Archives for July 2019
UT heading research to make solar cells more efficient
A team of chemists led by the University of Texas at Austin received nearly $1.3 million in funding to develop a new coating for silicon-based solar cells that could boost efficiency as much as 20...
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Enterprise expanding oil exports and more along Houston Ship Channel
Houston’s Enterprise Productions Partners said it will greatly expand its Houston Ship Channel terminals to export more crude oil, propane, butane and petrochemicals. Source: FuelFix
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Encana sells Newfield assets in Oklahoma
Canada’s Encana Corp. bought Houston-based Newfield Exploration earlier this year, and now Encana will sell some of its newly acquired acreage in Oklahoma. Source: FuelFix
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U.S. surpasses 12 million barrels a day, EIA reports
U.S. oil production surpassed 12 million barrels a day in April, further extending the nation’s record output during the fracking boom, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Monday. Source: FuelFix
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Houston gas prices tick up again
Gasoline prices rose in Houston and across the country for the second week in a row as oil prices ticked up after last week’s OPEC deal and tensions with Iran. Gas prices in Houston nudged...
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