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Chevron Corp. CEO Michael Wirth during the annual investor meeting on Tuesday said the supermajor’s message to investors could best be summed up in four words: higher returns, lower carbon.  Wirth, together with his executive team, laid out a broad global development plan centered around increasing returns on capital employed while slicing the carbon intensity…

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and its largest shareholder, Total SE, on Thursday formalized a 50-50 joint venture (JV) to develop U.S. renewable natural gas (RNG) production facilities and downstream fueling infrastructure.  The initial commitment is $100 million, which may increase to $400 million as development opportunities progress.  “The finalization of this JV with Total, which…

NW Natural CEO David Anderson used a quarterly earnings conference call on Friday to discuss the importance of the natural gas industry’s move to decarbonize as a way to mitigate climate change. The Portland, OR-based operator plans to be carbon neutral by 2050 in keeping with state mandates, said Anderson, who chairs the American Gas…

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has signed a fuel supply agreement to provide renewable natural gas (RNG) to the nation’s largest public transit bus fleet at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro). The Newport Beach, CA-based operator agreed to provide an estimated 47.5 million gallons of RNG for the 2,400-bus fleet as part…

Bismarck, ND-based MDU Resources Group Inc. on Thursday reported record 2020 earnings across all of its businesses, including natural gas and power utilities in eight states. CEO David Goodin and senior executives said they expect continued growth in 2021 despite the Covid-19 pandemic as construction materials and services businesses accounted for nearly two-thirds of the…

The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America (INGAA) on Tuesday made a bold commitment to work toward achieving net zero carbon emissions from their members’ domestic gas transmission and storage assets by 2050. The work, which builds on other efforts by INGAA’s members to combat climate change, is not tied to President Biden’s ambitious climate…

Renewable natural gas (RNG) volumes and production sites increased significantly over the past two years in the United States, an assessment that comes as advocates are searching for ways to expand even further. Consultancy Energy Vision LLC completed a report in December in conjunction with the Argonne National Laboratory, which found a 42% increase in…

Fortistar President Mark Comora is sticking to his guns to ramp up additional renewable natural gas (RNG) projects, with a new Florida project to fuel natural gas vehicles (NGV). Comora’s privately owned investment firm is partnering with solid landfill waste operator New River Solid Waste Association (NRSWA) to construct a facility that would capture and…

California has authorized Sempra Energy’s two state utilities to begin a three-year voluntary pilot program that would offer renewable natural gas (RNG) to residential and small commercial/industrial customers. Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas and Electric Co. (SDG&E) were approved to begin the $2 million demonstration by the California Public Utilities Commission…