US Gulf lease sale generates $82.7mn in high bids

NorthAmOil - North America Oil & Gas
By bne IntelliNews 13 August 2026
The latest auction for oil and gas leases in the federal waters of the US Gulf of Mexico generated nearly $82.7mn in high bids this week.

Phillips 66, Kinder Morgan, HF Sinclair take FID on Western Gateway pipeline

NorthAmOil - North America Oil & Gas
By bne IntelliNews 13 August 2026
Phillips 66, Kinder Morgan and HF Sinclair have made a final investment decision on the Western Gateway pipeline project.
Record-high July temperatures spanned western Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Arctic, with only a sliver of Antarctica running cold.

World ties its hottest month on record as July heat sweeps three continents

REM - Renewable Energy
By Ben Aris in Berlin 13 August 2026
The planet has just endured its joint-hottest month in 176 years of record-keeping, as searing July heat handed North America, Africa and Asia their warmest month ever.
Record-low water on the Danube has forced nuclear reactors offline in Romania and Hungary, grounded cruise ships and exposed wartime wrecks along Europe's second-longest river.

Danube hits record 31cm low as drought idles central European reactors

REM - Renewable Energy
By Ben Aris in Berlin 13 August 2026
The Danube has dropped to a record low of 31 cm in Budapest, idling nuclear reactors in Romania and Hungary as a fierce drought parches central Europe.
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