Energy Transition

A growing number of Lower 48 onshore producers are measuring and disclosing their performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts, according to new research by Haynes and Boone LLP and EnerCom Inc. The August edition of their Oil & Gas ESG Tracker summarized findings from a review of 30 U.S.-listed middle market onshore oil…

BP plc has clinched an agreement to purchase a unique blend of renewable natural gas (RNG) initially for customers in California. Maryland-based CleanBay Renewables said it would provide BP with RNG produced from poultry litter, a mixture of manure, feathers and bedding. The biogas is processed into RNG and can be used to fuel vehicles.…

The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled state regulators properly approved a $700 million natural gas plant on the grounds it would serve the public interest better than a renewable energy project. The decision paved a path for construction and eventual completion within roughly four years, according to the utilities behind the project, dubbed the Nemadji…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow podcast in which NGI Senior Editor Christopher Lenton is joined by the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Mariano Berkenwald to discuss the hydrogen opportunity in Latin America.  Having recently published a report with the IEA about how low-carbon hydrogen can play a big…

Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) has closed on its $310 million acquisition of Kinetrex Energy, part of the company’s new interest in low carbon investments. The acquisition includes liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and fueling facilities, a 50% interest in a landfill-based renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in Indiana, and commercial agreements for three additional RNG…

Nine research projects are getting a federal funding boost to advance methods and potentially reduce costs to capture and store carbon from the air, also known as direct air capture (DAC). The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said it has granted $24 million to universities and national labs across the country. The aim of the…

Click here to listen to the latest episode of NGI’s Hub & Flow podcast in which NGI Senior Editor Christopher Lenton is joined by the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Mariano Berkenwald to discuss the hydrogen opportunity in Latin America.  Having recently published a report with the IEA about how low-carbon hydrogen can play a big…

Ground operators for Fedex Corp. have reached an agreement to receive 120 emissions-free electric trucks from Xos Inc. and NextGen Acquisition Corp. that would be deployed for operations in California, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Texas.  Los Angeles-based Xos produces Class 5 to Class 8 electrified and cost-effective commercial vehicles. Xos’ medium- to heavy-duty…

Plans to produce low-carbon hydrogen, using natural gas and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), are gaining momentum in major producing states such as North Dakota and Texas. Bakken Energy LLC on Monday agreed to acquire the Great Plains Synfuels Plant in Beulah, ND, as part of a larger plan to develop a more than…