On July 7, 2025, U.S. energy giants ExxonMobil and Chevron, alongside Indonesia’s state-owned energy firm Pertamina and other companies, signed a monumental $34 billion memorandum of understanding (MoU) for commodity purchases and investments. This landmark […]
The promise of a green manufacturing boom, fueled by generous subsidies and ambitious climate policies, is unraveling across the United States and beyond. So-called “ghost factories”—abandoned or stalled clean-energy projects—are becoming a stark symbol of […]
Weekly Daily Standup Top Stories Big Beautiful Bill May Still Yet End the Green New Deal June 29, 2025 Clark Savage Senate Republicans have taken a significant step toward passing President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative package, […]
OPEC+ has once again accelerated its oil production strategy, moving its key meeting from Sunday to Saturday, July 5, 2025, to discuss a potential fourth consecutive monthly output increase of 411,000 barrels per day (bpd) […]
Daily Standup Top Stories Clean Energy Gutted in Last-Minute Rewrite of Trump’s $1.2T Senate Tax Bill June 30, 2025 Clark Savage In a stunning turn of events, Senate Republicans have delivered a seismic blow to the […]
Oslo-listed jackup rig player Shelf Drilling has landed a five-year contract extension with Saudi Aramco for its High Island V unit. The total added contract value is about $133m, the UAE-based company said in a […]
Norwegian energy giant Equinor has struck oil in the Arctic Barents Sea, announcing a significant discovery near its Johan Castberg field, which could bolster reserves at one of Norway’s most promising oilfields. The find, located […]
The global energy landscape is at a crossroads, with carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) emerging as a pivotal technology in the quest for net-zero emissions. According to a recent report by Wood Mackenzie, the […]
The U.S. oil and gas rig count continues its decline, with Baker Hughes reporting a drop of 7 rigs to 547 for the week ending June 27, 2025, the lowest since October 2021. Oil rigs […]
When Israel’s strikes on Iranian facilities sent oil prices spiking in mid-June 2025, U.S. oil producers didn’t hesitate. With West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude jumping from the high $50s to $75 per barrel, shale operators […]
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