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Costs and access to the grid are the main hurdles U.S. oil drillers and producers face as they seek to electrify operations, the latest Dallas Fed Energy Survey showed this week. More than half of the exploration and production firms operating in Texas, northern Louisiana, and southern New Mexico have …

Several countries around the globe are investing heavily in the extraction of lithium to support battery production for electric vehicles (EVs) and utility-scale storage. This has led to the enormous growth of mining projects in lithium hubs, such as the Lithium Triangle in South America. It has also encouraged greater …

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count fell by 1 this week to 587, compared to 623 rigs this same time last year. The number …

TotalEnergies on Friday announced a deal to buy a 45% stake in dry gas-producing assets owned and operated by Lewis Energy Group in the Eagle Ford basin in Texas, growing its gas production business and boosting its LNG portfolio. The assets that TotalEnergies is buying are located in Southwest Texas …

The United States is exporting gasoline more than any other nation in the world, supplying more than 16% of all exports of the fuel globally, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in an analysis on Tuesday. Last year, U.S. motor gasoline exports (finished gasoline plus gasoline blending components) averaged …

Canada and Mexico are rushing to fill the natural gas vacuum left by the United States’ ongoing moratorium on new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export permits introduced by the Biden Administration in January of this year. The country’s neighbors to the north and south are speeding up their own export …

Iraqi oil exports to the United States decreased last week, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Sunday. The EIA reported that the average US crude oil imports from eight key countries reached 5.645 million barrels per day (bpd) last week, decreased by 142.000 bpd from the previous …

RBC CEO Dave McKay believes Canada plays a critical role in the energy security of the United States, especially when it comes to supplying oil and gas to Asia. Speaking in Toronto, McKay highlighted that while the U.S. focuses on “Buy American,” they rely on Canadian energy to meet global …

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 …