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UPS makes largest purchase of renewable natural gas yet in the US: 170M gallon equivalents over 7 years

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UPS announced an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels Corp. El Paso, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Kan.; will use the RNG from Clean Energy to operate UPS delivery vehicles. Clean Energy, co-founded by T. Boone Pickens and Clean Energy President and CEO Andrew J. Clean Energy, co-founded by T.

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Exxon Mobil Acquiring XTO Energy in $41B Deal; Enhances US Position in Unconventional Natural Gas and Oil

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Exxon Mobil Corporation is acquiring XTO Energy Inc. The transaction value includes $10 billion of existing XTO debt and is based on the closing share prices of ExxonMobil and XTO on 11 December 2009. The new organization will be located in Fort Worth, Texas, in XTO’s current offices. Morgan Securities Inc.

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Denbury Undertakes Midwest CO2 Pipeline Feasibility Study

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It is estimated that the study will be completed in the fourth quarter of 2009, following which Denbury will evaluate external market conditions, the state of financing and construction of the proposed gasification projects, and make a decision as to whether or not they will take initial steps to build such a pipeline. Denbury Resources Inc.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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Energy efficiency of passenger transportation modes. The plan notes that rail is already among the cleanest and most energy-efficient of the passenger transportation modes. South Central Corridor (Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Little Rock). Source: DOT. Click to enlarge.

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