BLM Seeks Initial Input for September 2025 Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Wyoming
The Bureau of Land Management’s Wyoming State Office has opened a 30-day...
The Bureau of Land Management’s Wyoming State Office has opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 38 oil and gas parcels totaling 46,118 acres that may be included in a September 2025 lease sale in Wyoming. The comment period ends March 3, 2025.
Leasing is the first step in the process to develop Federal oil and gas resources. Before development operations can begin, an operator must submit an application for a permit to drill detailing development plans. The BLM reviews applications for permits to drill, posts them for public review, conducts an environmental analysis and coordinates with state partners and stakeholders.
EIA: Drops in Texas, N.M. lower US oil production in Nov.
The Energy Information Administration has reported a 122,000-barrel-per-day...
The Energy Information Administration has reported a 122,000-barrel-per-day drop in US crude oil production in November, to 13.31 million bpd from a record 13.44 million bpd in October, as declines in Texas and New Mexico surpassed a 3.5% increase in North Dakota. In contrast, gross natural gas output climbed by roughly 0.2% to 115.8 Bcf/d.
Molten salt reactor could advance produced water reuse
A partnership between Abilene Christian University, Texas Tech and advanced...
A partnership between Abilene Christian University, Texas Tech and advanced nuclear developer Natura Resources seeks to use Natura's molten salt reactor under construction at ACU for carbon-free energy production and thermal desalination of produced water. Building on a feasibility study with the Texas Produced Water Consortium, the team will integrate the molten salt technology with water desalination and energy production systems once the reactor comes online in 2026 or 2027. "There are great opportunities for beneficial uses of treated produced water in Texas such as rangeland restoration, crop irrigation and streamflow augmentation, among others, especially in the Permian Basin," said consortium Director Shane Walker.
Trump orders the creation of a sovereign wealth fund. President...
Trump orders the creation of a sovereign wealth fund. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Treasury and Commerce Departments to create the nation’s first-ever sovereign wealth fund—something he hinted could be used to buy TikTok. These government investment vehicles are more typical in countries with budget surpluses (unlike the US which tends to have a deficit), and the order didn’t specify where the fund would get money from, although Trump has previously said it could be “tariffs and other intelligent things.”
Trump administration officials are mulling executive orders that would shut down large parts of the Department of Education, according to the Wall Street Journal.
OpenAI unveiled a new agent that uses ChatGPT to conduct in-depth research. It’s creatively named “deep research.”
Climate change could erase $1.47 trillion in value from the US housing market over the next 30 years, a new study by First Street found.
Santorini, the Greek island everyone on your Insta feed has posted pictures of, was shaken by several earthquakes.
The New Orleans Saints were more involved than was previously known in helping local Catholic Church leaders orchestrate a PR campaign to try to limit fallout from clergy abuse revelations, internal emails from the NFL team show.
Oil, gasoline futures rise after Trump slaps tariffs on Canadian crude
Oil futures finished Monday with a gain after President...
Oil futures finished Monday with a gain after President Trump slapped tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China over the weekend, sparking worries over U.S. crude imports. Upside was limited, however, by concerns that a trade war would dent demand.
At a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, ministers from members of OPEC+ — made up of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies — left its existing oil production plans unchanged, even as Trump last month called on the group to lower oil prices.
West Texas Intermediate crude for March delivery rose 63 cents, or 0.9%, to settle at $73.16 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after trading as high as $75.18.
April Brent crude , the global benchmark, tacked on 29 cents, or 0.4%, to $75.96 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
Back on Nymex, March gasolineclimbed2.9% to $2.12 a gallon, while March heating oilgained2.7% to $2.46 a gallon.
March natural gassurged 10.1% to $3.35 per million British thermal units, after posting a gain of nearly 12% last week.
