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(Reuters) – BP’s 440,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in Whiting, Indiana, shut the reformer unit last weekend, trading sources said. The company did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. The Whiting refinery, the largest in the U.S. Midwest, produces a wide range of liquid fuels, including gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. Reporting by Nicole Jao …
(Reuters) – U.S. crude oil stockpiles fell unexpectedly last week on higher export and refinery demand, while gasoline drew down for a ninth straight week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday. Crude inventories fell by 2.7 million barrels to 440.4 million barrels in the week ended April 25, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ …
US Crude Stockpiles Draw Unexpectedly on Export, Refinery Demand, EIA Says Read More »
Ukraine is ready to sign a natural resources deal with the US, which could bolster Washington’s support for Kyiv by strengthening their economic partnership. The draft agreement, which has been finalized, may be signed as soon as Wednesday and will allow the US privileged access to new investment projects to develop Ukraine’s natural resources. The …
Ukraine Ready to Sign US Resources Deal in a Matter of Hours Read More »
By Yogi Schulz AI is sweeping through most organizations. It’s out of control, like the Wild West. AI output is showing up in reports and presentations. The Apple App Store and Google Play offer many free AI apps of varying quality. Every AI software vendor provides access to their prompt website. AI output is part …
AI Topics for Your Management and Board of Directors – Part 1 – Yogi Schulz Read More »
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters) – U.S. electric utility Entergy (ETR.N) is looking to expand its nuclear power output by upgrading its existing plants across the U.S. South while it considers advanced nuclear technologies, company executives said on Tuesday. U.S. nuclear power, which is virtually carbon free, has been in high demand …
Electric Utility Entergy Eyes Adding More Nuclear Power in U.S. South Read More »
By Ron Bousso Share of data centres in U.S. power market to more than double by 2030 Natural gas to account for over half of incremental power supply U.S. natural gas production set to peak in early 2030s LONDON, April 29 – The race for AI supremacy could have an unlikely loser: U.S. liquefied natural …
COMMENTARY: US LNG Exporters Could Lose Out As AI Gas Demand Booms Read More »
Summary Electricity restored to most of Spain, Portugal Authorities under pressure to explain Monday’s blackout Spanish schools reopen, public transport restarts Power outage was one of biggest ever seen in Europe MADRID, April 29 (Reuters) – Spain and Portugal switched their power back on after the worst blackout in their history, though authorities offered little explanation …
Spain, Portugal Switch Back On, Seek Answers After Biggest Ever Blackout Read More »
(Reuters) – Barclays lowered its Brent crude forecast on Monday by $4 to $70 a barrel for 2025 and set its 2026 estimate at $62/b, citing “a rocky road ahead for fundamentals” amid escalating trade tensions and OPEC+’s pivot in its production strategy. Despite oil market fundamentals evolving “significantly better than expected” in early 2025, …
Barclays Cuts 2025 Brent Crude Forecast on Trade Tensions, OPEC+ Shifts Read More »
Power outage hits Spain, Portugal and briefly France Authorities try to establish what caused the outage Outage paralyses transport and delays flights MADRID/LISBON, April 28 (Reuters) – A huge power outage hit large parts of Spain and Portugal on Monday, paralysing traffic, grounding flights, trapping people in elevators and leaving power operators scrambling to restore …
Huge Power Outage Paralyses Parts of Spain and Portugal Read More »
All the IRA “tax credits” are subsidies for inferior, often totally unprofitable forms of energy. By Alex Epstein Congress’s new budget should eliminate all IRA “tax credits” because: They are subsidies They promote inferior energy They raise energy costs They make energy unreliable They increase our debt They make our economy less productive They don’t …
