Tropical system could be hurricane by Wednesday, headed toward Louisiana and Texas
A potential tropical storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico could be a low-end...
A potential tropical storm forming in the Gulf of Mexico could be a low-end Category 1 hurricane by Wednesday and headed toward a landfall on the Upper Texas or southwestern Louisiana coasts.
The center of the system was an estimated 320 miles south southeast of the mouth of the Rio Grande and about 550 miles south of Cameron, Louisiana on Sunday night. With sustained winds estimated at 50 mph, the elongated system was barely moving at 5 mph in a north-northwesterly direction.
China has boosted underground storage of natural gas, after it made an...
China has boosted underground storage of natural gas, after it made an early start on preparations for peak demand over the winter. However, the build-up may signal subdued consumption in recent months due to a slowing economy, leaving the country uncommonly well-stocked with fuel.
Mantel pulls in $30M for molten salts-based CO2 capture
Startup Mantel Capture has raised $30 million in a Series A round led...
Startup Mantel Capture has raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Shell and Eni to advance a demonstration project for its novel molten salts-based carbon capture technology. The technology is designed for industrial sites such as refineries where it can potentially capture up to 95% of emissions at the source. "If it's successful, if they're able to deploy in the field, this has the potential to generate a step change" in the cost of carbon capture, said Hector MacQuarrie of Shell Ventures.
Talos Energy has reported an oil and gas find at its Ewing Bank 953 well...
Talos Energy has reported an oil and gas find at its Ewing Bank 953 well in the Gulf of Mexico, with estimated recoverable resources between 15 and 25 million barrels of oil equivalent. Production is projected to begin in 2026, and the company said it expects to connect the well through a tie-back to the nearby South Timbalier 311 Megalodon platform.
Americans come up short in US Open finals. American Jessica...
Americans come up short in US Open finals. AmericanJessica Pegula fell to Belarus’s Aryna Sabalenka 7–5, 7–5 in the women’s final on Saturday, one year after Sabalenka lost in the final to American Coco Gauff. Sabalenka became the sixth woman to win the US Open after losing in the final the previous year and the first to do it since Serena Williams in 2012. One day later, American Taylor Fritz lost 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 to Italy’s Jannik Sinner in the men’s final. Fritz was attempting to become the first American man to win a major title since Andy Roddick pulled it off in 2003.
Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González fled to Spain and was granted political asylum. A warrant had been out for his arrest following July’s disputed presidential election, in which incumbent Nicolás Maduro claimed victory but the US and other democracies consider González the victor.
Major Democratic donors on Wall Street are urging Kamala Harris to replace FTC Chair Lina Khan and SEC Chair Gary Gensler if she’s elected, Bloomberg reported.