Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Texas is leading the U.S. green energy expansion- oil and gas 360

Texas is leading the U.S. green energy expansion

(Oil Price) – Texas is not only the biggest oil and gas producing state in the U.S.—it leads America’s renewable energy and battery capacity additions, outshining California, Florida, Arizona, and Colorado. Abundant wind and solar resources have made Texas a powerhouse in renewable energy installations, while battery storage capacity has also surged in recent years to support the clean energy rollout

US Senate panel to hold hearings on Trump energy picks next week- oil and gas 360

US Senate panel to hold hearings on Trump energy picks next week

(Investing) – WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate energy committee will hold nomination hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for energy roles on Tuesday and Wednesday next week, the panel’s chairman said on Thursday. The committee will hold a hearing to consider Doug Burgum, Trump’s nominee to be secretary of the interior, on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 10 a.m. (1500 GMT). Burgum

Shell starts production at Whale in the US Gulf of Mexico- oil and gas 360

Shell starts production at Whale in the US Gulf of Mexico

(Oil & Gas 360) –  January 2025- Houston− Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell), a subsidiary of Shell plc, announced that production has started at the Shell-operated Whale floating production facility in the Gulf of Mexico. Whale replicates the simplified, cost-efficient host design of the Vito platform, which began production in early 2023. The Whale development is owned by Shell Offshore Inc. (60%, operator) and

SLB awarded multi-region contracts by Shell to deploy AI-enhanced deepwater drilling- oil and gas 360

SLB awarded multi-region contracts by Shell to deploy AI-enhanced deepwater drilling

(World Oil) – SLB has been awarded a series of major drilling contracts by Shell to support capital-efficient energy development across its deep- and ultra-deepwater assets in the UK North Sea, Trinidad and Tobago, the Gulf of Mexico and others. The projects, which will be delivered over a three-year timeframe, will combine SLB’s AI-enabled digital drilling capabilities with its expertise in