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Japan’s Energy Policies Aim for Increased Zero-Carbon Electricity Generation

Plant Vogtle Unit 4 Begins Commercial Operation

Today In Energy: Energy Transition, Hydrogen, Kansas RNG and Integrated Drilling Services

Biofuels Industry Reacts to New Rules for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit

Brazilian Sugar Cane Arrives at American Bioethanol Plant

Today In Energy: Alaskan Women, Virtual Reality, AI and our Petro-Powered World

Namibia's NAMCOR Signs Deal with Chevron to Develop Offshore Block

U.S. Natural Gas-Fired Electricity Generation Consistently Increased in 2022 and 2023

Human Trafficking, Pornography Issues Increase in the Bakken

This Week In Energy for April 28, 2024

Lignite Energy Council Denounces EPA's Assault on North Dakota's Coal Industry

Kling Comments on FDA's Virtual Reality Initiative

Biden Administration Finalizes Power Plant Rule

Reasons Behind the Price Premium for U.S. Metallurgical Coal Exports

Today In Energy: Lithium, Russia, China and Women on the Water

Op/Ed: For Oil & Gas, Will Colorado Become the Next California?

Hess Increases Oil and Gas Production from Success in Bakken and Offshore Guyana

Low U.S. Distillate Consumption Reflects Slow Economic Activity and Biofuel Substitution

Texas Tribune Hosting Oil and Gas Conversation on May 8

Throwback Talks: Airport Run with Economist Stephen Moore

Today In Energy: Carbon Storage, STEM, OTC and the Future of Gas Station Retail

The Evolution of Carbon Capture in the Oil and Gas Industry

Increases in U.S. Residential Electricity Bills in 2023 were Outpaced by Inflation

U.S. Natural Gas Consumption Set Annual and Monthly Records During 2023

Today In Energy: Helium, Carbon Management and Women in Energy Awards

Stansberry Reflects on 10 Years of Documenting the Oil and Gas Industry

Microwave Technology May be Oil’s Next Big Thing

Drilling Productivity Report in the Short-Term Energy Outlook

Davis Refinery Project will be the World’s First Net Zero Carbon Refinery

Understanding the Role of Motor Oil in Engine Operation

Op/Ed: Global Elites have no Master Plan to Replace Crude Oil other than Lining their Wallets!

New Start Ups in Energy Growing Gas Trade

This Week In Energy for April 20, 2024

How Tires are Petroleum Powered

Hydro Power Looks to Increase in 2024

Spring Training, NFL Draft and the NBA Playoffs Signal Society's Change of Direction, Energy

Today In Energy: Independent Oil Companies, On The Set of Accidental Texan and Harold Hamm

Check Out What's Fueling NASCAR's Steady Pace and Environmental Energy

Today In Energy: Carbon Pipelines, Oil Sanctions, Supply Chain and Small Business Opportunity

China Imported Record Amounts of Crude Oil in 2023

The Different Types of Classic Car Engines

88 Energy makes Second Light Oil Discovery from Project Phoenix’s Hickory-1 well in Alaska

Tenth District Energy Activity Fell Again

Today In Energy: The Dude Abides Energy, AnnaClare Hicks Strikes Oil & Carbon Pipeline Resolution in ND

The United States Exported a Record Volume of Natural Gas in 2023

Today In Energy: An Accidental Texan, Biden's New Policy and a Complex Carbon Conversation

Saudi Arabia to Invest $1B in Reko Diq Mining Project

After Iran's Attack on Israel, some are seeing $100 Oil

US Regional Banks Dramatically Step Up Loans to Oil and Gas

The Future of Carbon Management is Here

Randy Schmidt Named as New Leader of the Burns & McDonnell Oil and Gas Terminals and Pipelines Group

This Week In Energy for April 13, 2024

New Federal Rule Says Industry Must Pay More to Drill on Federal Land

Mild Winter Weather may lead to Persistently High Nat Gas Inventories through 2025

Today In Energy: Summit Carbon Solutions, Nat Gas, Plastics and Kansas Strong

U.S. Refiners and Chemical Manufacturers Lead Hydrogen Production and Consumption

Today In Energy: Alphabet Agency Impacts, Mergers, Petro Profiles and Women in Energy Awards

Geothermal Showing It's an Emerging Energy

Kansas Strong Continues Promoting Petroleum Positively

Today In Energy: Empowering Women, Emerging Energies and Hydrogen Fuel

EIA now Publishes Interregional Renewable Diesel Rail Shipment Data

Today In Energy: Petroleum's Paradigm Shift, Contractors Suspended and Major LNG Investments

New Hires & Positions: Week of April 7, 2024

International Update on Natural Gas, Carbon Management and Working with American Energy Policy

Chris Wright, Liberty Energy's Engagement are the Talk of the Town

This Week In Energy for April 6, 2024

Supply Chain Issues Create New Opportunities for Small Business

Applied Surety Acquires Majority of Argo’s Oil, Gas, Mining, & Coal Surety Businesses

New Phishing Campaign Targets Oil & Gas with Evolved Data-Stealing Malware

Today In Energy: Doing More With Less, Gas Prices, Election Issues and Carbon Capture

Biomass Manufacturing Facilities with Capacity and Status

Chevron Acquires Stake in Liquid Carbon Capture Developer ION Clean Energy

Patel Breaks Down Recent Dallas Fed Energy Study

Today In Energy: Supply Chain Impacts, Colorado Oil Ban and New Global Projections

U.S. was the World’s Largest Liquefied Natural Gas Exporter in 2023

Beyond the Call: How America’s Natural Gas Utility Workers are Saving Lives

88 Energy Announce Oil and Gas at Discovery Well in Alaska

Op/Ed: NM Oil, Gas Boom will Continue

Coal Highlights for the Fourth Quarter 2023

U.S. Petroleum Product Exports Set Another Record High in 2023

Upholding Fossil Fuels: Ensuring Environmental Integrity and Energy Security

Political Ad Spending Turns Focus to other 2024 Races with Presidential Rematch Set

Republicans Call Out Democrats’ Political Meddling in Oil and Gas Mergers

Op/Ed: ESG Policies Continue to Fall Short of their Goals

Empire Petroleum Releases 4Q Production Numbers

Mosman Oil and Gas "Pleased with Progress" on Helium and Hydrogen Project

ENERGIES Preview: A Rebel With A Cause, Grid-Scale Energy and Nuclear Fusion

Texas Energy Outlook Improves, Breakeven Prices Increase

This Week In Energy for March 31, 2024

Colorado Rejects Oil Ban Bill

Distributed Generation, Battery Storage, and Combined Heat and Power System Characteristics and Costs in the Buildings and Industrial Sectors

District Court Judge Allows Industry Groups to Intervene in Oil and Gas Lawsuit

U.S. Natural Gas Production Grew by 4% in 2023, Similar to 2022

Podcast Preview: Leading Rock-Solid Teams who make the Planet Green with Envy

COGA Testifies in Opposition to Senate Bill 159

What are the Energy Impacts from the Port of Baltimore Closure?

The OILMAN Magazine Preview: Thomas Haden Church, Jimmy Nelson, Casey Hutto and Chocolate Lizards

Virtual Reality Training is the Talk of the Town

Interior Department Finalizes Rule to Reduce Oil and Gas Waste on Public and Tribal Lands

Midland Energy Companies Donate $200K to Panhandle Wildfire Relief

Governor Gordon Says EPA’s Waste Emission Charge Hurts Wyoming Oil and Gas Producers

Legacy HS Hosts Chevron Roundtable Highlighting Energy Women

Western U.S. Hydropower Generation Fell to a 22-Year Low Last Year

Celebrating Women In Energy: Bodell Seeing New Opportunities in Water, Mines and Energy

Natural Gas Intrastate Pipeline Capacity Additions Outpaced Interstate Additions in 2023

Op/Ed: Biden's Energy Plan is for Renewables to Destroy America's Lifestyle

December Natural Gas Price in Southern California was the Lowest since 2015

The Crude Life Week In Review Episode 556: March Madness, Virtual Reality Training, Colorado Energy Day & a Supply Chain Update

EIA Increases Oil Price Forecast Following OPEC+ Production Cut Extension

BLM Seeks Input on Additional Environmental Analysis for Oil and Gas Leasing in Ohio

Sneak preview: ExxonMobil's New Lithium Business

Winter Storms have Disrupted U.S. Natural Gas Production

A Recap of Colorado's Energy Rally at the Capitol

Four Countries Could Account for Most Near-Term Petroleum Liquids Supply Growth

Why Energy Companies are Looking to Liquid Blending

M&A Activity in 2023 Furthers Consolidation of U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Firms

Decca Energy Elevates Worker Competency Utilizing Aclaimant's Oil and Gas Risk Management Platform

Does Your Company Have March Madness?

U.S. Crude Oil Exports Reached a Record in 2023

Money Available for Gas & Oil Wells Orphaned on Tribal Land

AGs Push Back Against EPA Rule Attacking Oil and Gas Industry

Oil and Gas Industry Supports 22% of Oklahoma's Economic Activity

Celebrating Women In Energy: Brandy Miles, INTE’ Measurement Consulting, LLC

ESG the Company Continues to Grow, Acquires Whitestar

Shell Plans to Close 500 Locations a Year in 2024 and 2025

EMNRD Issues $2 Million in Civil Penalties to Murchison Oil and Gas, LLC for Environmental Breach

BLM Holds March 2024 Sale for Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases

RMI Supply is the Talk of the Town

EIA Expects Low Natural Gas Prices to Continue in 2024

BLM Holds March 2024 Sale for North Dakota Oil and Gas Leases

AR Oil and Gas Commission Issues Drilling Permits

Public Hearing for Oil and Gas Regulation Pushed Out

Celebrating Women In Energy: Alma Cook, Cook Compliance Solutions

Celebrating Women In Energy: Texas Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick

OK Regulators Plan Roundtable with Oil and Gas Industry

BLM: June 2024 Oil and Gas Lease Sale in NM & Kansas

Some Things You Should Know About 'Landman,' the Newest Texas-Based Series

EQT to Buy Equitrans in the Next Huge U.S. Gas Deal

Christie Raymond Appointed to Alliant Energy Board of Directors

The Crude Life Week In Review Episode 554: Celebrating Women's History, API Chili, Marcellus Update and VR Increasing in Industry

Texas Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion to Stop "New Rad­i­cal" Emis­sions Rule

Celebrating Women In Energy: The Voice of West Texas Leads a Discussion on Women in the Oilfield

Op/Ed: Policymakers are Clueless that ALL Electricity Came AFTER the Discovery of Oil!

US Tops Oil Production, Serious Workforce Issues Remain

More Productive Wells Spur U.S. Crude Oil Production Higher

Celebrating Women in Energy: Lori Hinz is Having a Complex Carbon Conversation

Colorado Introduces New Emissions Roadmap

Liberty Energy to Build Regional Headquarters in Odessa

Reduced Refinery Activity puts Upward Pressure on Gasoline and Diesel Prices

Gov. Lujan Grisham Vetoes Tax Exemption for Small Oil and Gas Wells in New Mexico

Celebrating Women in Energy:“Woman on Board!”

Washington State’s Emissions Allowance Program Held its First Auctions in 2023

Utah Ranks Lowest in Energy Bills, Hawaii Highest

Cambridge School Board Enters into Oil and Gas Lease Agreement with EAP Ohio

Celebrating Women In Energy: Social Program ABLE Assisting Energy Workers

Toyota to Focus More on Carbon Credits and Capture than on EVs

Celebrating Women In Energy: Transitioning From Petroleum to Publishing

New Satellite Designed to Track Oil and Gas Methane

Crude Oil Processing in China Hit a Record High in 2023

Celebrating Women In Energy: A Nerd for Petroleum People

Op/Ed: Oil and Gas Leaders are Falling Short with how they Appreciate their People

VR Training Picking Up in Emergency Services and Corporate Cultures

Celebrating Women In Energy: Drug Training at the Workplace

Drilling, Rig Count Rising Consecutive Weeks

Celebrating Women In Energy: Salina Derichsweiler and “A Closely Held Human Value”

The United States Remained the Largest Liquefied Natural Gas Supplier to Europe in 2023

Celebrating Women In Energy: BP’s Marlette Dumas Energizing Energy

Texas Railroad Commission Responds to Dangerous Wildfires

Wholesale U.S. Electricity Prices were Relatively Low in 2023

Biomass-Based Diesel and Ethanol Compliance Credit Prices Decline 45% from Start of Year

Union County Arkansas Well Produces 80 Barrels

Op/Ed: CO Anti-Oil and Gas Bill ‘a Looming Disaster for Colorado’

Russia Orders Halt on Petro Exports

Chevron Warns That Its $53B Acquisition of Hess Corp. May Be in Jeopardy

Boots on the Ground Update from the Bakken

Gains Seen in Oil and Gas Rig Numbers in Oklahoma and U.S.

QatarEnergy Expanding North Field LNG Development

New Mexico House Passes Bill to Raise Royalty Rates

U.S. Energy Flows through Panama Canal Rose Slightly in January

Environmental Activists Host Oil Accountability Webinars, Give Guidance for DOE Testimonials

BLM Updates Management Strategy for Southeastern Oregon Public Lands

Federal Prosecutors Accuse a New Mexico Woman of Fraud in Oil and Gas Royalty Case

Time Capsule Talks: When Will The Rigs Come Back?

Retirements of U.S. Electric Generating Capacity to Slow in 2024

The Crude Life Week In Review Episode 552: Chili Talk, VR Training, Rigs Ramping Up and the Impacts of Change

Time Capsule Talks: Gov. Ed Schafer Explains Energy and Ag Independence

DOE Announces $2.7 Million to Provide Workforce Development Opportunities in Energy Communities with Expanded Eligibility

New MaaS InfoStealer Malware Campaign Targeting Oil & Gas Sector

How Industry Mergers, Culture Clashes and Cabin Fever Impact the Workplace

Use of Natural Gas-Fired Generation Differs in the United States by Technology and Region

Monte Besler the FracN8R and Chili are the Talk of the Town

Chord Energy and Enerplus Creating Premier Petroleum Partnership in the Bakken

The Carbon Capture Conversation Continues with Carolina Ortega

Morgan E&P Finds Oil Production from Bakken Wells

Caterpillar Oil & Gas Launches Battery Storage System for Sustainable Drilling

QatarEnergy to Break Ground Largest Ethane Cracker Project

The Crude Life Week In Review Episode 551: Mount Rushmore of Energy Agitators, Juice, VR Training and a Gen Z Special

RRC Commissioner Supports House Republican Vote to Repeal Biden’s LNG Export Ban

Who is on Your Mount Rushmore of Enemies of Energy?

Colorado Carbon Creating More Energy Issues

Occidental to Pump more Permian Oil Using Captured CO2

AFPM Launches Lobbying Effort over New US EPA Emissions Standards

WV Tax Errors Result in Additional Bills for Oil and Gas

Five Permian Companies Targeted by New Mexico and EPA

Oil and Gas Donations Shifting Away From Republicans in New Mexico

Industry to Drive Tripling of Natural Gas Consumption in India by 2050

ConocoPhillips Reports 123% Preliminary Reserve Replacement Ratio

Loveland City Council gets Public Comments on Oil and Gas Rules

Blasts Hit a Natural Gas Pipeline in Iran, Officials Says it was Sabotage

BLM Seeks Comment on Additional Analysis of 2020 Oil & Gas Lease Sales in New Mexico

Midwest Refinery Outage is Affecting Petroleum Product Markets

The California Energy Scam: Newsom’s Actions of “Leaking” Emissions to Poorer Developing Countries

Colorado Law Makers Looking to Ban Oil by 2030

OP/ED: IADC President Sees Strength and Safety in 2024

IPAA and 25 Orgs to Congress: Methane Regulations “Unfair, Unworkable, and Uneconomic”

An Outlook for Natural Gas Spot Price for 2024 and 2025

Zephyr Energy Progresses Oil Drilling in Utah, Shut-ins in North Dakota

Robert Bryce is Juiced Up on Power, Politics and the Grid

Nuclear Reactor Restarts in Japan, LNG Imports Reduced for Electricity Generation

NAPE Kicks Off in Houston

Demi Moore, Billy Bob Thornton Shooting Oil and Gas Series

LNG Sale and Purchase Agreements Signed in 2023 Support U.S. LNG Projects

U.S. Natural Gas Consumption Established a New Daily Record in January 2024

Ford's E-Vehicle Division Loses Exceed Company's Total Profit for the Year

Texas Railroad Commission Releases Drilling Permit, Completion Statistics for January

LA Gov Jeff Landry Announces Bond Allocation for Chevron’s Geismar Expansion Project

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation Appoints David Khani to its Board of Directors

More than 150 House Republicans Demand Biden End His De Facto Ban on American LNG Exports

New Mexico's Left Comes for Oil and Gas

Earthquake Prompts Oklahoma Corporation Commission to Pause Oil and Gas Waste Water Disposal

United Arab Emirates Invests to Meet 2027 Crude Oil Production Capacity Goal

DOE Seeks Information on Industrial Demonstration and Deployment of Carbon Capture Technologies

Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Reportedly 95% Complete

Texas Oil and Gas Announce Record Year

New Mexico Doesn't Work without Oil and Gas

The No-B.S. Energy Guide to the 2024 General Election in America

The Juice is Loose! Energy Expert Bryce Releases New Docuseries on the Grid

Arsonists Target American Experiment Offices

EIA Expects Average U.S. Gasoline and Diesel Prices to Decrease in 2024 and 2025

Murray Auchincloss Appointed bp Chief Executive Officer

The Recycling Wind Turbine Issue becomes the Talk of the Town

Exploration Place Honoring African-American Scientists with Outdoor Display

Electricity Consumption from U.S. Cryptocurrency Mining Operations

Red Sea Attacks Increase Shipping Times and Freight Rates

bp to take Full Ownership of Beacon Wind US Offshore Projects

The Crude Life Honors Black History Month

Office of Energy Justice and Equity Launches The New FACES Program

Mentoring Memories: Should you Strive for Mediocrity?

The Cost of Transporting Coal to the Electric Power Sector Increased in 2022

Electric Vehicles and Hybrids Surpass 16% of Total 2023 U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Sales

The Trailer to ‘Juice: The Series’ by Robert Bryce

Projected Zero-Carbon Electricity Growth Highly Dependent on Cost in Parts of Asia

Oil and Gas Royalty Increase Bill Passes Committee in NM

VR Training Elevates Safety, Procedural Retention

Rise in Relatively Denser Crude Oil Production Drives U.S. Growth

U.S. Monthly Dry Natural Gas Production set a New Record in December 2023

U.S. Electricity Customers Averaged Five and One-Half Hours of Power Interruptions in 2022

Alaska’s State-Sponsored LNG Project is Struggling to find Investors

Biden Administration Pause on LNG

The Crude Life, Hamm Continue to Mentor

The Bakken Area Skills Center in Watford City is Now Open

North Dakota Oil and Gas Lease Sale, February 13 & 14, 2024

The Crude Life, CNBC Energize Mentoring with the Media

Midland Chamber Hosts 7th Annual State of Oil and Gas

Three NM Bills could Impact Oil and Gas Industry

Op/Ed: Planes, Trains & Automobiles will Cease to Exist if the Climate Fanatics have their Way with our Energy!

As 40B GREET Deadline Looms, RFA Offers Recommendations for SAF Emissions Modeling

Wyoming Oil And Gas Stand to lose $900M, 3,000 Jobs under BLM Plan

U.S. Oil Giant Exxon Mobil Sues Activist Investors to Prevent Climate Proposals

Meeting in Gibson City on CO2 Pipelines, Carbon Sequestration Reset for Feb. 6

Industry Legend, Philanthropist Cecil O’Brate dies at 95

Bill to Increase Oil And Gas Royalty Rate on New Mexico State Lands Passes First Committee

The Crude Life, Marathon continue to Energize Mentoring

New Law Could see Geothermal rise to Oil and Gas Status

Winter Oil Tips for your Engine

Eminent Domain, Carbon Pipelines are the Talk of the Town

Chevron CEO Says Company is Working to Lower Carbon Intensity of Business

BLM Seeks Public Comment for Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Wyoming

Sinnott Energizes the Mentoring Discussion on Talk of the Town

EPA Proposes New Methane Fees, API Pushes Back

Jim Crews Honored as 2023 Oil and Gas Person of the Year

Proposed Rule to Reduce Wasteful Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector

Enverus releases its 2024 Outlook, Year of Action Coming

Chesapeake, Southwestern to Merge in an All-Stock Transaction Valued at $7.4B

Oklahoma has Lowest Gas Prices, Indiana Sees Largest Jump in Price

Dr. Loren Scott Explains Louisiana's Carbon Primacy Power

DOE Starts Funding the USA Methane Emissions Monitoring Network

Civitas Resources Closes Acquisition of Vencer Energy

Mentoring is a Crude Blessing for Some in Industry

HB 2050 would Require New Fuel Cost Disclosures at the Pump

Mick Thomas appointed director of the Division of Oil, Gas and Mining

PSC Sets Hearing on Basin Line, Kummer Ridge Needed for Industry

National Mentoring Month: Linda McMahon Talks Small Business

The Crude Life Week In Review Episode 545: Carbon Pipelines, Working Dogs, NFL PIcks and Wyoming's CCUS

Newest Fed Survey says Oil Activity Up, but Slower

Events

Public Private Picks NFL Week 18

A Monthly Biomass Fuel Update

U.S. Henry Hub Natural Gas Prices in 2023 were the Lowest Since Mid-2020

Jeff Kummer, CEO, Meriden Carbon talks about their Wyoming Project

Op/Ed: Today's Materialistic World Cannot Survive without Crude Oil

ConocoPhillips Makes Final Investment Decision to Develop the Willow Project

BCK-9 Services Expands into New Canine Services

UW Students Visit Hydraulic Fracturing Operation in Northeast Wyoming