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Chevron buys Hess for $53 billion, 2nd megadeal in the oil patch this month as energy prices soar

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer
Oct 23, 2023 1:00 am - Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it's not even the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month as major producers seize the initiative while oil ...
Nuclear power in Illinois: Behind the scenes at Byron Generating Station

BY JENNY WHIDDEN jwhidden@dailyherald.com
Oct 21, 2023 1:00 am - This story has been update to clarify Byron Generating Station's administrative radiation limit is 2 rems, while federal standards require a limit of 5 rems. It has ...
ComEd welcomes more than 2,000 high school students to explore careers in energy

Daily Herald report
Oct 17, 2023 1:00 am - ComEd will host more than 2,000 high school students from across Northern Illinois Wednesday, Oct. 18, to help them explore careers in energy. The Chicago-based energy c...
Geneva's scheduled electric rate hike starts Nov. 15

By Shaw Local News Network
Oct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - A scheduled increase in Geneva's electric rates will go into effect Nov. 15, officials announced in a news release. The Geneva City Council approved the new rate plan on...
Exxon Mobil doubles down on fossil fuels with $59.5 billion deal for Pioneer Natural as prices surge

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer
Oct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - Exxon Mobil is buying Pioneer Natural Resources in an all-stock deal valued at $59.5 billion, its largest buyout since acquiring Mobil two decades ago, creating a coloss...
Oil prices have risen. That's making gas more expensive for US drivers and helping Russia's war

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer
Sep 25, 2023 1:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany - Oil prices have risen, meaning drivers are paying more for gasoline and truckers and farmers more for diesel. The increase also complicates the glob...
Illinois group hosts solar town hall in Palatine

BY JENNY WHIDDEN jwhidden@dailyherald.com
Sep 22, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois Solar Education Association co-hosted a town-hall event with state Rep. Nabeela Syed this week in Palatine, where residents heard from a local solar busines...
IECA helps finance student housing development in Champaign

Sep 20, 2023 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK - The Illinois Energy Conservation Authority, an Illinois tax-exempt nonprofit organization, said Thursday it closed $15.6 million in financing for a student h...
Vietnam detains energy policy think tank chief, human rights group says

By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press
Sep 20, 2023 1:00 am - Hanoi, VIETNAM - Vietnam has detained the director of a think tank that works on energy issues in the country - the sixth expert working on environmental and climate iss...
Climate protesters around the world are calling for an end to fossil fuels as Earth heats up

By The Associated Press
Sep 15, 2023 1:00 am - Tens of thousands of climate activists around the world launched protests Friday to call for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels as the globe suffers dr...

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