President Biden's special envoy for climate change, John Kerry, says the U.S.
should exhaust other energy options before building more gas infrastructure given the issues with methane. Kerry notes that gas is damaging to the environment and suggested exploring the possibility of fourth generation modular nuclear power.
There was a nearly 10-million barrel weekly drop in U.S. oil inventories, which was far more bullish than forecasts for a 100,000-barrel increase. Persistent fog on the Gulf Coast last week heavily impacted waterborne crude imports.
A Mississippi business owner has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the federal Clean Water Act after prosecutors said he took part in illegally dumping large amounts of untreated industrial waste into the Jackson sewer system. Andrew Walker owns Rebel High-Velocity Sewer Services.
