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Emilia Esther Calleja, an electrical engineer with over two decades of experience at the state utility, will be the new CEO of Mexico’s Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE).

Houston-based CenterPoint Energy Inc., which has faced a barrage of criticism since Hurricane Beryl stormed ashore in early July, said it would cooperate with the investigations underway by Texas officials.

Energy Transfer LP is expecting to make a final investment decision (FID) within months on the proposed 1.5-2.0 Bcf/d Warrior Natural Gas pipeline to move supply from the Permian Basin.

Enbridge Inc. is well on its way to “creating the largest natural gas utility in North America,” with opportunities galore as generation demand increases, according to CEO Greg Ebel.

Natural gas power burns rose to record levels in July and have so far accelerated those gains in early August, defying some forecasts that growth would flatten in the second half of the year.

Continued production curtailments and rising electric power sector demand are expected to drive Henry Hub natural gas prices higher through the end of 2024 and lead to production growth in 2025, according to updated federal forecasts.

Natural gas-fired power generation in Europe declined 16% year/year during the first half of 2024, driven partly by a sluggish recovery in industrial demand across the continent, according to the European Union (EU) energy watchdog.

Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) is moving ahead with a major natural gas pipeline expansion to serve growing demand from the electric power sector in the Southeast.

An investigation into the emergency response by utilities to Beryl, which knocked out power to millions in Houston and surrounding communities after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane, is underway following a push by Gov. Greg Abbott.

At the halfway point for 2024, U.S. natural gas demand is pacing for another record year, driven by increased demand from the power sector amid record-breaking weather trends, according to the American Gas Association (AGA).