Renewable electricity production was 262.8 TWh, up by 12.4% compared to October 2019 and by8.7 % compared to September 2020.

At the end of 2020, Engie's gross renewable energy capacity amounted to 31 GW, including 57% of hydropower and 43 % of wind and solar.

The execution of the award is subject to negotiating a power purchase agreement (PPA), Equinor said on Wednesday.

U.S. Rig Count is up 13 from last week to 373, Canada Rig Count is up 44 from last week to 161.

U.S. crude oil production will average 11.1 million b/d in 2021, down 0.2 million b/d from 2020 as result of a decline in drilling activity related to low oil prices.

U.S. marketed gas production for 2021 will fall 2% and average 96.2 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d).

U.S. commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 3.2 million barrels to 482.2 million barrels.

Pioneer Natural Resources has completed the acquisition of Parsley Energy following stockholder approvals.

It is the policy of the United States to promote advanced reactor technologies, including small modular reactors, to support defense installation energy flexibility and energy security, and for use in space exploration,

Nuclear power supplies about 20% of US electricity generation and is by far the nation's largest source of carbon-free energy and the most reliable, operating at a capacity factor of more than 93%, the strategy notes.

Over the past six weeks, the growth in US industrial gas demand has been fueled in large part by industries in the Northeast, Texas and the Southeast, which together account for over 60% of US industrial gas consumption.

The current trend suggests that Asia will remain the top destination for US LNG for months to come, following robust deliveries to the continent in 2020.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest inventory of electricity generators, developers and power plant owners plan for 39.7 gigawatts (GW) of new electricity generating capacity to start commercial operation in 2021.

Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 140,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.7 percent

Combined, they accounted for almost 71% (14,734 MW) of the 20,803 MW of new utility-scale capacity reported to have been added thus far in 2020. Year-to-date, wind (8,042 MW) and solar (6,485 MW) have each contributed more new generating capacity than has natural gas (6,039 MW).