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Uranium Energy Corp completes acquisition of Uranium One Americas; largest uranium mining company in US

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for a total purchase price of $112 million in cash together with an additional $2.9 The acquisition doubles our production capacity in three key categories: total number of permitted US ISR [in-situ recovery] projects, resources, and processing infrastructure. Wyoming Hub and Spoke. Production Ready. Uranium Energy Corp.

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DKRW Advanced Fuels secures EPC contract with Sinopec Engineering for Medicine Bow coal-to-liquids project in Wyoming

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DKRW Advanced Fuels LLC (DKRW) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Medicine Bow Fuel & Power LLC (MBFP), has entered into a fixed price Lump Sum Turn Key (LSTK) Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with the Sinopec Engineering Group (SEG). based products, including gasoline, thus creating a 360?million?barrel?of?oil

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2020 Thanksgiving week gasoline consumption in US lowest since 1997

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Only two states—Wyoming and Utah—are outliers with gasoline consumption rising year-on-year by 0.2% The data speaks to a major problem for the petroleum industry and oil prices as it recovers from unprecedented demand declines for most of 2020. The Midwest was off 23.3% and 1.1%, respectively.

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NREL study suggests cost gap for Western renewables could narrow by 2025

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A new Energy Department study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) indicates that by 2025 wind and solar power electricity generation could become cost-competitive without federal subsidies, if new renewable energy development occurs in the most productive locations. mmBtu and $8.43/mmBtu.

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Profiteering Hampers U.S. Grid Expansion

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The deficit is driving up electricity prices, reducing grid reliability, and hobbling renewable energy deployment. Such connections allow excess wind and solar power to flow to neighboring regions when weather conditions are favorable and allow the import of energy from elsewhere when renewables are less productive.

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Oklahoma and Colorado governors pitch CNG vehicle initiative to US auto manufacturers

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Participating states include: Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Utah, Maine, New Mexico, West Virginia, Kentucky, Texas, Ohio, Mississippi and Louisiana. The development of CNG vehicles continues to be hampered by a ‘chicken and egg’ scenario. —Gov.

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Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

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With used vehicles selling at prices sometimes as much as or higher than brand new models due to parts shortages and semiconductor constraints, Ford may be looking to take used EVs and make another profit on them after an initial lease is up. . battery production.” ” I’d love to hear from you!

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