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U.S. order allows Puerto Rico to shore up ailing power grid with fuel oil plants
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued an emergency order on Friday that will allow Puerto Rico's state-owned utility to plug chronic electricity shortfalls on the island with electricity from oil-burning power plants without running afoul of environmental laws.
U.S. EPA to rule on backlog of small refinery biofuel exemption requests
There are 161 applications for exemptions from the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard pending. The EPA's decision will have significant implications for the multi-billion-dollar credit market that underpins the biofuel program.
UAE to up value of U.S. energy investments to $440 B by 2035
The United Arab Emirates plans to raise its energy investments in the United States to $440 B in the next decade, it said on Friday, boosting U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to secure major business deals on a Gulf tour.
Update: U.S. EPA sends biofuel-blending volume proposal to White House for review
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent a proposed rule to the White House for review on the amount of biofuels oil refiners must blend into their fuel beginning in 2026.
U.S. and Europe drive global power emissions higher so far in 2025
The world's largest power polluter, China, made its biggest cut to power emissions since 2020 so far this year, but global power emissions have still held largely flat due to higher fossil fuel power generation in the United States and Europe.
Syensqo expands Ryton PPS compounding capabilities in the U.S.
Syensqo, a leader in specialty polymers, announced a capital investment to expand Ryton polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) compounding capability at the Augusta manufacturing site in Georgia, U.S.
ClearSign Technologies receives another engineering order for low-emissions flare burner
ClearSign Technologies Corp., an emerging leader in industrial combustion and sensing technologies that support decarbonization, improve operational and energy efficiency, enable the use of hydrogen as a fuel and enhance safety while dramatically reducing emissions, has received an engineering order for an additional retrofit burner for a flare from an energy company for use in California.
EIA: U.S. crude stocks rise with bigger imports, fuel inventories fall
U.S. crude stocks rose as the nation imported more oil, while gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week ahead of summer driving season.
bp's 440,000-bpd refinery in Whiting, Indiana (U.S.) restarted reformer unit last week
bp brought back the 60,000-bpd reformer unit at its facility last Wednesday after shutting it down in late April due to unknown issues.
U.S. imposes sanctions on companies it says sent Iranian oil to China
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on more than 20 companies in a network that it said has long sent Iranian oil to China, days after negotiators from Iran and the United States concluded a fourth round of nuclear talks.
- Britain will not bail out bioethanol industry hit by Trump trade deal 8/15
- Russian energy facilities targeted recently in drone attacks 8/15
- Shell: Norco, Louisiana (U.S.) refinery gasoline unit work to start on Friday 8/15
- Sanctions-hit Indian refiner Nayara in talks with govt to sustain operations 8/15
- The API challenges Trump plan to cut biofuel import credits 8/15
- IAG selects record 29 startups for accelerator program 8/15
