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China Cements Leadership in Wind and Solar

OilPrice

China accounts for as much as 74% of all wind and solar projects currently under construction, Global Energy Monitor said in a new report, as cited by the Financial Times. The country that is already home to the most sizable wind and solar generation capacity in the world, is in the process of building 510 GW more in utility-scale solar and wind capacity, the climate NGO said.

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U.S. production growth to slow amid drilling decline, says EIA

Oil & Gas 360º

(World Oil) – The U.S. sees domestic crude output growth slowing more than expected this year as choppy oil prices limit drilling activity. U.S. crude output is now expected to grow by 160,000 bpd this year to 13.37 million bpd and remain flat in 2026, according to the Energy Information Administration’s Short-Term Energy Outlook released Tuesday.

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India Launches Largest-Ever Offshore Exploration Tender

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India is looking to strengthen its domestic oil and gas exploration and supply with the biggest-ever acreage up for grabs under the Open Acreage Licensing Programme (OALP) Round X. “The focus is clearly on further enhancing and strengthening domestic E&P efforts,” Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, posted on X while visiting an offshore industry event in Bergen, Norway.

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Securing the Power Grid: Cybersecurity Strategies for Smart Energy Systems

POWER Magazine

As the backbone of modern energy systems, smart grids and digital substations promise efficiency and sustainability—but they also open the door to escalating cyberthreats. This article dives into a layered cybersecurity strategy that blends integrated vulnerability assessments, robust protocols, and defense-in-depth tactics. Packed with practical insights and a look at breakthrough technologies, it empowers utilities […] The post Securing the Power Grid: Cybersecurity Strategies for Smart

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Slim apuesta por Ixachi

Oil & Gas Magazine

Grupo Carso invertirá 5,000 millones de dólares en el campo Ixachi. Pemex impulsa contratos mixtos para atraer capital privado y compartir riesgos operativos. Pemex ha dado luz verde a una nueva estrategia de inversión denominada Contratos de Desarrollo Mixto , con la que busca atraer capital privado sin ceder control estatal. De acuerdo con una presentación interna de la petrolera obtenida por Proceso , estos contratos permitirán que empresas privadas participen directamente en el desarrollo y

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Strathcona Closes Montney Assets Sale, Becomes Pure-Play Heavy Oil Firm

Rigzone

Strathcona said it is now a pure-play heavy oil company producing approximately 120 million barrels per day (MMbpd) with a 50-year 2P reserve life index.

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Improving Gas Separation Efficiency with Advanced Filter Separators

Pro-Gas Services

In natural gas processing, the purity of the gas stream isn’t just a preference — it’s a fundamental requirement. Before natural gas can embark on its journey through pipelines and into homes and industries, it must be meticulously stripped of impurities, particularly liquids and solids. This critical initial step, gas separation, lays the foundation for efficient and safe downstream operations.

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Why Europe's Wind Energy Edge is at Risk

OilPrice

Henrik Andersen, CEO of Danish wind turbine giant Vestas Wind Systems A/S, has issued a stark warning to European policymakers: without stronger and more cohesive industrial strategies, Europe may lose its edge in renewable energy manufacturing to the U.S. and other regions. “Wind is largely a European creation — born in our universities, tested on our sites,” Andersen told Bloomberg News.

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Empire Energy, Ellevo Set Up Joint Offshore Wind Lifting and Transport Unit

Offshore Engineer

Empire Energy and Ellevo Group have launched a strategic joint venture for offshore wind lifting and transport consultancy services to meet the evolving demands…

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Reuters: Saudi Aramco in U.S. Supply Talks with Commonwealth LNG

OilPrice

Saudi Aramco is in advanced talks to acquire 2 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S.-based Commonwealth LNG terminal in Cameron, Louisiana, according to an exclusive Reuters reported on Wednesday. The potential deal would further cement Aramco’s push into the global LNG market as it accelerates efforts to diversify beyond crude oil exports.

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Romania Abolishes Double Taxation on Energy Storage, Accelerating 5GW Electro-Storage Capacity Deployment

EnergyTrend

Romania Abolishes Double Taxation on Energy Storage, Accelerating 5GW Electro-Storage Capacity Deployment OnJuly8th,Romania'sEnergyRegulatoryAuthority(ANRE)officiallyapprovednewregulationsabolishingdoubletaxationonbatteryenergystoragesystems(BESS).Themovea.

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Energy Sector Faces 26% Earnings Drop as Q2 Season Begins

OilPrice

Earnings season is here again, with second-quarter earnings season set to begin in earnest during the second full week of July. According to FacetSet Earnings Insight, companies in the S&P 500 are expected to report aggregate earnings growth of 5.0%, marking the lowest growth by the market in seven quarters. FactSet has reported that Wall Street is most bearish about the energy sector, and has lowered EPS estimates for oil and gas companies by the largest percentage amongst all 11 market sectors

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Ameresco Partners With Alaska Utility on Juneau Hydropower Project

POWER Magazine

Energy solutions provider Ameresco announced a partnership with Alaska’s Juneau Hydropower to develop, build, and operate a 19.8-MW hydropower station at Sweetheart Lake. The facility is located 33 miles south of downtown Juneau. The project also includes installation of a battery energy storage system (BESS) and more than 40 miles of high-voltage transmission infrastructure.

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UK Set to Ditch Controversial Plan for Zonal Power Pricing

OilPrice

The UK government is set to drop plans to introduce zonal pricing in the country’s wholesale electricity market, following a backlash from industry saying that splitting the market into geographical areas would damage investments in renewable energy projects, the Guardian reports, citing sources. In one of the most controversial power market reforms considered in the country, the UK government has been considering the so-called zonal pricing for electricity prices in Britain to replace a nationw

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UAE says oil markets are absorbing more barrels without stocks rising

Oil & Gas 360º

(BOE Report) – Oil markets are absorbing OPEC+ production increases without building inventories, which means they are thirsty for more oil, United Arab Emirates’ Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said on Wednesday. OPEC+, which pumps about half of the world’s oil, has been curtailing production for several years to support the market. But it has reversed course this year to regain market share and as U.S.

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US Weekly Oil Data: US Distillate Inventories Are The Lowest Since April 2005

Energy Outlook Advisors

US Inventories, Exports, Imports, and Refinery Utilization (12 Charts).

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US DOI Proposes Easing Regulations on Onshore Commingled Production

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EIA Backs up API With Shocking Rise of US Crude Oil Inventories

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Crude oil inventories in the United States increased by 7.1 million barrels during the week ending July 4, according to new data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released on Wednesday. The build brings commercial stockpiles to 426 million barrels, still 8% below the five-year average for this time of year. Crude prices were trading down ahead of the report, after the American Petroleum Institute (API) on Tuesday estimated a surprise 7.1-million-barrel build for the week endi

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Revolutionizing Well Spacing Optimization: Advanced Analytics Reveal Formation-Specific Strategies for Maximum Recovery

Novi

This blog post is based on the technical paper “Optimizing Well Spacing to Maximize Horizontal Well Performance and Recovery”, co-authored by Ahmed Alzahabi, Alexander Trindade, Ahmed Kamel, and Kiran Sathaye. The paper was presented at URTeC 2025. Download the full paper here. The unconventional oil and gas industry has reached a critical inflection point where the delicate balance between well density and ultimate recovery determines long-term field economics.

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Hanwha Ocean Floating Turbine Receives ABS Approval

Offshore Engineer

ABS issued approval in principle (AIP) to Hanwha Ocean for its new design of a semisubmersible-type floating offshore wind turbine.

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Can Geothermal Power Save Taiwan From Energy Catastrophe?

OilPrice

Taiwan is facing an energy crisis that could prove existential. Not only is the country’s energy demand outpacing its grid’s capacities, the country is heavily dependent on energy imports, making the island nation highly vulnerable to military blockades from neighboring China. If Taiwan is not able to build up its own energy supply in a hurry, it will become increasingly difficult – if not impossible – to continue resistance against the Chinese agenda to annex the island under its One China poli

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Equinor Hires Aker Solutions for Norwegian Oil and Gas Tie-In Scheme

Offshore Engineer

Aker Solutions has secured a contract by Equinor to prepare the topside of Troll C to receive and process the production from the Fram Sør subsea tie-in project in the North Sea…

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Pemex promete aire limpio en Nuevo León

Oil & Gas Magazine

Pemex y el gobierno de Nuevo León acordaron instalar filtros en la refinería de Cadereyta y mejorar la calidad de gasolina, asfalto y combustibles. El gobernador de Nuevo León, Samuel García Sepúlveda, anunció un acuerdo clave con Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) para reducir la contaminación proveniente de la refinería Héctor Lara Sosa, ubicada en el municipio de Cadereyta, una de las principales fuentes de emisiones contaminantes en la zona metropolitana de Monterrey.

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400MW/1.6GWh! Another Large-Scale Energy Storage Power Station Commences Construction

EnergyTrend

400MW/1.6GWh! Another Large-Scale Energy Storage Power Station Commences Construction OnJuly6th,agrandeventinthefieldofgreenenergytookplaceinFanzhiCounty,XinzhouCity,ShanxiProvince—thecommencementofconstructionforthe400MW/1600MWhindepen.

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bp, Shell sign deals for Libya exploration and redevelopment

Oil & Gas 360º

(World Oil) – bp Plc and Shell Plc signed agreements with Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) to study new opportunities, joining international majors accelerating their return to the oil-rich African nation. bp, which has pivoted away from its failed low-carbon strategy to focus more on fossil fuels, signed a memorandum of understanding to study reviving two huge oil fields in Libya, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

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“We’re Writing a New Chapter”: Mitsubishi Power CEO Bill Newsom on AI, Gas Turbines, and the Path to Decarbonization

POWER Magazine

The U.S. power sector seems to be increasingly pulled in two directions. While trundling toward rapid electrification, it is seeking to hold its ground on recent decarbonization triumphs. And while utilities and power companies are racing to add generation capacity, their prospects are limited by aging infrastructure and upended by supply chain constraints that have […] The post “We’re Writing a New Chapter”: Mitsubishi Power CEO Bill Newsom on AI, Gas Turbines, and the Path to Decar

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Woodside Finds South Korean Partners to Advance LNG Value Chain

Offshore Engineer

Woodside Energy has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hyundai Engineering and Hyundai Glovis, establishing a strategic framework to collaborate…

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UAE Says the Oil Market Is Thirsty for More OPEC+ Barrels

OilPrice

Global markets have been soaking up the additional barrels OPEC+ has been producing since the spring without inventory builds, suggesting that the market needed the higher supply, according to Suhail al-Mazrouei, the energy minister of one of OPEC’s top producers, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “You can see that even with the increases for several months we haven’t seen a major buildup in inventories, which means the market needed those barrels,” al-Mazrouei said on Wednesday, as carried by Reu

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Who Is The Biggest Renewable Energy Generator?

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Uganda in Search of JV Partner to Explore Oil Block

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Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) is on the lookout for a joint venture partner to help it explore and develop an oil block in the western part of the African country, a spokesperson for the state-owned oil firm told Reuters on Wednesday. UNOC signed in 2023 a two-year production sharing agreement with Uganda’s government for the Kasuruban exploration block.

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Executives Reveal Where They See Henry Hub Price Landing in Future

Rigzone

Executives from oil and gas firms have revealed where they expect the Henry Hub natural gas price to be at various points in the future in the second quarter Dallas Fed Energy Survey.

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Woodside Finds South Korean Partners to Advance LNG Value Chain

Asian Oil & Gas

Woodside Energy has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hyundai Engineering and Hyundai Glovis, establishing a strategic framework to collaborate…

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Delfin Midstream Moves Closer to FID for LNG Export Project in Louisiana

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Daily Energy Report

Daily Energy Report

July 09, 2025 Some members of our team are attending the OPEC Seminar in Vienna. Here are brief video clips ( 2 minutes each) highlighting key perspectives on global oil demand and AI's impact on the oil and gas industry. Because of a heavy schedule, there will be no Daily Energy Report tomorrow. Please follow Dr. Alhajji’s twitter account as he posts videos and comments from the event: @anasalhajji Share Links to Stories from OPEC Seminar Vienna hosts 9th OPEC International Seminar India

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Aspire Energy Building New Pipeline in Ohio to Feed Power Plant

Marcellus Drilling News

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, not to be confused with the former Chesapeake Energy Corporation (which is now Expand Energy), announced that its Ohio subsidiary, Aspire Energy Express, LLC, has entered into an agreement with American Electric Power (AEP) to construct and operate an intrastate natural gas pipeline in central Ohio to feed Marcellus/Utica gas to a.

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Rush Toward Another ‘Safe Harbor’ Begins for Solar Industry

POWER Magazine

It’s no secret the solar industry has been stockpiling components such as panels and racking since before the Inflation Reduction Act. Under threat of a shortened runway to qualify for credits recently made reality with the passage of the reconciliation bill, the trend has very definitely accelerated. The post Rush Toward Another ‘Safe Harbor’ Begins for Solar Industry appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Marcellus/Utica May Finally Be on the Verge of Production Increase

Marcellus Drilling News

A month ago, MDN published a post predicting that Marcellus/Utica natural gas production is set to grow thanks to new pipeline projects and demand from data centers and LNG exporters (see Marcellus/Utica Set to Grow Thanks to LNG, Data Centers, Southeast). Today, we shift the focus from customers to what drillers are saying (predicting) about.