August 12, 2020 - A former head of Mexican state oil firm Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) accused of corruption has sought to blame the wrongdoing on his former boss, ex-President Enrique Pena Nieto, and a top aide, said Attorney General Alejandro Gertz on Tuesday. Emilio Lozoya - Credit: Petroleromx - Wikimedia Commons - CC BY-SA 4.0…
The Daily Mail in the UK reported that a cluster of earthquakes have hit Southern California. Scientists say it is a hint that a quake of Apocalyptic proportion could be coming next week. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8616049/Swarm-earthquakes-detected-eight-miles-San-Andreas-Fault-raises-risk-big-one-hitting.html
The EIA published its Weekly Petroleum Status Report. Here are some highlights. All items are in millions of barrels per day except inventories, which is billions total. Dates are defined as week ending averages, except utilization rate which is a four week ending average. The full report can be found here. Item 7/31/20 7/24/20 Refinery…
Few would describe the year 2020 as the best of times for the United States. But for a growing number of Americans, the situation has become so intolerable they have cut their ties with the country altogether. According to a recent survey of government data, 5816 Americans renounced their citizenship in the first six months…
August 4, 2020 - The daughter of Rep. Louie Gohmert publicly rebuked her father for not wearing a mask and ignoring medical expertise before he tested positive for coronavirus last week. "Wearing a mask is a non-partisan issue. The advice of medical experts shouldn't be politicized. My father ignored medical expertise and now he…
BP released Aug. 4 their strategy for transitioning from an “oil” company to an “integrated energy” company, including a 10-fold increase in low carbon investment by 2030 and reducing operational emissions 30-35% before 2030.The energy company plans to focus on three main areas of sustainability: low carbon electricity and energy, convenience and mobility and resilient…
