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World’s largest carbon capture project to change hands

World’s largest carbon capture project to change hands

Published by: Robert Li on 20 Sep 2022

JX Nippon Oil & Gas is to buy out its 50-50 joint venture partner NRG Energy to assume full ownership...

JX Nippon Oil & Gas is to buy out its 50-50 joint venture partner NRG Energy to assume full ownership of the Petra Nova carbon-capture development in Texas.

A subsidiary of Japanese natural resources group Eneos Holdings is to acquire the remaining share of carbon-capture company Petra Nova Paris ... Read more

Ex-Portsmouth City Manager Angel Jones hired by Texas city

Angel Jones is the new Portsmouth city manager. As seen Friday, April 30, 2021. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot)

Former Portsmouth City Manager Angel Jones has a new job, just days after dropping an explosive lawsuit against the cit ... Read more

Residents say gator attacks are on the rise in one Sugar Lan

SUGAR LAND, Texas – Residents say gator attacks are on the rise in Sugar Land’s Oyster Creek.

About two weeks ago in mid-August, a boater who is a member of the Greater Houston Rowing Club had an alligator take a bite of his boat. An ... Read more

Supreme Court Considers Limiting E.P.A.’s Ability to Addre

Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar, representing the E.P.A., responded that the court should not deny the agency “much-needed flexibility to do common sense and commonplace and well-established limits in this industry” for things like tradin ... Read more

Sugar Land named on Fortune’s 25 Best Places to Live for Families

SUGAR LAND, Texas – Sugar Land, Texas, is included on a new ranking by Fortune -- the city is No. 17 on its list of 25 Best Places to Live for Families.

Fortune Well launched the inaugural Fortune 25 Best Places to Live for Families ranking on Wednesday, highlighting areas in the U.S. where multigenerational families are most likely to have access to critical resources, community support, and financial well-being.

The top 25 best places to live for families, according to the listing, are:

1. Ann Arbor, M ... Read more

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Missouri City dad wrangles alligator ahead

MISSOURI CITY, Texas – A Missouri City father and restaurant owner was stunned to see what his daughter saw right outside their front door. It was an alligator.

Knowing that the wild animal was keeping his children from school and keep ... Read more

Wild swings in mortgage rates last week caused a rare surge

Another read from Mortgage News Daily showed the average rate on the 30-year fixed jumping 45 basis points at the start of last week, then falling 41 basis points on Thursday and then jumping up again by 36 basis points. Mortgage rates don't often mo ... Read more

Housing price crisis can be eased through government reforms

The price of buying or renting a home has skyrocketed in recent years as demand surged during the pandemic in a time of low interest rates and government stimulus.

But one expert says the housing price crisis has been building for decade ... Read more