Earth's underground hydrogen reserves could power the planet for two...
Earth's underground hydrogen reserves could power the planet for two centuries, according to research, which estimates 6.2 trillion tons of hydrogen, although much is likely inaccessible. "Just 2% of the hydrogen stocks found in the study, equivalent to 124 billion tons of gas, would supply all the hydrogen we need to get to net-zero [carbon] for a couple hundred years," says Geoffrey Ellis, lead author of the study, published in Science Advances.
Brigham Exploration Grows Permian Footprint in Non-Op Assets Deal
Brigham Exploration (BEXP) affiliates are acquiring non-operated assets...
Brigham Exploration (BEXP) affiliates are acquiring non-operated assets in Texas and New Mexico to create one of the largest non-operated footprints in the Permian Basin, Brigham said in a Dec. 17 announcement.
The deal with Great Western Drilling Ltd. includes 7,000 net acres in the Permian’s Delaware and Midland basins—specifically in Eddy and Lea counties, New Mexico, and Martin, Midland, Loving and Winkler counties, Texas.
The assets’ August 2024 net production was approximately 2,700 boe/d from about 29 producing wells, according to the press release. In the same month, Brigham’s average net daily wellhead production was approximately 15,500 boe/d from about 79 net producing wells, including assets from both of the company’s private funds.
Elon Musk rails against bill that would avert a government shutdown
Tuesday evening, Congressional leaders ...
Tuesday evening, Congressional leaders released the text of a three-month spending bill that would prevent a shutdown, which would happen on Saturday without a bill. But President-elect Trump—and Elon Musk—both say it’s too bloated with unrelated provisions, imperiling its passage. Musk wrote on X that the 1,547-page, bipartisan bill “is a crime,” adding in another post, “Any member of the House or Senate who votes for this outrageous spending bill deserves to be voted out in 2 years!” Trump also said he is “totally against” it, raising the prospect of a shutdown this weekend.
First severe bird flu case reported in the US. The...
First severe bird flu case reported in the US. The CDC said that a patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with bird flu, the first confirmed severe case of the H5N1 illness in the US. More than 60 mild human cases of bird flu—the majority of them farmworkers—have been reported this year, following an outbreak that has killed 123 million poultry since 2022 and infected more than 860 dairy herds in 16 states since March. As for the severe case, the person had been in contact with birds—both sick and dead—in backyard flocks, the CDC said. Health officials stressed the risk to the human population remains low, but yesterday California declared an emergency over an outbreak of bird flu in dairy cattle.
You can now call 1-800-CHATGPT to have a phone call with OpenAI’s chatbot. Initially, callers get a free 15 minutes per month.
Formula 1 driver Sergio Pérez said he’s leaving Red Bull, creating an opening for someone who wants to become Max Verstappen’s teammate.
