Today’s Key Takeaways: Oil and gas drilling technology works for geothermal. Can carbon offsets boost Alaska’s economy? Global natural gas demand is stable. Safety nets for gallium and germanium. Report skeptical of EV climate benefits. NEWS OF THE DAY: Fervo Reaches Milestone Using Oil Drilling Tech for GeothermalRocky Teodoro, Rigzone, July 19, 2023 Houston-based geothermal startup Fervo Energy has successfully … read more

Today’s Key Takeaways: Lithium-ion battery fires in New York City abound. Incorrect media headline triggers oil price spike. Top LNG players are pushing more, greener, investments. Families in Congo dependent on income from children working in cobalt mines. NEWS OF THE DAY: Lithium-Ion Battery Fires Abound in New York CityInstitute for Energy Research, July 14, 2023 So far this year, … read more

Today’s Key Takeaways: Haaland not “running department for keep it in the ground progressives.”  Has crude oil market found a floor? Alaska’s Graphite One receives funding from DOD for feasibility study. Ford cutting price of EV pickup. NEWS OF THE DAY: Deb Haaland, first Indigenous interior secretary, defends oil project that divides Alaska NativesKaren Heller, The Washington Post, July 17, … read more