The Biden administration next year will start penalizing...
The Biden administration next year will start penalizing energy companies whose methane emissions exceed a certain threshold, but exactly how those emissions will be quantified remains unclear, since technologies that could make precise measurements are not yet fully developed. Even leaving aside their technical limitations, methane tracking and mitigation technologies face a variety of other challenges, including large-scale deployment and litigation risks.
How oil and gas fit into the energy transition puzzle
The oil and natural gas industry in Texas and the Permian Basin is a key player in the energy transition...
The oil and natural gas industry in Texas and the Permian Basin is a key player in the energy transition because the "oil and gas supplied today will help decarbonize power applications," said Joe Powell, founding director of the new University of Houston Energy Transition Institute. However, Texas and Permian operators must do more to address methane emissions to "show the world we can provide responsibly sourced energy," Powell added.
Benchmark U.S. crudeoil for March delivery fell $2.46 to $76.41 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crudefor April delivery fell $2.62 to $82.84 a barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for March delivery fell 12 cents to $2.45 a gallon. March heating oilfell 19 cents $2.95 a gallon. March natural gasfell 21 cents to $2.47 per 1,000 cubic feet.
The winter weather system, now in its third day, has swept from Minnesota deep into Texas. Wrecks on slippery roads have been reported in Texas, Arkansas and other states across the region all week.
Parts of Texas were colder than Alaska.AccuWeather reported a "real feel" temperature of 28 degrees in Dallas on Wednesday morning – 3 degrees warmer than in Anchorage, Alaska.
U.S. stocks finished higher on Wednesday, reversing earlier losses...
U.S. stocks finished higher on Wednesday, reversing earlier losses after the Federal Reserveraised its policy interest rate by 25 basis points, as widely expected while signaling only a few more might be needed in its inflation fight.
The Nasdaq Composite finished at the highest level since mid-September, while the Dow industrials and the S&P 500 both scored their biggest intraday recovery from session lows since Oct. 13, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.02% finished 6.92 points higher, or nearly flat at 34,092.96
The S&P 500 SPX, +1.05% gained 42.61 points, or 1%, to end at 4,119.21
The Nasdaq Composite COMP, 2.00% advanced 231.77 points, or 2%, to finish at 11,816.32
