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Oil Drilling Stuck Near 4-Year Lows, Thanks to Energy Policy Puzzle
Photo via Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group/Newscom “Drill, baby, drill” — the pro-oil mantra that the Trump administration rode in on in January — is playing out more like “chill, baby, chill.” The number of operating US oil and gas rigs held...
Oil Patch Layoffs
It has been a rough start to summer for the state’s oil and gas industry, which shed 14-hundred jobs in July alone. Todd Staples, who heads the Texas Oil and Gas Association, says this is a supply-and-demand issue. But he’s optimistic that, under...

Oil Futures Mixed on Trilateral Meeting Outlook
Maria Eugenia Garcia DTN Energy Editor HOUSTON (DTN) -- Oil futures were mixed on Tuesday after talks between U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and EU leaders raised the prospects of a diplomatic solution to the...
Renewables investment drives $23b regional construction boom
An explosion of renewable energy projects and the infrastructure needed to support them will power construction activity in regional Australia at twice the rate of work in capital cities over the next two years, new Macromonitor data shows....

Oil Palace in Tyler faces auction as lender seeks trusteeship change
The venue was financed for an amount of $3.94 million with Bobby J. Manziel doing business as the Oil Palace listed as the borrower in December 2017. TYLER, Texas — A financing company has requested that the Oil Palace, a longtime venue for East...

Oil spill contained in Williamsport; monitoring and cleanup efforts continue
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (WOLF) — Emergency response teams have successfully contained an oil spill that occurred late Sunday evening in Williamsport The spill originated from a tank breach at 419 2nd Street, releasing oil waste into the city's storm...

Oil painting classes at Arts Center this fall
Join the Winona Arts Center for a new weekly series exploring oil painting techniques and materials, hosted by artist Casey Wicka. Classes are held on Tuesday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. from September 2 through November 18 with each class...

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment Announces Awards to Small Cities/Counties
Download PDF The Energy Office of the Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment (“E&E”) issued an August 13th news release announcing recipients of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (“EECBG”) program for small cities and...

Gas Prices Fall Slightly As Travelers Plan Labor Day Trips
Acquired Through MGN Online on 02/04/2025 Portland, Ore. – Oregon families are planning their last hurrah before school starts, capping a record-breaking summer. “We saw more people than ever travel for Memorial Day and for Independence Day,” and...

Energy giant makes £14m pledge to East Ayrshire communities
The commitment is underpinned by a deal agreed between Invenergy and The 9CC Group, a charitable organisation set up to co-ordinate windfarm benefit funds across nine East Ayrshire communities. The agreement sets out the benefits which the...

Energy firm launches appeal over plans for battery storage facility near Normanton opposed by former Super League referee
An appeal has been launched over a decision to refuse plans to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) at a village farm. Councillors last month rejected an application to install 24 containerised battery units on a one-hectare site at...

Oil Prices Retreat as Hopes Lift for Ukraine Peace

Oil Palace in Tyler set to be sold at auction

Antidote To AI Bubble Call By OpenAI CEO Altman, Google Gives Big Boost To Nuclear Power
To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today. Antidote To AI Bubble Please click here for an enlarged chart of NVIDIA Corp NVDA. Note the following: This article is about the big picture, not an individual stock. The chart of NVDA stock is...

Trump tariffs and green energy rollbacks push household electricity bills up 10%
Household electricity bills have increased by 10% since Donald Trump re-entered the White House, a new report has found, with its authors highlighting the impact of the president’s data center boosterism and cuts to clean energy projects as part...

Energy sector leader Darpan Kapadia ’95 to speak at Opening Convocation
Darpan Kapadia ’95, a business leader whose support has lifted William & Mary to new heights as a national model for internships, will welcome new students this month at Opening Convocation. Kapadia, chief operating officer of LS Power and vice...

Google taps nuclear power for data centers, reveals first reactor site
Google has announced the site of its first nuclear reactor as part of its 2024 deal with startup Kairos Power. The plant, titled Hermes 2, will be located in Oakridge, Tennessee, and it will supply Google with 50 megawatts (MW) of power under a...
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CORE Energy secures strategic investment
Indian engineering, procurement and construction company Core Energy Systems says the fundraise - equivalent to nearly USD23 million - reinforces its role in shaping India’s civil nuclear future. The INR200 crore (USD22.86 million - one crore is...
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Malaysia launches nuclear energy feasibility study
The Malaysian government is carrying out an assessment to examine the role of nuclear energy as "one of the clean, stable and competitive electricity sources in the country's future energy mix". Following the tabling of the 13th Malaysia Plan...

Gas prices teeter back and forth
Published 11:01 am Tuesday, August 19, 2025 After a week of see-saw pricing, average gasoline prices in Alabama have fallen 2.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.74 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,348...