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Fracking, booming power demand and enthusiastic political support have underpinned the fuel’s rise, but for how long? By Julian Hast and Nathan Risser The transformation of the US and its economy over the last 250 years can be tracked through its energy use: An early dependency on burning wood gradually gave way to coal, and …
By Jonathan Stempel July 2 (Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a ban covering four Los Angeles-area counties on the manufacture, sale and installation of various appliances that emit nitrous oxides, rejecting claims by appliance makers and trade groups that the pollution control measure conflicted with federal law. In a 2-1 …
Los Angeles-Area Gas Appliance Ban Upheld by US Appeals Court Read More »
(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week added rigs for a third week in a row, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Thursday. The total oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by 7 to 580 in the week to July 2, its highest …
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Activist investors pushed global companies more aggressively in the second quarter to make changes and lifted the overall pace of campaigns in the first half of 2026, Barclays data showed, as their biggest demand was for businesses to sell themselves in a rebounding deal market. Compared with the first half of 2025, activists such as …
Activist Investors Make Bigger Push for Campaigns in H1, Seek More M&A Read More »
(Reuters) – U.S. natural gas futures climbed about 3% on Tuesday on rising flows to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants and forecasts for record power demand in some parts of the country as homes and businesses crank up air conditioners to escape a brutal heat wave. Front-month gas futures for August delivery on the …
US Natgas Advances 3% on Rising LNG Flows, Record Heat Read More »
(Reuters) – Investors have had to gulp down the motion-sickness tablets this year as the turmoil from the Iran war has clashed with a seemingly unstoppable boom in all things AI and otherworldly. Global stocks are now $7 trillion higher than at the end of 2025, even though the war caused a $9 trillion drop …
Iran War and AI Boom Drive Wild Ride on Global Markets Read More »
A brief summary of the most recent Energy Institute publication By William Lacey [image] Any of you who follow me know that I love this time of year. The Energy Institute publishes a global energy summary of energy consumption (and a bunch of other data) for broad consumption by the public. What I love about …
COMMENTARY: 2025 Review of Global Energy Consumption – William Lacey Read More »
(Reuters) – Energy exploration has picked up sharply in Australia driven by growing Asian gas demand, technological advances and an improved investment climate, with the Iran war underscoring the urgency to develop supply, after years of sluggish spending. Quarterly oil and gas exploration spending in Australia, the world’s No. 2 liquefied natural gas producer, hit …
Australian Energy Exploration Hits 10-Year High in Hunt for Gas Read More »
(Reuters) – U.S. pipeline operator Williams is in advanced talks to acquire rival natural gas pipeline operator Momentum Midstream for about $5.5 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company is putting the finishing touches on an agreement to buy Momentum from private equity firm …
IN TALKS: Williams in Talks on $5.5 Billion Deal for Momentum Midstream – Report Read More »
By Stella Mackler US natural gas futures settled much lower in the final day of trading for the July contract as midday forecasts shifted to show cooler weather compared with overnight outlooks. Individual transactions moved the market more amid a drop-off in liquidity near expiry. Losses were likely limited as flows to liquefied natural gas …
US Natural Gas Drops on Cooler Outlooks as July Contract Expires Read More »
