Interior Department Completes NEPA Rollback
The Interior Department says it’s completed a major rollback of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations that will help speed energy, mining, and other projects.
Power Plant Retirements Total 11 GW
Power plant owners plan to retire 11 GW of utility-scale power generation this year, most of it from coal plants, including several the Trump administration prevented from shutting down last year.
Texas Data Centers Could Overtake Virginia
New research suggests Texas could overtake Virginia as the top destination for data centers by 2030.
Ohio 9.2-GW Gas Plant Surprises Local Officials
Local officials say they had heard nothing about plans for a $33 billion, 9.2-GW gas plant planned for Ohio until the Trump administration announced it last week.
Democrats Shift on Data Centers
Democratic officials seeking reelection are also changing their tune on data centers after spending years trying to lure the facilities and their promised jobs and tax revenue.
Texas Wind Farm Bankruptcy
A company operating a 204 MW Texas wind farm in the last year of its tax abatement files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
World Energy Developments
Putin Orders Protection of Energy Infrastructure
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered the FSB security service to step up protection of Russia’s energy and transport infrastructure in response to Ukrainian attacks that he said were conducted with the help of Western intelligence.
Russian Oil Exports Remain Elevated
While Russian oil exports dropped last year, Russia is still exporting higher volumes than before its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, researchers said Tuesday, calling for stricter sanctions enforcement.
Slovakia Halts Emergency Electricity to Ukraine
Slovakia on Monday escalated a dispute with Ukraine over oil deliveries by halting emergency electricity supplies to the country suffering from daily blackouts caused by Russia’s bombardment of power plants and transmission lines.
India Oil Imports Reach 88.6%
India is growing more dependent on imports of crude oil, with the total share of imports in its oil consumption reaching 88.6% over the first ten months of its current fiscal year, which ends on March 31.
Chevron and West Qurna 2 Oilfield
Chevron has signed a preliminary deal with Iraq’s Basra Oil Company to discuss the potential sale of the giant Iraqi oilfield West Qurna 2, formerly operated by Russia’s Lukoil, to the U.S. supermajor.