Texas

Oil Field

Pair of Large Quakes Rattle Texas Oil Patch, Putting Spotlight on Water Disposal

A long exposure image shows the movement of a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S., November 23, 2019.Two large earthquakes th…

Biofuel

Brazil to Keep Mandatory Biodiesel Blend at 14%, Minister Says

Minister of Mines and Energy of Brazil Alexandre Silveira speaks during an interview during CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston, Texas, U.S. March 21, 2024.Brazil…

Oil Refinery

Lyondell Houston Refinery Layoffs to Begin in Mid-April -Letter

An aerial view of LyondellBasell-Houston Refining is seen in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 31, 2017.Layoffs of workers at Lyondell Basell Industries’ (LYB.N), op…

Oil Shale

Diamondback Nears Permian Deal to Buy Shale Producer Double Eagle

The transaction could be valued at more than $5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing unnamed sources.Diamondback Energy Inc. is closing in o…

Oil & Gas Trade

Australia’s Woodside in Talks With at Least Three Partners for Louisiana LNG, Sources Say

Meg O'Neill, the CEO of Woodside Energy, speaks during a panel discussion as top energy executives and ministers meet in Houston for the annual Gastech conf…

Electric Vehicles

Lyft Could Roll out Robotaxis in Texas Next Year

Lyft has announced plans to launch robotaxi services in Dallas, Texas, by 2026, following its partnership with Mobileye, a leader in autonomous driving technolo…

Oil Refinery

Aramco’s Motiva Expands Texas Refinery to Become Largest in US

Motiva Enterprises has quietly expanded its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery to become the largest fuelmaking plant in the US.The refinery can now process as much a…

Electricity Transmission

US Power Use to Reach Record Highs in 2025 and 2026, EIA Says

Wind turbines operate at sunrise in the Permian Basin oil and natural gas production area in Big Spring, Texas, U.S., February 12, 2019.U.S. power consumption w…

Oil Field

New U.S. Metals Tariffs to Drive up Oilfield Equipment Costs, Championx Exec Says

Oil pump jacks work at sunset near Midland, Texas, U.S., August 21, 2019.ChampionX (CHX.O), expects new U.S. import tariffs on steel and aluminium to drive up e…

Oil & Gas Supply

Energy Transfer and Cloudburst Sign Agreement for Natural Gas Supply to Data Centre Project in Central Texas

The agreement calls for Energy Transfer’s Oasis Pipeline, LP to provide up to 450 000 million Btu/d of firm natural gas supply to CloudBurst’s Next-…

Crude Oil

Chevron Says Fading U.S. Crude Growth Casts Pall on Port Projects

The tanker Eagle Seville discharges crude oil at the Port of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., as seen in this aerial photo taken on Monday, Dec. 2…

Photovoltaic （PV）

Enel Switches on Hybrid Solar-Bess in Texas

Enel North America has switched on its new hybrid solar and energy storage plant in Delta County, Texas.The project, named Estonian Solar, combines a 202MW phot…

Gas power plant

Gemma to Provide Epc Services for 1.2GW Natural Gas-Fired Plant in Texas

Construction will begin in summer 2025 with the project anticipated to be completed by 2028.Gemma Power Systems, a subsidiary of Argan, will work with Sandow La…

SMR

X-Energy Secures $700M in Funding to Advance SMR Technology

The company is currently developing its first Xe-100 plant at Dow’s UCC Seadrift Operations manufacturing site on the Texas Gulf Coast.X-Energy Reactor Co…

Crude Oil

US Permian Oil Output Growth to Slow in 2025 Despite Trump’s Plan, Executives Say

A flare burns excess natural gas in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, U.S. November 23, 2019. Picture taken November 23, 2019.Growth in oil output from…