Illinois gas tax increases to 48.3 cents July 1

Photo: Freepik (The Center Square) – Illinois drivers face another gas tax hike July 1, despite already paying the nation’s second-highest rates. Starting July 1, Illinois drivers will see the state gas tax rise to 48.3 cents per gallon—up 1.3 cents from last year—as part of an automatic inflation adjustment that keeps Illinois among the…

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Siemens Energy sees U.S. transformer production starting in 2027

Photo: Freepik Siemens Energy (OTCPK:SMEGF) expects to launch U.S. production of big industrial power transformers in 2027 and can further expand its North Carolina factory if demand, and import tariffs, stay high, executives said Thursday, Reuters reported. Siemens Energy (OTCPK:SMEGF) tallies more than 20% of its total sales in the U.S. market, where it operates…

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“Necesitamos destrabar proyectos para garantizar gas en el país”: presidenta de Naturgas

Foto: Freepik Naturgas advierte un panorama preocupante de abastecimiento de gas en Colombia: reservas solo alcanzarían para 5.9 años En Bucaramanga, la presidenta de la Asociación Colombiana de Gas Natural, Naturgas, Luz Stella Murgas, advirtió sobre un panorama crítico en el abastecimiento de gas natural en Colombia, ante la disminución de la actividad exploratoria, la reducción en…

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New emissions guidance for oil and gas projects

Photo: Freepik The UK government has published guidance on how it will consider fresh applications for oil and gas projects. Operators will now have to draw up new environmental impact assessments that take emissions released from burning oil and gas into account – not just the emissions from production. The move will determine whether production…

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