By: Cifford Kraus – The New York Times – Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s promise that he would “transition” the country away from...
By: Adrian Hedden – Carlsbad Current-Argus – Economic analysts are warning that New Mexico could be unable to rely on its oil...
By: Valerie Volcovici & Jessica Resnick-Ault – Reuters – The addition of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, moving it further...
By: Bill Holland – S&P Global Platts – Driven by low crude oil prices, U.S. independent shale oil drillers are consolidating at...
By: Myles McCormick – Financial Times – Pioneer Natural Resources has agreed to buy rival Parsley Energy for $7.6bn including debt, marking...
By: Paul Takahashi – Houston Chronicle – ConocoPhillips has long eschewed mergers and acquisitions in favor of disciplined spending and steady, organic...
By: Scott DiSavino – Reuters – Spot natural gas prices at the Waha Hub in the Permian basin in West Texas turned...
By: Adrian Hedden – Carlsbad Current-Argus – New Mexico state oil and gas regulators released the final version of proposed emissions regulations...
By: Harry Weber – S&P Global Platts – An unusually active Atlantic hurricane season has tested the resilience of US liquefaction infrastructure...
By: Erwin Seba – Reuters – U.S. energy companies were returning workers and restarting operations at storm-swept production facilities along the U.S....
Traditional oil and gas companies are venturing into lithium extraction in the US to capitalize on the growing demand for the metal and diversify their revenue streams, although legal uncertainties around lithium ownership in Texas could hinder the industry's expansion. ExxonMobil is using low-emission direct lithium extraction in the Smackover region of Arkansas to extract lithium from saltwater and convert it into battery-grade material, while Eureka Resources is experimenting with vacuum crystallization tech to extract pure lithium carbonate from oil and gas brine.
Trump uses Nazi-era rhetoric to attack migrants. On the campaign trail in New Hampshire, former President Trump said migrants were “poisoning the blood of our country,” echoing words Adolf Hitler used in Mein Kampf, scholars said. Trump’s escalating rhetoric on immigration came as lawmakers scrambled to work out a deal on border security, which Republicans are demanding as part of a broader package that would send tens of billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine.
High-ranking cardinal found guilty of financial crimes. The Vatican’s “trial of the century” ended with Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu being found guilty of embezzlement and fraud in the church’s criminal court and sentenced to five and a half years in prison. Eight others in connection with Becciu, who had been considered a candidate to be the next pope, were also found guilty of financial crimes or abuse of office. Prosecutors discovered money transfers as part of a London real estate deal approved by Becciu in 2013 and 2014; the court found that the transactions were embezzlement and ordered the guilty parties to pay the Vatican more than $200 million in restitution.
Hong Kong media tycoon on trial: Imprisoned media mogul Jimmy Lai will go on trial today in a globally significant case that’s considered a test of Hong Kong’s judicial independence following a security crackdown by China in 2020. Lai, who founded the pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily, has been charged with colluding with foreign forces and sedition and could face life in prison. One of Lai’s sons has called it a “show trial.”
Blue Origin attempts a return to space. Jeff Bezos’s space company, Blue Origin, will aim to launch its New Shepard rocket in a cargo mission as soon as today. The rocket has been grounded for 14 months after suffering a mid-launch failure in September 2022.
Coming to streaming: Gwyneth vs Terry: The Ski Crash Trial drops today on Max. Paltrow (the titular Gwyneth) was found not at fault in March for a 2016 skiing accident involving optometrist Terry Sanderson. Also, the Leonard Bernstein biopic, Maestro, is coming to Netflix on Wednesday. Bradley Cooper stars as the composer in the film, which is also written and directed by Cooper.
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By Claire Hao, Staff Writer| Houston Chronicle| Vistra plans to build two new natural gas...
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