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The U.S. is seeing record solar energy capacity growth each year, thanks to greater public and private investment in the sector. The already rapidly growing solar industry boomed following the introduction of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and other favourable policies. This growth is expected to continue, with several large-scale …

U.S. power-generating companies are announcing plans for the highest volume of new natural gas-fired capacity in years as the AI boom is driving demand for electricity. During the first half of 2024, electricity-generating firms unveiled plans for the new gas-powered capacity equal to all capacity announced in 2020, according to …

Iraq’s oil exports to the United States increased last week, according to data released by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Sunday. The EIA’s report showed that average US crude oil imports from nine major suppliers reached 5.787 million barrels per day (bpd) last week, an increase of 911,000 …

Oil prices declined on Tuesday following weak economic data from China and the US, while growing expectations that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will lower interest rates and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East limited further price falls. International benchmark Brent crude decreased by 0.2% to $71.69 per barrel at …

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced on Sunday that Iraqi oil exports to the US had risen during the past week. “In a span of a week, the US imports of crude oil from nine major countries amounted to 4.876 million bpd, down by 732,000 bpd from the previous …

Battery storage installations are soaring in the United States thanks to incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which offers, for the first time, tax credits for standalone storage capacity. Total costs of batteries and storage systems have also dropped significantly over the past decade to incentivize more installations across …

U.S. power generation and electricity demand have risen this year to the highest in at least three years but the 2024 demand likely peaked in July amid peak air conditioning and cooling consumption, Reuters columnist Gavin Maguire reports, citing data from LSEG. U.S. power generation in the Lower 48 states …

The U.S. State Department is intensifying efforts to derail Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 exports by targeting companies involved in the development of the project and vessels found to have loaded LNG from the facility. Located in the Gydan Peninsula in the Arctic, the Arctic LNG 2 project was considered key …

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell again this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count fell by 1 to 585 this week, compared to 632 rigs this same time last year. The …

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on seven liquefied natural gas carriers linked to Russia, including vessels believed to have loaded at its newest export facility in the Arctic region. LNG vessels included Pioneer and Asya Energy, which loaded the first two shipments from the Arctic LNG 2 project previously sanctioned …