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Geothermal Power Project

North Dakota Passes Bill for Feasibility Study on Geothermal Development

North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong has approved Senate Bill 2360, which directs the state to conduct a feasibility study on geothermal energy development. Th…

Oil Price

Oil Falls to Lowest Since February 2021 as Trump’s Tariffs Take Effect

Oil prices declined for a fifth consecutive day on Wednesday, April 09, 2025, reaching their lowest levels since February 2021. The drop stems from growing conc…

RNG

Aemetis Biogas Increases RNG Production by 55% in March

Aemetis Inc., a company specializing in renewable natural gas (RNG) and low-carbon fuels, reported a 55% rise in RNG production in March compared to February. T…

Spent Fuel (Used Fuel)

Deep Fission and Deep Isolation Collaborate on Used Fuel Management

Deep Fission, a U.S.-based nuclear startup, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Deep Isolation to collaborate on managing used fuel from Deep Fi…

Coking Coal

Ukrainian Steelmaker Receives First Batch of US Coaking Coal After Pokrovsk Mine Halt

Metinvest, Ukraine's largest steel producer, has recently received its first shipment of 80,000 metric tons of coking coal from its U.S.-based partner. This…

Gas power plant

Gemma to Proceed With EPC Contract for Natural Gas-Fired Plant in Texas

Gemma Power Systems, a subsidiary of Argan, has received approval to begin work on a 1.2-gigawatt (GW) natural gas-fired power plant in Sandow Lakes, Lee County…

Renewable Diesel

US Oil, Biofuel Group Recommends 5.25 Billion Gallons in Biomass Diesel Mandates, Sources Say

A U.S. coalition involving biofuel and petroleum groups has recommended that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set the 2026 biomass-based diesel blendin…

Wind Power Project

Wood Mackenzie Cuts 5-Year US Wind Energy Outlook 40% on Trump Policies

The U.S. wind energy sector is facing a tough outlook, with a five-year projection for new projects being cut by 40%. This significant reduction is attributed t…

Natural Gas

US Licenses for Trinidad-Venezuela Gas Projects Revoked, Trinidad Says

Wedoany.com Report-Apr. 9, Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Stuart Young announced on Tuesday that the U.S. has revoked two licenses permitting offsho…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Trump Order Looks to Tap Coal in Quest to Power Data Centers

A report indicated that U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing to increase coal mining and usage within the country. The initiative aims to support the growing …

Dam

USBR Awards $115.9 Million Contract for Hyrum Dam Spillway Replacement

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) has granted a $115.9 million contract to AMES Federal Contracting Group, based in Burnsville, Minnesota, to replace the sp…

Crude Oil

Ring Energy Closes Acquisition of CBP Assets From Lime Rock

Ring Energy, Inc., a Texas-based company, has finalized its acquisition of Central Basin Platform (CBP) assets from Lime Rock Resources IV LP in the Permian Bas…

Solar project

MUFG and Nomura Provide $388M for Greenalia’s Solar Misae II in Texas

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Nomura Securities International have finalized a $388 million financing package for Greenalia’s Misae Solar Park…

Carbon Capture

Occidental’s 1PointFive Receives Permits to Sequester CO2 at Texas Facility

Occidental Petroleum’s unit, 1PointFive, announced on Monday, April 7, 2025, that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved its applicat…

CCS

US EPA Approves Texas’ First CO2 Injection Well

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted Texas its first permit for carbon dioxide injection and storage on Monday, April 7, 2025. Occidental&rsqu…