In the southwest Kansas city of Liberal, SAFFiRE Renewables recently broke ground on a new pilot plant where corn stover will be converted into ethanol. SAFFiRE is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southwest Airlines and is building the plant at Conestoga’s Arkalon Energy ethanol facility. Corn stover consists of the leaves, stalks and corn cobs …
August 30, 2024 archive
Energy briefs
** Two congressional Republicans asked the Pentagon on Wednesday to add the world’s biggest manufacturers of electric vehicle (EV) batteries to a list of entities subject to restrictions because of ties to the Chinese government. In the letter, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chair John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) called on …
OPEC+ October increase in production sent crude prices sliding downward on Friday
Crude oil prices finished the week with another day of losses as they dropped more than 3% in the states and 1% overseas, largely because OPEC+ indicated it will start an increase in oil supply in October. OPEC+ has a planned oil output increase scheduled for October. The impact on crude prices came as Libya’s …