U.S. natgas prices fall 4% on record output, milder weather next week

U.S. natural gas futures fell about 4% on Monday on record output and forecasts for milder weather and lower heating next week than previously expected. On its first day as the front-month, gas futures for December delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 14.6 cents, or 4.2%, from where that contract traded on Friday …

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U.S. to Fund Three New Power Lines to Aid Ailing Electric Grid

(Bloomberg) US officials plan to invest $1.3 billion in three proposed power transmission lines as extreme weather and the switch to renewable energy strain an electricity grid that will need to double in size to meet President Joe Biden’s green goals. Transmission has emerged as a major obstacle to Biden’s climate plans, which call for more solar …

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K.P. Kauffman faces big bond bill as Colorado regulators find $133 million is needed to properly close 1,089 wells

The company, which has already sued the Energy and Carbon Management Commission, says it will fight this commission ruling, too Oilfield workers plug an orphaned oil and gas well on Aug. 23, 2023 in Broomfield. (Andy Colwell, Special to The Colorado Sun) Original Story Published in the Colorado Sun – See it Here K.P. Kauffman, …

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Duke Energy to build end-to-end green hydrogen system in Florida

(Reuters) – Electric utility Duke Energy  said on Friday it would build a project to create clean energy using an end-to-end system to produce, store and combust 100% green hydrogen, in Florida. The new system, a collaboration between Duke, construction management and consulting firm Sargent and Lundy, and General Electric’s unit GE Vernova, would be …

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Exxon and Chevron Megadeals Reveal Why Days of Easy Oil Are Over

Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. spent recent days telling investors why they want to spend $114 billion combined on two megadeals. On Friday, their earnings reports revealed why they need to. Exxon’s oil production is hovering near the lowest level since its merger with Mobil Corp. more than two decades ago. Chevron disclosed headwinds …

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GM scraps guidance amid UAW strike, delays electric truck plant on slow EV sales

GM says it won’t meet a previous goal of selling 400,000 EVs next year Bloomberg News A “UAW On Strike” sign. M said strike costs have so far reached about US$800 million. PHOTO BY EMILY ELCONIN/BLOOMBERG Article content General Motors Co. can no longer say if it will make up to US$14 billion in profit this year …

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Exxon, Chevron Profits Disappoint on Weak Refining, Chemical Results

Chevron Corp. fell the most in more than a year after posting disappointing profits amid drilling problems in Texas, losses from overseas refining and rising costs at a massive oil-field project in Central Asia. Chevron plunged as much as 6.3%, putting it on track for its worst decline since September 2022. The company was among the …

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Oil Giants’ Wavering Discipline

(Reuters Breakingviews) – Exxon Mobil and Chevron are sending prodigious amounts of cash to investors, but third-quarter results show how quickly priorities can start to compete. The two companies reported somewhat similar results on Friday, with the $420 billion Exxon earning $9.1 billion, and the $279 billion Chevron making $6.5 billion. Both companies’ profit shrunk compared to the …

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