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UK Energy Company BP's Profits Double to $27.7 Billion
High oil and gas prices have hit Britain hard, with double-digit inflation fueling a wave of public sector strikes.
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This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope.
Energy
Biden Administration Recommends Major Alaska Oil Project
It could boost U.S. energy security.
February 3, 2023
A house burns on Platina Road at the Zogg Fire near Ono, Calif., on Sept. 27, 2020.
Energy
PG&E to Face Manslaughter Trial Over Deadly California Fire
Four people died, including an 8-year-old girl and her mother.
February 2, 2023
Signs at a shell petrol station in London, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. Global energy giant Shell says annual profits doubled to a record high last year as oil and gas prices soared after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. London-based Shell Plc on Thursday posted adjusted earnings of $39.9 billion for 2022 and $9.8 billion in the fourth quarter.
Energy
Shell Profit Doubles to Record High
Russia's war in Ukraine sent global energy prices surging.
February 2, 2023
In this Sept. 13, 2018, file photo, Melissa Boerst, a Lithium Nevada Corp. geologist, points to an area of future exploration from a drill site at the Thacker Pass Project in Humboldt County, Nev.
Automotive
GM Conditionally OKs $650M Nevada Lithium Mine Investment
GM said Tuesday's announcement marks the largest-ever investment by an automaker to produce battery raw materials.
February 1, 2023
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Tiny Radioactive Capsule Sets Off Major Health Scare
The dangerous, little dot fell off a truck in Australia.
January 30, 2023
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Dredge Jadwin, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging vessel, powers south down the Mississippi River Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, past Commerce, Mo. Amid a major drought in the Western U.S., a proposed solution comes up repeatedly: large-scale river diversions, including pumping Mississippi River water to parched states.
Pumping Mississippi River Water West a Potential Drought Solution
February 1, 2023
Raman spectroscopy can be used to predict the different chemical compounds that make up the sample.
Simplifying Oil and Gas Predictive Modeling
January 30, 2023
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How Scientists Determine Whether a Chemical Is Carcinogenic
January 30, 2023
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LA's Troubled Urban Oil Drilling History Nears End
January 27, 2023
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Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.
January 31, 2023
In this Oct. 4, 2011, file photo, a core sample drilled from underground rock near Ely, Minn., shows a band of shiny minerals containing copper, nickel and precious metals, center, that Twin Metals Minnesota LLC, hopes to mine near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota.
Energy
U.S. Moves to Protect Minnesota Wilderness from Planned Mine
This could be the fatal blow to the copper-nickel project.
January 26, 2023
People walk on the sand near the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant in San Clemente, Calif., on June 30, 2011.
Energy
U.S. Sweetens Pot to Study Siting for Spent Nuke Fuel Storage
The U.S. has long struggled to find a permanent solution for storing or disposing of spent nuclear fuel.
January 26, 2023
A helicopter drops water on flames from the Alturas Fire across Powers Blvd. from the Amazon Distribution Center on Thursday, May 12, 2022.
Energy
Colorado Lawmakers Look to AI to Detect Wildfires Early
Last year, the most destructive wildfire in the state's history scorched nearly 1,100 homes.
January 26, 2023
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Scientists Unveil Least Costly Carbon Capture System to Date
Snaring CO2 before it floats into the atmosphere is a key component in slowing global warming.
January 25, 2023
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Element Building One of California's Largest Renewable Hydrogen Production Facilities
Element Resources will produce 20,000 tons of renewable hydrogen annually through its first phase.
January 24, 2023
Workers work on equipment at the West End Substation, at 6910 NC Hwy 211 in West End, N.C., Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, where a serious attack on critical infrastructure has caused a power outage to many around Southern Pines, N.C.
Energy
State Lawmakers Propose Power Grid Protections After Attacks
Workers want increased penalties for intentionally destroying electrical infrastructure or other utility property.
January 23, 2023
John Paul, front, and David Valenzuela work to install a heat pump in an 80-year-old rowhouse Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, in northwest Denver.
Energy
Biden’s Next Climate Hurdle: Enticing Americans to Buy Green
The administration’s battle against global warming will be waged “one household at a time.”
January 23, 2023
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ExxonMobil’s PPG Project Begins Operations in Baton Rouge
An investment of over $500 million will create 284 new direct and indirect jobs.
January 20, 2023
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Rolls-Royce Successfully Tests MTU Engines with Pure Hydrogen
The first installation of engines running on 100% hydrogen is planned for a lighthouse project.
January 20, 2023
In this photo provided by the Center for Biological Diversity, is a laydown area for drilling operations within Tiehm's buckwheat critical habitat in Esmeralda County, Nev., Dec. 26, 2022.
Energy
Lithium Miner Cited for Violating Endangered Flower Habitat
Five days after the U.S. Energy Department announced a $700 million conditional loan to the company, federal land managers cited it for trespassing.
January 20, 2023
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Solar-Powered Refrigerators Could Reduce Hunger, Slow Climate Change
Food loss and waste are major problems around the world.
January 19, 2023
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Johnson Controls Buys Hybrid Energy to Boost Industrial Heat Pump Portfolio
Hybrid Energy solutions can achieve temperatures greater than 100 degrees Celsius using natural refrigerants.
January 18, 2023
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Energy
How to Shelter from a Nuclear Explosion
The team used advanced computer modeling to study how a nuclear blast wave speeds through a standing structure.
January 17, 2023
Deep sea sponges and other creatures live on and among valuable manganese nodules like this one that could be mined from the seafloor.
Energy
Deep Seabed Mining Pits Renewable Energy Demand Against Ocean Life
What's down there, and why should we care?
January 17, 2023