Duke Energy Florida asked state regulators to approve four new solar sites by mid-2028, adding 300 megawatts and an estimated $1 billion in customer fuel savings over their lifetimes. The utility already runs 25 solar sites totaling 1,850 MW.
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Saudi Arabia told OPEC its crude production jumped 26% in October to 10.56 million barrels a day, the highest since before the war and slightly above its quota, according to a report seen by Bloomberg. Iraq also reported a war-time high of almost 4.9 million barrels a day; the extra supply is weakening prices, with Brent down about 21% this month at around $93.
The Department of Energy closed a $480 million loan for Arena Energy's Project Elkhorn, which will modernize 22 offshore platforms off Louisiana. At peak the project is expected to add up to 38,600 barrels of oil and 77 million cubic feet of gas per day, and DOE says it's the office's first closed loan supporting oil and gas production.
A Ukrainian drone attack hit Russia's Ust-Luga port on the Baltic Sea early Wednesday, sparking a fire and an emergency shutdown at a transformer substation, the Leningrad region governor said. Ust-Luga is Russia's top Baltic export port for oil and other commodities and has been targeted repeatedly as Ukraine hits Russian refineries and export infrastructure.
The U.S. average gasoline price fell 15.9 cents in a week to $3.96 a gallon, below $4 for the first time since August, GasBuddy says, though still 92.2 cents higher than a year ago. Analyst Patrick De Haan said the midterm elections weren't the cause, pointing to seasonal refinery output, falling demand and more oil moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
