.March 4, 2025

 

 

Refinery closures and rising consumption will reduce U.S. petroleum inventories in 2026

In 2026, EIA forecasts that inventories of the three largest transportation fuels in the U.S. — motor gasoline, distillate fuel oil and jet fuel — will fall to their lowest levels since 2000.

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Real-time connected worker monitoring

Ensuring the health and safety of workers in industrial plants and in the field is paramount. C1D1Z1 industrial mobility devices and communication networks provide real-time monitoring of workers armed with wearable sensors for health vital signs and atmospheric gases in the plants, inside process equipment, e.g., distillation towers, storage tanks, boilers, etc., and in the field. Best-in-class real-time monitoring and communication networks are a reality for workers in hazardous environments. Read More

 
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ERCOT Board approves moving ahead to finalize CenterPoint Energy's emergency generation proposal

As part of a commitment to help meet the State of Texas' immediate energy needs, CenterPoint Energy welcomed the approval by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas Board to move ahead with finalizing CenterPoint's proposal to utilize 15 large emergency generation units to help address the state's generation shortfall concerns. Read More

Heat transfer industries, their processes and maintenance practices

Heat exchangers play a critical role in various industries due to their ability to transfer heat between fluids, allowing for the exchange of thermal energy without the two mediums directly mixing. Read More

 

United Rentals

SMT Energy secures $135M for battery energy storage facility in Houston

SMT Energy has secured funding for a 160 MW to 320 MWH battery energy storage facility in Houston known as SMT Houston IV. The project will be connected to the ERCOT power grid, allowing the facility to participate in the wholesale market supplying energy and ancillary services. Read More

Congress kills Biden era methane fee on O&G producers

The U.S. Senate voted on a resolution that would overturn the Biden administration's proposed fee on methane emissions, one of the previous EPA's final measures to force big O&G producers to slash emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas. Read More

 

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