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by Maureen McCall It’s generally accepted that the launch of Artificial Intelligence (AI) occurred at Dartmouth College in a 1956 AI workshop that brought together leading thinkers in computer science, and information theory to map out future paths for investigation. Workshop participants John McCarthy, Marvin Minsky, Nathaniel Rochester and Claude E. Shannon coined …
U.S. crude stocks and distillate inventories fell while gasoline inventories rose last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Friday. Crude inventories fell by 4.2 million barrels to 416.8 million barrels in the week ended Dec. 20, the EIA said, compared with analysts’ expectations in a Reuters poll for a 1.9 million-barrel draw. Crude stocks …
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U.S. energy firms this week operated the same number of oil and natural gas rigs for third week in a row, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday. The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, was unchanged at 589 in the week to Dec. …
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(Reuters) – U.S.-based utility Duke Energy (DUK.N) said on Friday it had filed a plan with the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) to recover about $1.1 billion in direct costs associated with the company’s emergency activation and response to hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton. Severe storms this year forced major U.S. utilities to shut down …
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Forecasting hydrogen’s costs By David R Baker Green hydrogen has been touted by politicians and business leaders alike as a key fuel for a carbon-free future. But it will remain far more expensive than previously thought for decades to come, according to a new estimate from BloombergNEF. Hydrogen companies worldwide are already struggling with canceled projects and sluggish …
Emissions of the gas dropped by 26% in 2023, S&P Global says Decline comes amid Biden rules that face a threat with Trump Methane emissions in the largest US oil basin plunged 26% last year as companies tightened operations and deployed new technology to stop leaks of the potent greenhouse gas, according to a study by S&P …
Methane Emissions in Permian Basin Fall as Drillers Plug Leaks Read More »
By Reuters (Reuters) – U.S. utilities are finally signing concrete supply deals with data-center operators as the artificial-intelligence wave sparks a surge in power demand, paving the way for higher profits in the coming quarters. Data centers are expected to account for 8% of the power generated in the U.S. by 2030, compared with 3% in …
Microsoft Deal Signals Booming Demand From Data centers to Power AI – The Deals of 2024 Read More »
Ramping up purchases faces numerous practical constraints, not least the country’s limited supply. There’s no quick fix for incoming President Donald Trump’s demand that European nations buy more American oil and gas. He insisted that the European Union make “large-scale purchases” of US hydrocarbons to “make up their tremendous deficit with the United States” or face “TARIFFS …
Trump’s Demand for EU to Buy More US Oil and Gas Has No Easy Response Read More »
High expense of production forces developers to scrap plans BP and Orsted are among companies to have ditched proposals A raft of projects to produce green hydrogen, a fuel billed as critical to reaching net zero, have been abandoned this year as expectations for tumbling costs failed to materialize. Governments and major energy companies have …
Green Hydrogen Goes From Hyped to Humbled on Eye-Popping Costs Read More »
(Reuters) – It’s been a brutal year to be in the battery metals business. Prices of lithium, nickel and cobalt collapsed in 2023 and have continued grinding steadily lower over the course of 2024. A sector that was once racing to build new supply has been closing mines and deferring projects as low prices bite …
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