(Oil & Gas 360) by Greg Barnett, MBA – If Part I explained why the U.S. needs SMRs, Part II explains how they will actually get financed, built, and replicated. Nuclear projects do not rise from enthusiasm alone. They rise from capital — and capital only flows when risk is reduced, supply chains are credible, and customers can sign multi‑decade power
(World Oil) – The National Petroleum Council (NPC) has released the first two reports in its Future Energy Systems series, outlining a suite of reforms aimed at strengthening U.S. energy reliability as electricity demand accelerates. The reports—requested by U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright—call for streamlined permitting, clearer accountability frameworks, and improved coordination between natural gas and electric market regulators. NPC Chair
(Investing)– The U.S. government is considering canceling billions of dollars in funding for clean energy programs, including awards for auto manufacturing and carbon capture, according to a list of targeted projects seen by Reuters. Projects on the list include two major direct air capture hubs that received billion-dollar awards from former President Joe Biden’s administration, including one that involves oil
(Oil Price)– Plutonium material from dismantled U.S. nuclear warheads from the Cold War could be offered to American power firms as a fuel to potentially use in advanced nuclear technologies, under a draft plan of the Trump Administration. The U.S. does not use plutonium in nuclear power facilities. In the past, plutonium has been converted into fuel for commercial reactors
(Oil & Gas 360) – We welcome confirmed Keynote Speakers at EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment 30th Anniversary Conference, August 17-20, 2025. It’s here, login to join us. Andrew Rapp, Senior Advisor in the U.S. Department of Energy, has been confirmed as the Keynote luncheon speaker on Monday, August 18th Ron Gusek, CEO of Liberty Energy, has been confirmed
(Oil Price)– The U.S. Department of Energy has announced close to $1 billion in funding opportunities for stimulating domestic mining, processing, and manufacturing ventures involving critical minerals in a bid to reduce the country’s dependence on imports. About half of the total will be spent on battery manufacturing and recycling, despite the Trump administration’s negative attitude to electric vehicles, which drove
(Oil & Gas 360) – Qualified Investors and Analysts Can Register at No Cost at www.enercomdenver.com – Deadline to Submit One-on-One Meeting Requests to Presenting Companies is Friday, August 8th – Registration still available for EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference, featuring a broad group of public and private energy companies at www.enercomdenver.com DENVER – August 6, 2025 – EnerCom,
(Oil Price)– The U.S. Department of Energy has authorized the exchange of up to 1 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to ease the crude shortage at Exxon’s refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after quality issues with the Mars crude grade emerged last week. DOE has authorized an exchange from the SPR with ExxonMobil Corporation “to address logistical challenges impacting
(BOE Report) – The U.S. will not complete scheduled deliveries of crude oil into the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the end of the year due to maintenance, as much as seven months behind schedule, the Department of Energy said on Thursday. Former President Joe Biden’s administration scheduled 15.8 million barrels of deliveries to the SPR from January through May. So
(Oil Price) – The Department of Energy has proposed to eliminate or shrink regulations that it says would result in savings worth $11 billion and stimulate energy industry growth. The department said this was the biggest deregulation push in its history. “While it would normally take years for the Department of Energy to remove just a handful of regulations, the Trump Administration assembled
(Oil Price) – If Big Oil was starting to feel good about its government-sponsored climate-era glow-up, they may be in for a rude awakening, with the U.S. Energy Department reportedly preparing to pull the plug on nearly $10 billion in clean-energy funding, according to new memos seen by the Wall Street Journal. The DOE’s move could put everything from hydrogen hubs
(Oil Price) – Geothermal could soon be the hottest new thing in the United States energy mix. The naturally clean energy source has traditionally enjoyed broad bipartisan support in the United States, which is an increasingly impressive feat for any item of legislative interest. But while geothermal has a lot of things going for it – zero emissions, constant productivity – but it
