Transportation

Federal, local and state governments, once keen on taking natural gas vehicles (NGV) over the bridge toward a cleaner transportation sector, have shifted lanes with electric vehicles (EV) gaining speed by the day. In the last three decades, NGV adoption was bolstered by 37 key federal subsidies, laws, programs and regulations, some of which have…

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has handed the keys to states and territories for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, opening the door for $1.5 billion through 2023 to build out electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. “America led the original automotive revolution in the last century, and today, thanks to the historic…

Mexico’s Energy Ministry Sener has announced it will appeal the decision by a district judge that pauses a proposed change to the rules of the game in Mexico’s natural gas market. The changes pushed by Sener would mean that all users of the natural gas pipeline network Sistrangas would have to use imported gas sourced…

California-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and Enbridge Inc.’s new ventures arm Canadian Union Energy Solutions (UES) have landed an agreement to launch their fourth Ontario compressed natural gas (CNG) outlet. The multi-year deal would use CNG to fuel 25 converted delivery vans of United Parcel Service (UPS) in London, 120 miles southwest of Toronto. The…

Heavy-duty fleet owners will likely continue to embrace natural gas vehicle (NGV) conversions in 2022, predicted the head of trade association NGVAmerica.

Opal Fuels LLC, with a growing portfolio of nationwide renewable natural gas (RNG) and landfill projects, is going public in a combination with an affiliate of energy infrastructure giant ArcLight Capital Partners LLC.  The definitive agreement announced Thursday would launch Opal, a Fortistar portfolio company, on Nasdaq under the ticker “OPL.” Co-CEOs Adam Comora and…

Global energy trading giant Vitol Group is extending its reach in the liquefied natural gas (LNG)-for-transport market with the acquisition of a majority stake in a German supplier. Vitol said Tuesday it had purchased a share in Liquind GmbH, which has a network of 15 filling stations serving the trucking industry in Germany, for an…

Enbridge Inc. has assured shareholders that it would stay strong by adapting to the energy transition even as the Canadian midstream giant faces ongoing opposition from fossil fuel foes over its projects. “We believe that in all practical scenarios our assets will remain critical to supporting long-term energy demand,” said Enbridge President Al Monaco as…

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. and Southwestern Energy Co. were the latest Appalachian operators to report weak price realizations in the second quarter, when pipeline constraints widened basis differentials in the Northeast. U.S. benchmark prices climbed during the period and have continued to move higher since, creating an even bigger gap with local prices in…