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Shell’s climate win, $4B Permian deal and more energy news | BIC Weekly Industry Report

In this episode of the BIC Magazine Weekly Industry Report, we cover Shell's legal win in The Hague that could set a climate precedent, sparking debate at COP29, Coterra Energy's announcement of a roughly $4 billion acquisition in the Permian Basin, a surge in renewable fuel credits amid rising soy oil costs, Louisiana Chemical Association's search for new leadership, and Dataprana's high-tech data center project in Texas.

This episode is sponsored by Dräger.

 

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#EnergyNews #ClimateDebate #PermianBasin #RenewableFuel #DataCenterTech

BIC Weekly Industry Report: LyondellBasell to shut down Houston refinery, record-breaking U.S. ethane exports and more

In this episode of the BIC Magazine Weekly Industry Report, we cover LyondellBasell’s plans to shut down its Houston refinery in 2025, ONEOK’s completion of its $2.6 billion acquisition of Medallion Midstream, Vision RNG’s new renewable natural gas facility launch in Kentucky, record-breaking U.S. ethane exports, and insights from BIC Magazine’s President and COO Jeremy Osterberger on generative AI’s transformative impact on the energy industry.

This episode is sponsored by Dräger.

 

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#EnergyNews #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition #EnergyInvesting #EnergyStocks

Mental health challenges in the construction industry

Jeremy Osterberger speaks with Greg Sizemore, VP of HSE and Workforce Development at Associated Builders and Contractors, at the ECC PerspECCtives Conference.

They discuss the importance of mental health in the construction industry, emphasizing that safety extends beyond PPE to the well-being of workers.

Sizemore highlights challenges such as aging workforce, veteran transitions, and rising suicide rates, introducing ABC’s “Total Human Health” program and the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention as key initiatives to address these issues.

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BIC Weekly Industry Report: Texas upstream jobs boom, Blackstone's $3.5B pipeline stakes and more

In this episode of the BIC Magazine Weekly Industry Report, we cover Texas upstream jobs growth in September, Blackstone's advanced talks to acquire $3.5 billion in pipeline stakes from EQT Corp, Nova Clean Energy's new wind projects in Texas, the EIA's report on the oil and gas industry's transformation over the last 50 years, and the Port of Corpus Christi Authority's $105 million investment in zero-emissions equipment to enhance environmental efforts.

This episode is sponsored by Dräger.

 

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#EnergyNews #EnergyInfrastructure #TexasJobs #EnergyInvesting #EnergyStocks

BIC Weekly Industry Report: A $2B investment in the power grid, plans for two new natural gas plants and more

In this episode of the BIC Magazine Weekly Industry Report, we cover the U.S. Department of Energy’s $2 billion investment to bolster the power grid, Evergy’s plans for two new natural gas plants in Kansas, NextEra Energy's potential revival of the Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa, the sale of El Dorado Oil & Gas’s former processing plant on the Eagle Ford Shale, and $196 million in federal grants to upgrade aging natural gas pipelines across the U.S.

 

This episode is sponsored by Dräger.

 

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#EnergyNews #EnergyInfrastructure #GridResilience #EnergyInvesting #EnergyStocks

PRIME Replay: Best practices for HS&E, economic growth and community relations

Welcome to a replay of the panel discussion on “Best practices for HS&E, economic growth, and community relations” that took place at The PRIME Expo in August 2024.

Plant leaders from ExxonMobil, Chevron, Dow, OxyChem, and Lubrizol share initiatives and best practices to promote health, safety, environmental responsibility, economic growth and community relations. The panel was hosted by BIC Magazine and the East Harris County Manufacturers Association, a coalition of nearly 120 plant sites serving one of the largest petrochemical complexes in the world.

Learn more about The PRIME Expo.

This panel was sponsored by Kent.

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BIC Weekly Industry Report: New details on the Pemex gas leak, Amazon invests in nuclear energy and more

In this episode of the BIC Magazine Weekly Industry Report, we cover new details on the Pemex gas leak at Deer Park that resulted in worker fatalities and injuries, Amazon’s $500 million investment in X-energy’s nuclear program, the EIA’s report on declining global refinery margins, Phillips 66’s planned closure of its Los Angeles-area refinery, and ExxonMobil’s sale of part of its Bakken shale assets in North Dakota following its Pioneer acquisition.

This episode is sponsored by Dräger.

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#EnergyNews #NuclearEnergy #GasLeak #EnergyInvesting #EnergyStocks

BIC Weekly Industry Report: Vertex's hydrocracker startup, cryptocurrency affects Texas energy and more

In this episode of the BIC Magazine Weekly Industry Report, we cover ExxonMobil securing the largest CO2 offshore storage site in the U.S., Vertex Energy's restart of its Mobile, Alabama, refinery hydrocracker, the EIA's forecasts for U.S. natural gas and coal production, Chevron's sale of Canadian oil assets, and the surge in Texas energy demand driven by data centers and cryptocurrency mining.

This episode is sponsored by Dräger.

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#EnergyNews #NaturalGas #Cryptocurrency #EnergyInvesting #EnergyStocks

BIC Weekly Industry Report: U.S. dockworkers port strike ends, Amber Energy likely to acquire CITGO and more

In this episode of the BIC Magazine Weekly Industry Report, we cover the agreement to end the U.S. dockworker port strike, Amber Energy's potential acquisition of CITGO, Holtec International's $1.52B loan to restart Michigan's Palisades nuclear plant, ADNOC's $16B acquisition of Covestro, and Enbridge's plans for new pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico.

This episode is sponsored by Dräger.

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#EnergyNews #NuclearEnergy #Strike #EnergyInvesting #EnergyStocks

BIC Weekly Industry Report: Point Energy's $1.1B sale, Vertex Energy's Chapter 11 bankruptcy and more

In this episode of the BIC Magazine Weekly Industry Report, we cover Point Energy’s $1.1 billion sale to Vital Energy, Vertex Energy’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, and strategic moves by Diamondback Energy in the Permian Basin. We also discuss the completion of the Northern Lights CO2 storage facility in Norway and Constellation’s power deal with Microsoft to restart the Three Mile Island Unit 1 nuclear reactor. 

This episode is sponsored by Dräger.

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#EnergyNews #Acquisitions #CarbonCapture #EnergyInvesting #EnergyStocks