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Harness Your Hopes - How and Where Will U.S. Low-Carbon-Intensity Hydrogen Expand?
Given the frothy targets to reduce U.S. carbon emissions set by the 2016 Paris Agreement and an anticipated expanding role in that process for low-carbon-intensity (LCI) hydrogen that is barely being produced in 2024, it’s hard to believe there’s a path forward.
Wildfires Shut Oil and Gas Output in North Dakota’s Bakken Patch
Propane Stocks Surge Ahead of Hurricane Milton


Back Where it All Begins - Orla, Permian's Westernmost Crude Hub, Surrounded By Lower-Quality Oil
In the far western reaches of the Permian Basin lies Orla, TX — a town steeped in history and significance. Orla, which can be fittingly translated into “border” in Spanish, is about 40 miles north of Pecos, near the New Mexico border in Reeves County.
See Ya Later? Gulf Coast Re-Exports of Canadian Heavy Crude Oil Pull back as China Goes AWOL
Saudi Arabia Cuts OSPs for U.S.-Bound Crude Again
Ascent of Matterhorn Causes Waha Gas Prices to Climb

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