MarineLink Oil & Gas 360 Publishers Note: Earlier this week we ran a story about BHP exporting coke coal from Australia to Asia, and not have the fossil fuel count against the BHP Co2 emissions under their goal to carbon free operations. Here is some key tidbits from this week’s news stories: (1) Coke coal is used in making steal;
CNBC President Donald Trump will move to weaken more environmental regulations on industries if reelected in November, while work to complete Superfund cleanup projects, according to Environmental Protection Agency administrator Andrew Wheeler. The Trump administration in a second term would establish a cost-benefit analysis of any new regulation and expand the use of “science transparency” in order to justify the science behind implementing new
Natural Gas Now Oil & Gas 360 Publishers Note: Robert Bradley, Jr, Founder and CEO of the Institute for Energy Research Principal, MasterRsource: A Free-Market Energy Blog, has put a great article together on Chevron’s view on diversification into the “Greenout”. There is a right way to look at power generation – “Balanced”. Use the lowest kWh to get power
Energy Mix Report The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at the weekend said it was going to explore the future of blue hydrogen, digitalisation in the energy sector and cyber security and blockchain technology. Its Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo, said the oil and gas sector has always been keen on deploying the latest technologies to improve productivity. “The energy industry,
energy central Oil & Gas 360 Publishers Note: Paul writes an excellent article, and the world needs a balanced diet of solar, wind, nuclear, and fossil fuels to get the lowest kWh to all people around the world to help stop poverty. The US is the world’s largest producer of nuclear power, accounting for more than xx% of worldwide nuclear
MarketScreener PetroChina Co pledged on Thursday to cut emissions to near zero by 2050, as it reported a plunge to a first-half net loss of 29.98 billion yuan ($4.36 billion) on lower oil prices and a hit to demand from the COVID-19 crisis. Asia’s largest oil and gas producer vowed to boost clean energy investments over the next five years,
Early retirements are the result of market rules that favor polluting power plants over ca…
TheAdvocate The Morrison government says a new fund will encourage investment in power generation, storage and transmission and push down prices. Energy Minister Angus Taylor on Thursday introduced draft laws allowing the next step for his underwriting new generation investments program to occur through a $1 billion fund. Under its existing rules the Clean Energy Finance Corporation can only invest
Reuters LONDON/BRUSSELS – A European Union goal to boost the use of zero-carbon hydrogen is likely to be a pipe dream unless the bloc can find billions in investment and persuade member states, under strain from the pandemic hit to their economies, to give their backing. Last month, the European Commission mapped out a plan to expand the production and
Energy Central IDAHO FALLS – Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA) has initiated contract negotiations with a team led by Bechtel National Inc. to support the design and build phase of the Versatile Test Reactor, a one-of-a-kind facility that would support research and development of innovative, clean nuclear energy technologies. The BNI team also includes TerraPower and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. The announcement comes after BEA, the contractor that
360 Feed Wire RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION (NYSE: RRC) (“Range” or the “Company”) announced the publication of an updated Corporate Sustainability Report today. The 2020 Corporate Sustainability Report covers a broader and deeper set of topics, with a focus on a material set of issues for the business and key stakeholders, underscoring the Company’s commitment to increased transparency around these important initiatives. “We have made
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. , Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Duke Energy Florida plans to add thr…
