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China to stop building new coal-fired power projects abroad
| September 21, 2021 | Energy News | Conventional
Crude oil inventories in Cushing, Oklahoma, are down more than 40% from start of 2021
| September 21, 2021 | Energy News | Conventional | By The Numbers
Crude oil inventories in Cushing, Oklahoma, totaled 32.9 million barrels (excluding pipeline fill and stocks in transit by water and rail) in the week ending September 10, which is a 42% decrease since the beginning of the year.
Shell signs agreement to sell Permian interest for $9.5 billion to ConocoPhillips
| September 21, 2021 | Energy News | Conventional
Ørsted completes Muscle Shoals solar project in Alabama
| September 20, 2021 | Energy News | Alternative
The 670,000 solar panel project is now complete, increasing Ørsted’s operational solar PV capacity to 647 MW and diversifying the company’s footprint through a new partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Oil drops on strong dollar, risk aversion and US supply comeback - Rystad Energy
| September 20, 2021 | Energy News | Conventional | By The Numbers
Shell calls for more action on aviation emissions
| September 20, 2021 | Air Cargo News | Airlines | Energy News
REWE Group and Ørsted sign long-term power purchase agreement for future German offshore wind farm
| September 20, 2021 | Energy News | Alternative
REWE Group, one of Germany's leading food retailers, has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement with Ørsted to procure 100 MW of green electricity from Ørsted's Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm which is set to become operational in 2025.
Green hydrogen projects will stay dry without a parallel desalination market to provide fresh water
| September 17, 2021 | Energy News | Alternative | By The Numbers
The global pipeline for green hydrogen projects is growing fast, with a current target of 206 gigawatts (GW) in installed electrolyzer capacity by 2040. However, a Rystad Energy analysis reveals that the locations of the planned projects are overwhelmingly in areas where water is in short supply.
The U.S. exported slightly more petroleum than it imported in the first half of 2021
| September 17, 2021 | Energy News | Conventional | By The Numbers
Our Petroleum Supply Monthly trade data show that the United States exported more crude oil and petroleum products than it imported during the first half of 2021 by 120,000 barrels per day (b/d), or less than 1% of combined crude oil and petroleum product exports and imports.
Oil edges down on US supply return, strong dollar and Covid-19 outbreaks in Asia - Rystad Energy
| September 17, 2021 | Energy News | Conventional | By The Numbers
U.S. natural gas consumption to be lower in 2021 and 2022, led by the electric power sector
| September 17, 2021 | Energy News | Conventional | By The Numbers
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo welcomes Total Touch Cargo to its sustainable aviation fuel program
| September 16, 2021 | Air Cargo News | Freighters | Energy News
Hurricane Ida disrupted crude oil production and refining activity
| September 16, 2021 | Energy News
On Sunday, August 29, Hurricane Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane. As a result of the hurricane, 96% of crude oil production and 94% of natural gas production in the U.S. federally administered areas of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) were shut in, according to estimates by the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. At least nine refineries shut down or reduced production. As a result, we reduced our forecast for crude oil production and refinery runs in our September Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO).
Geothermal power push points to record well count in 2021, growth set to bring billions to drillers
| September 16, 2021 | Energy News
Renewed interest in the geothermal sector in recent years, which has seen oil and gas majors make investments in numerous startups, is set to see a new record in the number of wells drilled for power generation, surpassing 200 this year for the first time. Spending on geothermal activity is expected to boom in the coming years, with global well capital expenditure breaking the $1 billion threshold in 2021 before soaring to $3 billion in 2026, if government targets worldwide are to be met.
BA’s ‘carbon neutral’ flight exposes problems cutting emissions
| September 16, 2021 | Air Cargo News | Airlines | Energy News | Alternative
British Airways operated what was billed as a “carbon neutral” flight this week between London and Glasgow, as it tries to burnish its green credentials in the lead-in to next month’s COP26 climate summit in Scotland.
Hurricane Ida caused at least 1.2 million electricity customers to lose power
| September 15, 2021 | Energy News
Hurricane Ida resulted in service outages for up to 1.2 million electricity customers across eight states, according to situation reports from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER). Hurricane Ida made landfall on the afternoon of Sunday, August 29, as a Category 4 storm near Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The hurricane initially caused more than one million customer outages in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. As the storm continued toward the Northeast, it caused outages in several northeastern states on September 1.
AlphaStruxure and The Mobility House partner to accelerate US fleet electrification
| September 15, 2021 | Energy News | Alternative | Intermodal News | Road
Sunrun CEO steps in amid blackouts, trade woes and rising prices
| September 15, 2021 | Energy News | Alternative
Nikola showcases German plant nearing first production of electric trucks
| September 15, 2021 | Energy News | Alternative | Intermodal News | Road
Nikola Corp. offered the public a look at the production line the company is counting on to start delivering trucks to customers in the wake of its founder being charged with securities fraud.
Uruguay eyes bumper power exports on Brazil energy crisis
| September 15, 2021 | Energy News
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