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Permian Operators Cut Methane Emissions by 26% in 2023, S&P Global Says

S&P Global credits improved equipment and technology for helping with methane emissions reductions in the Permian Basin.

LongPath Ditches Up-in-the-Air Tech for Emissions Reduction Closer to Ground

LongPath Technologies has received a federal loan to develop a monitoring network and conditional approval from the state of New Mexico for use of its system at oil and gas operations.

Segrist: Cooling the Reaction: Nuclear Makes Promising but Slow Comeback

Nuclear power is awesome. Nuclear power is also hard—and a long way off from displacing natural gas as the primary source for the electricity the U.S. will desperately need.

US Supreme Court Should Avoid Climate Change Cases, Biden Administration Says

The Biden administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject efforts by oil companies to prevent lawsuits accusing the fossil fuel producers of deceiving the public about climate change.

US Hydrogen Concerns Linger as Next Administration Nears White House

BP, EDP Renewables, Inpex and Plug Power executives discuss the state of hydrogen and the hydrogen production tax credit.

Phillips 66 Taps NextEra for Solar Power at Rodeo Renewable Complex

The solar facility owned and operated by NextEra Energy Resources will consist of more than 70,000 solar modules, Phillips 66 said

CRC's Carbon TerraVault, Net Power to Develop Low Emissions Power Plants

California Resources Corp.'s Carbon TerraVault and Net Power will conduct feasibility studies on locating power plants near underground CO2 storage vaults, according to a news release.

Shell Settles Lawsuit Against Greenpeace Over Activists Boarding Oil Vessel

Shell took legal action after Greenpeace activists boarded a vessel in January 2023 near the Canary Islands off the Atlantic coast of northern Africa to protest against oil drilling, travelling on it as far as Norway.

Methanol Microreactor Project Aims to Convert CO2 into Liquid Fuel

The SRI International-led project, which received a Department of Energy grant, would use renewable energy to convert CO2 into liquid fuel.

Republican States Sue BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street Over ESG

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton decried the “weaponization” of the financial industry in pushing for climate goals while BlackRock and State Street called the suit, filed by 11 states, baseless.