US: Zephyr Energy commences drilling State 16-2 well
18 Dec 2020
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Zephyr Energy, the Rocky Mountain oil and gas company focused on responsible resource development, has provided an update on its project in the
Paradox Basin, Utah, U.S.
The Board of Zephyr has announced that it plans to spud the State 16-2 well today, well ahead of the Company s year-end target date for the commencement of drilling. Over the last week, the Cyclone rig mobilised to the well site where it was subsequently assembled and tested. In addition, all ancillary services and service providers are now on site to support drilling operations.
18 December 2020 12:01 GMT Updated 18 December 2020 12:01 GMT in London
US President-elect Joe Biden this week announced his choices for the top officials to serve on the incoming administration’s climate team, rolling out a slate of nominees that could indicate a sharp change of direction at agencies that have direct influence over the nation’s oil and gas operations.
Biden has chosen New Mexico Representative Deb Haaland to head the US Department of the Interior and former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to lead the Department of Energy, both cabinet-level positions that will require confirmation by a closely divided Senate.
If confirmed, Haaland will be the first Native American to lead the Interior Department, which oversees oil and gas operations on federal lands and offshore blocks.
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PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 16 (TNSRes) The U.S. Department of Energy s National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news:
NETL-supported research at Virginia Tech has been recognized by the American Energy Society (AES) as one of the top energy and technology developments of the year for its game-changing economic potential to supply the United States with a steady domestic source of vitally important rare earth elements (REE).
The project, titled Development of a Cost-Effective Extraction Process for the Recovery of Heavy and Critical Rare Earth Elements from the Clays and Shales Associated with Coal, was chosen by AES as one of the energy technologies of the year in its 2020 Energy Awards. Judges found the project was one of the three most interesting energy-tech developments of 2020, with respect to the projected fastest-to-market and long-term impact.
16 December 2020 12:14 GMT Updated 16 December 2020 12:53 GMT
A three US laboratory skunk-works has modelled a hybrid energy network that weaves together renewables, nuclear and fossil-fired generation with carbon capture, which its engineers suggest could form the basis of a future system that has “resilience, reliability, affordability and security while increasing flexibility and sustainability”.
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The all-energy system developed by researchers from the Department of Energy’s three applied energy laboratories – Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NET) – and outlined a paper in the scientific journal
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Future novel hybrid energy systems could lead to paradigm shifts in clean energy production, according to a paper published last week in
Joule.
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy s (DOE s) three applied energy laboratories Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) co?authored the paper describing such integrated energy systems.
Their effort outlines novel concepts to simultaneously leverage diverse energy generators including renewable, nuclear, and fossil with carbon capture to provide power, heat, mobility, and other energy services. The historic collaboration between the nation s nuclear energy, renewable energy, and fossil energy laboratories aims to address a grand national challenge from an objective, holistic perspective.