WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a crude oil exchange from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) as part of the 172-million-barrel exchange announced earlier this week. This first RFP will be for 86 million barrels of crude oil. Under the terms of the exchange, companies will return […]

Emergency order addresses critical grid reliability issues, lowering risk of blackouts and ensuring affordable electricity access. WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today issued an emergency order to ensure Americans in the Northwestern region of the United States have access to affordable, reliable and secure electricity. The order directs TransAlta to keep Unit 2 of […]

WASHINGTON—U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today authorized an immediate 13% increase in exports at Venture Global’s Plaquemines liquefied natural gas (LNG) Terminal in Louisiana. Today’s signed export authorization allows additional exports of up to 0.45 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of U.S. natural gas as LNG to non-free trade agreement (FTA) countries from […]

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced funding to advance the Genesis Mission’s efforts to tackle the nation’s most complex science and technology challenges. This includes a $293 million Request for Application (RFA),“The Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AI.” Through this RFA, DOE invites interdisciplinary teams to leverage novel AI models and […]