AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEnergy Costs: U.S. inflation rose to 3.6% year over year in September as gasoline and other energy prices jumped 9.2% from August. Oil near $100 a barrel is keeping fuel costs high, despite small weekly declines in national gas prices. Oil Supply Risks: Iran said three tankers struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz; the claim has not been independently confirmed. Fresh U.S.-Iran peace-talk hopes have unsettled oil markets amid fears of further disruption. Grid Investment: The Energy Department closed a $5.1 billion loan to Alliant Energy for power and grid projects in Iowa and Wisconsin. Gas and LNG: EQT’s planned $13 billion purchase of Range Resources would create the largest U.S. natural gas producer. QatarEnergy also agreed to buy U.S. LNG from Woodside’s Louisiana project for 20 years. New Energy Projects: A $950 million Texas solar-cell factory is planned, while a proposed 250-megawatt West Texas plant would use natural gas to make hydrogen, capture carbon and supply data centers with electricity. Methane Rules: The Trump administration is moving to loosen oil-and-gas methane regulations; an EPA rollback could add 17 million tons of smog-forming pollution by 2050, according to a report.
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