TMX expansion offers limited relief to West Coast refiners
The expanded Trans Mountain pipeline has delivered less benefit than...
The expanded Trans Mountain pipeline has delivered less benefit than anticipated to US West Coast refiners so far. Counter to expectations, most of the additional Canadian crude barrels were shipped to Asia instead of to the US. However, the influx of Canadian heavy crude is starting to push down prices for Alaskan North Slope and other crudes, signaling potential cost savings for West Coast refiners in the near future.
NextDecade backs away from Rio Grande LNG CCS plans
NextDecade is no longer pursuing a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...
NextDecade is no longer pursuing a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission permit to build a carbon capture and storage facility at its proposed Rio Grande LNG export facility in Texas. NextDecade CEO Matt Schatzman said project development hasn't progressed enough to justify continuing the FERC review process.
U.S. Added 818,000 Fewer Jobs Than Reported Earlier
The U.S. economy added far fewer jobs...
The U.S. economy added far fewer jobs in 2023 and early 2024 than previously reported, a sign that cracks in the labor market are more severe — and began forming earlier — than initially believed.
On Wednesday, the Labor Department said that monthly payroll figures overstated job growth by roughly 818,000 in the 12 months that ended in March. That suggests employers added about 174,000 jobs per month during that period, down from the previously reported pace of about 242,000 jobs — a downward revision of about 28 percent.
Chevron Corp. plans to pump 1 MMboe/d from its Permian...
Chevron Corp. plans to pump 1 MMboe/d from its Permian Basin footprint by 2025. But less than a decade ago, the supermajor’s legacy assets in West Texas and New Mexico produced fewer than 100,000 boe/d.
Chevron has more than 2 million net acres in the Permian Basin today, with a weighting more toward the Delaware Basin than the Midland Basin, CEO Mike Wirth said Aug. 20 during the 2024 EnerCom Denver conference.
Maria Branyas Morera, the world's oldest known person, has died at...
Maria Branyas Morera, the world's oldest known person, has died at the age of 117, her family announced yesterday. Born on March 4, 1907, in San Francisco, she moved to Catalonia, Spain, at age 8. Morera witnessed major historical events, including two world wars and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, and she became the oldest known survivor of COVID-19 at age 113. She was active on social media as "Super Àvia Catalana" (or Super Catalan Grandma), amassing nearly 19,000 followers.
Tesla cars manufactured in China were slapped with a new tariff by the European Union as part of the group’s crackdown on Chinese green-energy exports.
The UAW threatened to strike against Stellantis for allegedly reneging on its promise to reopen an Illinois factory, which the carmaker denies.
Boeing was forced to pause progress on its oft-delayed 777X aircraft after discovering a structural problem during test flights.
Disney reversed course on its attempt to throw out a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a man whose wife died from an allergic reaction at a Disney park.
Patagonia said it’s giving its US workers the day off on October 29 so they can vote early in the 2024 election, becoming the first major company to do so.
