N.M.'s wastewater reuse plan off to a contentious start
The New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission on Monday held the first...
The New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission on Monday held the first of a series of hearings to discuss and consider arguments surrounding its proposal for regulations governing the treatment and reuse of oil and gas wastewater. The proposal has sparked protests and drawn criticism from both environmental groups and oil industry representatives.
NEWS Solar flares continue to erupt this week after historic weekend
Solar flares classified as X, the strongest, continue to erupt this week. The strong solar activity is...
Solar flares classified as X, the strongest, continue to erupt this week. The strong solar activity is similar to how the first of last week started. This led to a week of massive solar flares and geomagnetic storms, ending with a weekend of celestial awe when the northern lights could be viewed as far south as Texas.
According to NASA, the latest X solar flare was at 12:51 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 14, and one earlier at 8:55 a.m.. Tuesday's two X-classified solar flares followed Monday's peak eruption at 10:55 p.m.
Ahead of the upcoming completion of its $4 billion acquisition of Enerplus,...
Ahead of the upcoming completion of its $4 billion acquisition of Enerplus, Chord Energy is optimizing its three-mile lateral drilling operations in the Williston Basin and gearing up to expand into four-mile laterals later this year. Chord President and CEO Danny Brown expressed confidence in the technical feasibility of four-mile laterals, though he acknowledged potential challenges with coil tubing cleanout in such lengthy laterals.
Google is adding AI to your search experience. Starting...
Google is adding AI to your search experience. Starting this week, US users will see a “fully revamped” Google search experience enhanced with AI features, the tech giant announced yesterday. Some searches will come with what the company calls “AI Overviews,” AI-generated summaries that appear above the search results. Publishers are worried that the Overviews will stop users from clicking on their links, but Google claims that links with Overviews actually get more clicks. Google is racing to infuse its products with artificial intelligence as it grapples with OpenAI and Microsoft for dominance in the space.
Georgian parliament passed the controversial, Kremlin-style “foreign agent” law, which could jeopardize the country’s admission to the EU and NATO.
Alice Munro, the Nobel laureate regarded as one of the greatest short-story writers of all time, died yesterday at 92.
Walmart laid off hundreds of corporate employees and forced others to relocate in an effort to cut costs and push for more in-person work.
Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky, who has been at the company for 14 years, is stepping down and will be replaced by 18-year Amazon vet Matt Garman.
Jeopardy!is getting a pop culture spinoff on Amazon Prime Video.
The orcas are back: An unknown number of killer whales sank a yacht in Moroccan waters, the latest in a string of rammings befuddling scientists.
Crude oil inventories in the United States fell this week by 3.104 million...
Crude oil inventories in the United States fell this week by 3.104 million barrels for the week ending May 3, according to The American Petroleum Institute (API). Analysts had expected a 1 million barrel build.
Gasoline inventories fell this week by 1.269 million barrels, countering last week’s 1.46 million barrel build. As of last week, gasoline inventories were about 2% below the five-year average for this time of year, according to the latest EIA data.
Cushing inventories saw a draw this week falling 601,000 barrels after increasing by 1.339 million barrels in the previous week.
