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Give More Power to the People - Virginia and Carolinas Utilities' Focus: Gas-Fired Plants and Solar
Utilities in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, all anticipating rapid growth in electricity demand through the 2030s, have ambitious plans for renewables but are acknowledging that solar and offshore wind will need to be backed up by a lot more natural gas-fired generation.
DOE Buys ~2.5 MMbbl to Refill Bryan Mound SPR Site for Q1 2025; Seeks More
EPIC Crude Pipeline Achieves New Monthly Utilization Record
U.S. Crude Exports Down – Blame the Brent-WTI Differential


Riders On The Storm - Hurricane Season Brings Unpredictable Risks to Gulf of Mexico Oil Production
Every year, the biggest wild card regarding Gulf of Mexico (GOM) crude oil production is the severity of the Atlantic hurricane season.
US Rig Count Posts Decline Despite Solid Gains In Anadarko & Permian
Canadian Drilling – Oil Rig Count Pushes Higher, Gas Rigs Headed Nowhere

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Iraq and Kazakhstan to Curtail More Oil Output After Overproducing in January-July


If I Ever Lose My Faith In You - Texas Turns to Performance Credit Mechanism to Boost ERCOT Reliability
In Texas, rising power demand, increasing dependence on variable-output renewables, and declining availability of dispatchable fossil-fired plants to back up wind and solar have left the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) power grid in a pickle.