them?- oil and gas 360

To go electric, America needs more mines. Can it build them?

Reuters Last September, in the arid hills of northern Nevada, a cluster of flowers found nowhere else on earth died mysteriously overnight. Conservationists were quick to suspect ioneer Ltd, an Australian firm that wants to mine the lithium that lies beneath the flowers for use in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. One conservation group alleged in a lawsuit that the flowers,

Texas electricity firm files for bankruptcy citing $1.8 billion in claims from grid operator- oil and gas 360

Texas electricity firm files for bankruptcy citing $1.8 billion in claims from grid operator

Reuters HOUSTON- Texas’s largest and oldest electric power cooperative on Monday filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court in Houston, citing a disputed $1.8 billion bill from the state’s grid operator. Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Inc, which supplies electricity to more than 660,000 consumers across the state, is one of dozens of providers facing enormous charges stemming from a severe

Oil rises on vaccine optimism, U.S. stimulus

Reuters LONDON – Oil prices rose on Monday, supported by optimism about COVID-19 vaccinations, a U.S. stimulus package and growing factory activity in Europe despite coronavirus restrictions. Brent crude was up 34 cents, or 0.5%, at $64.76 a barrel by 1448 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $61.63 a barrel. Both contracts