The world’s largest gas field is at the nexus of a political stalemate between Qatar and three of its immediate Arab neighbors in the Persian Gulf region—Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE, along with Saudi ally Egypt.
Crossrail is a megaproject meant to bind London together. But in the wake of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, it may signal the end of an ambitious era.
(Mon, 31 Jul 2017) EIA recently released State Energy Data System estimates for net energy supply, which provide data on each stateâs total primary energy production and consumption. Wyoming, Texas, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and North Dakota ranked as the top five net suppliers of energy in 2015. Overall, 12 states produced more primary energy than they consumed, while 38 states and the District of Columbia were net recipients of energy.
The Trump administration has proposed selling off portions of a vast system that produces nearly half of the nation’s hydropower electricity.
(Fri, 28 Jul 2017) Aliso Canyon, Californiaâs largest underground natural gas storage facility, was cleared on June 19 by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources to increase injections above earlier imposed limits.
The US propylene market is looking bearish for the second half of 2017 as a major capacity addition in the US Gulf Coast is expected to further lengthen supply and lead to more exports, which have already been on the rise.
(Thu, 27 Jul 2017) The amount of natural gas used for electricity generation, also known as power burn, reached its highest daily level so far in 2017 during the past week, exceeding 41 billion cubic feet (Bcf) on July 20, according to data from PointLogic Energy.
(Wed, 26 Jul 2017) Following sustained growth through 2010, U.S. residential electricity sales have declined in both absolute and per capita terms. Although changes in the weather are a key driver of year-over-year fluctuations, energy efficiency improvements and economic factors have contributed to the decline in per capita residential electricity sales since 2010.
Confidential information was exposed because a government contractor was not properly supervised, officials said.
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is expected to ask the transportation secretary for federal funding to help fix New York City’s deteriorating transit infrastructure.
