Energy/Oil Exploration

Texas Gets Green Light for First Industrial Nuclear Reactor

A proposed advanced nuclear project in Calhoun County has cleared a major federal regulatory hurdle, with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission…

12 hours ago

LS Power to Aquire Six NRG Gas Plants, Expanding Fleet to 11.5 GW

LS Power has agreed to acquire six natural gas-fired power generation facilities from NRG Energy, adding 4.9 gigawatts (GW) of…

1 day ago

Ken Paxton's Coal Lawsuit Hits Political Roadblock After Texas GOP Wipeout

Ken Paxton's (R) coal antitrust crusade could be headed for the exit as Democrats take control of Texas statewide offices,…

5 days ago

CITGO Invests $686,000 in STEM Education Programs Across Texas, Louisiana and Illinois

CITGO Petroleum Corporation is investing approximately $686,000 in 24 STEM education initiatives across Texas, Louisiana, and Illinois, funding classroom programs,…

5 days ago

Jon Rosenthal Wins Texas Railroad Commission Race, Heads for Energy's Hot Seat

Texas has a new energy regulator. Jon Rosenthal (D) defeated Bo French (R) Tuesday night to become Texas' new railroad…

7 days ago

ERCOT Gas Generation Queue Surges 85% as Texas Data Center Demand Grows

Natural gas generation capacity in ERCOT's interconnection queue rose 85.5% over the past year, reaching 81,033.87 megawatts in September 2026,…

7 days ago

ST LNG Wins Federal License for $8.2 Billion Texas Export Project

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has approved a deepwater port license for ST LNG's planned $8.2 billion liquefied natural gas…

1 week ago

Texas A&M Receives $5.4 Million DOE Grant for Nuclear Waste-to-Fuel Research

The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TESS) has received a $5.4 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to develop technology…

1 week ago

SEG Solar Plans $950 Million Solar Cell Plant in Tomball

Solar manufacturer SEG Solar plans to invest $950 million in a 4-gigawatt (GW) heterojunction (HJT) solar cell facility at its…

2 weeks ago

SunPower Expands in Texas With Solar Acquisition, Battery Partnership

Solar services company SunPower Inc. is expanding its Texas operations through the acquisition of project assets from Houston-based Greenlight Solar…

2 weeks ago