Texas

LNG

U.S. Natgas Falls 5% On Delay of Freeport LNG Plant Restart

U.S. natural gas futures fell more than 5% on news of a further delay in the resumption of initial operations at the Freeport LNG export plant in Texas.

Oil Shale

Oil Output in Permian to Rise to Record High in September -EIA

Oil output in the Permian in Texas and New Mexico, the biggest U.S. shale oil basin, is due to rise 79,000 barrels per day (bpd) to a record 5.408 million bpd i…

CCS

Oil Major BP Drilling Appraisal Well in Texas for Carbon Sequestration

Oil major BP has begun drilling an appraisal well in Texas for its U.S. carbon capture and sequestration business, an executive said on Monday.

LNG

U.S. Natural Gas Prices Drop After Explosion at Freeport LNG Terminal

An explosion at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Texas has sent natural gas prices downward as emergency crews respond and details continue to f…

United States

Texas Power Use to Hit Record as Temperatures Soar

Power demand in Texas is set to break its all-time record this week, testing the resilience of the grid after generation issues this year and a days-long blacko…

Oil Shale

ExxonMobil to Sell Shale Assets in Texas to BKV for $750M

The Barnett Shale gas assets are part of ExxonMobil’s gas resources in North America that were removed from the company’s development plans in 2020.

Energy Storage Battery

Tesla Supplying Power Pack for SpaceX Starbase 8MWh BESS Expansion

Tesla looks set to supply its Power Pack battery energy storage system (BESS) to sister company SpaceX’s Starbase launch facility in Texas, which is expanding …

Solar Power Panel

SpaceX is Expanding the Solar Farm at Its South Texas Launch Facility

SpaceX is increasing the size of its on-site solar farm in Boca Chica, Texas, by 1.7 acres, or about 30%, making the solar array a total of 7.1 acres.

Electric Car

Batteries Included, Thanks to Tesla

In a recent Ted talk that took place at the Tesla Gigafactory Texas, Elon stated that the world would need 300 TWh of battery capacity to be fully sustainable.

Energy Storage Battery

CATL Sells 900MWh of BESS to US Independent Power Producer for Texas Projects

China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) has sold 900MWh of battery energy storage system (BESS) equipment to US independent power producer (IPP)…

Meta Signs 156-MW PPA on EDP Renewables Texas Solar Project

Facebook parent company Meta has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for 156 MW of the 240-MW Cattlemen Solar Park in Milam County, Texas.

Electric Vehicle Battery

Tesla’s Giga Texas to Become the World’s Largest Battery Cell Manufacturer?

Tesla’s brand new Giga Texas factory is expected to become the world’s largest battery cell manufacturer.

LNG

China Signs Another Deal to Buy US LNG

US-based Next Decade will supply China’s ENN with 1.5 million tonnes per year (mtpy) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 20 years starting as early as 2026 from…

CPS Energy Exploring Novel Geomechanical Pumped Storage Technology

Texas-based CPS Energy, the largest municipally owned electric and natural gas company in the U.S., has entered into a 15-year commercial agreement to explore i…

Hydrogen Project

World's Largest Green H2 Hub, Hydrogen City, to Open in Texas in 2026

Hydrogen City will eventually harness 60 gigawatts of solar and wind energy, and use it to produce over 2.5 billion kilograms (2.4 million tons) of green hydrog…