AI
Tech Loves Nukes?!
Daily Standup Top Stories Tech Industry Wants to Lock Up Nuclear Power for AI July 1, 2024 Stu Turley Largest tech companies are looking to buy nuclear power directly from plants, which could sap the grid […]
Storage
Coal
Chinese coal terminals ‘bursting at the seams’
High rainfall, increased hydropower, and preparation for the hot summer months are all contributing to very full coal terminals up and down the Chinese coastline. “Port storage is bursting at the seams, and it appears […]
International News
CNOOC launches China’s largest LNG storage base
China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) has launched what it says is China’s largest LNG storage base at its Binhai LNG import terminal in Jiangsu. According to a statement by CNOOC Gas & Power, six […]
Coal
Chinese coal terminals ‘bursting at the seams’
High rainfall, increased hydropower, and preparation for the hot summer months are all contributing to very full coal terminals up and down the Chinese coastline. “Port storage is bursting at the seams, and it […]
Crude Oil News
Oil prices ease on strong dollar, mixed global economic news
June 21 (Reuters) – Crude prices eased about 1% on Friday on worries that global oil demand growth could be hit by a strong U.S. dollar and negative economic news from some parts of the […]
Energy Transition
Germany Repurposes Underground Gas Storage for Green Hydrogen
Germany’s government approved on Wednesday a draft law to enable faster development of hydrogen projects and infrastructure by fast-tracking permitting and environmental checks for hydrogen production, storage, and transportation, government sources told Reuters. The so-called Hydrogen […]
Climate Crisis
Texas Flags Endangered Lizard
Daily Standup Top Stories Texas Oil Regulator Flags Endangered Species Designation May 22, 2024 Mariel Alumit In a statement posted on its website, the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) highlighted that the U.S. Department of Fish and […]
Crude Oil News
EIA Confirms Small Crude Inventory Build, Gasoline Draw
WTI crude oil traded below $78 today after the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an estimated inventory increase of 1.8 million barrels for the week to May 17. This compared with a draw of 2.5 million barrels for the […]
Energy Crisis
Biden Drains Entire Northeast Gasoline Reserve In Bid To Lower Gas Prices As He Trails Trump By Double Digits
Back in March, when reading the mammoth, 1050-page bill that was meant to avert government shutdown, but was yet another pork filled free-for-all bonanza authorizing $1.7 trillion in in discretionary spending, we stumbled upon something that was […]
Energy Tech
Tokyo Researchers Unveil Stable, Highly Conductive Lithium-Ion Conductor
The new material exhibits higher ionic conductivity than previously reported oxide solid electrolytes. The material is stable in air and has a wide operating temperature range of -10°C to 100°C. The discovery could lead to […]