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U.S. LNG Export Race Seen Slowing as Market Enters New Era

U.S. LNG Export Race Seen Slowing as Market Enters New Era

Russia’s war in Ukraine has helped propel the next wave of U.S. LNG projects, putting the country on track to export 22.3 Bcf/d of the super-chilled fuel this decade. Since last year, the Corpus Christ Stage 3 expansion, Plaquemines and Port Arthur liquefied natural gas projects have all been sanctioned. Along with Golden Pass LNG,…

May 10, 2023
Kinder Morgan Capturing More Low-Emissions Opportunities with California’s Renewable Diesel Hubs

Kinder Morgan Capturing More Low-Emissions Opportunities with California’s Renewable Diesel Hubs

Kinder Morgan Inc.’s (KMI) renewable diesel (RD) hub projects in California are in full commercial operation, which may be the first to transport the alternative fuel by pipeline to inland destinations. “We are confident that the best way to serve markets during this energy evolution is through an all-of-the-above energy mix,” said KMI’s Dax Sanders,…

April 10, 2023
Renewables-Friendly Legislation Seen Advancing U.S. Solar Power Industry

Renewables-Friendly Legislation Seen Advancing U.S. Solar Power Industry

President Biden is expected to sign into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 once it reaches his desk, legislation that Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm said would be “monumental” for clean energy investments. Under the legislation, which cleared the Senate on Sunday and is expected to be approved by the House later…

August 8, 2022
West Virginia Researchers Eye Hydrogen-Friendly Natural Gas Turbines

West Virginia Researchers Eye Hydrogen-Friendly Natural Gas Turbines

Researchers at West Virginia University (WVU) are developing technology to keep natural gas turbines at large-scale power plants intact when using hydrogen to generate electricity. “In West Virginia, we have access to natural gas,” said WVU’s Xingbo Liu, mechanical and aerospace engineering professor. “We are sitting in one of three major gas fields, the Marcellus…

July 20, 2022
DOE Looks to Stimulate U.S. Energy Tech, Including for Carbon Capture, with New Funding

DOE Looks to Stimulate U.S. Energy Tech, Including for Carbon Capture, with New Funding

Forty-six projects in 23 states, including ones to support carbon capture processes, are set to receive funding from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) to stimulate technological innovation and improve energy productivity.  The total funding, estimated at $123.6 million, along with $44.7 million in cost sharing by states,…

January 19, 2021

DOE Boosts Potential LNG Exports to 5.6 Bcf/d

Lake Charles Exports LLC (Lake Charles) Wednesday became the third prospective liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal tapped by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export domestic natural gas worldwide, bringing authorized export volumes to 5.6 Bcf/d.

August 8, 2013

Risk-Takers to Lead Oil, Gas Industry, Says Former DOE Official

It will be up to risk-taking entrepreneurs –and not Congress– who will lead the way for the oil and natural gas industry, a former U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) official said Wednesday in Denver.

August 8, 2013
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