Energy, Utilities & Environment

HOUSTON – November 05, 2026 -- Vaalco Energy declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0625 per share for the fourth quarter of 2026, equal to $0.25 annualized, marking its 20th consecutive quarterly payout.

Vaalco sets December 22 payment date for the fourth-quarter dividend

The dividend is payable on December 22, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on November 20, 2026. The company is listed on the NYSE and on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the symbol EGY.

CEO ties the payout to cash-generating assets in four African countries

CEO George Maxwell said the company's diversified portfolio of cash-flow-generating assets supports its strategic growth initiatives while allowing a "sustainable, meaningful dividend." Vaalco holds production, development and exploration assets in Gabon, Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea.

Salt Lake City – November 05, 2026 -- POWERGEN has named executives from PacifiCorp, FirstEnergy, AEP, ERCOT, NERC and Dominion Energy among the speakers for three keynote sessions at POWERGEN 2027, set for January 18-21, 2027, at the Salt Palace Convention Center. Organizer Clarion Events built the program around load growth, grid cybersecurity and reliability performance.

Utility chiefs open the program on the next build cycle

The Opening Keynote, "Supply, Demand and the Next Build Cycle," takes place Tuesday, January 19. It covers accelerating load growth, infrastructure investment, reliability expectations and new power development.

Corpus Christi, Texas – November 05, 2026 -- Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE American: UEC) has signed definitive long-term sales agreements with two U.S. nuclear utilities for 1.1 million pounds of uranium concentrates (U3O8), with every pound priced at prevailing spot market levels.

Contracts run through 2032 at 100,000 pounds per year each

The agreements were signed by subsidiary UEC US Uranium LLC. Deliveries under one contract start in 2027 and under the other in 2028. Both run through 2032 at 100,000 pounds annually. The contracts carry no floors, ceilings, discounts or fixed pricing, so UEC keeps full exposure to future uranium prices.

Caracas – November 05, 2026 -- A Datanalisis survey found that 84.9% of Venezuelans support a comprehensive restructuring of the country's public debt, including the obligations of the Republic and state oil company PDVSA. The poll was commissioned by Capital Nacional, an initiative of the PDVSA Commercial Creditors Committee, which is itself a stakeholder in any restructuring.

Poll of 840 respondents carries a ±3.38% margin of error

Datanalisis polled 840 respondents nationwide through a market research panel from September 22 to October 2, 2026. The margin of error is ±3.38% at the 95% confidence level.

Respondents favor domestic oil companies and private financing

77% of respondents consider it appropriate for domestic oil companies to take a leading role in recovering and increasing oil production. 69.4% believe the private sector should finance the oil industry's growth and development.

Fort Worth – November 05, 2026 -- Kimbell Royalty Partners (NYSE: KRP) reported record third-quarter 2026 production of 27,565 barrels of oil equivalent per day (6:1), lifted its revolving credit facility to $750 million from $660 million, and moved to redeem half of its remaining preferred units for about $100.2 million.

Acquired assets lift output and revenue

The quarter includes 41 days of production from the $221.2 million Drop Down acquisition, which closed on August 21, 2026 with a June 1 effective date. Run-rate production after closing reached 28,910 Boe per day. Production was about 45% natural gas and 55% liquids, split between 34% oil and 21% natural gas liquids.

Kitchener – November 05, 2026 -- Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), has brought the 20 MWp Court Barton Solar Farm near Newton Abbot in South Devon into commercial operation.

Court Barton is expected to power around 8,500 homes a year

The plant will generate enough clean electricity for around 8,500 homes annually. It will also avoid more than 6,200 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, equivalent to removing approximately 1,300 cars from the road.

Recurrent Energy ties the UK project to its development pipeline

Recurrent Energy CEO Dylan Marx said the UK "remains a key market in the energy transition". He described the project as proof that the company can convert its development pipeline into operating infrastructure.

HOUSTON – November 05, 2026 -- CITGO Petroleum Corporation is investing approximately $686,000 in 24 STEM-focused initiatives across Illinois, Louisiana and Texas, the three states where it operates refineries.

The money flows through the CITGO STEM Program, which targets higher high school graduation rates and more students entering STEM-related post-secondary programs that lead to technical and professional careers in their own communities.

Innovation Academies anchor the program in refinery communities

CITGO Innovation Academies embed STEM learning into daily classroom work at partner schools. They are designed to build a K-12 pipeline of future innovators in communities near CITGO's operational areas. The CITGO Innovation Scholarship Program, run with Scholarship America, carries students into college and STEM careers.

Stockholm – November 05, 2026 -- Swedish company 2D Fusion AB says its fusion power plant products are commercially available, with first deliveries of reactor elements and control systems scheduled for Q3 2029 and a first 1 GW plant expected in commercial operation by 2032.

2D Fusion estimates power costs below €0.02/kWh in the short term

The company puts the total production cost of electricity from plants built on its products and technology at less than €0.02 per kilowatt-hour. The figure is a company estimate for the short term. The source gives no breakdown of the assumptions behind it.

Deuterium-deuterium process draws fuel from natural water and yields only helium-4

According to 2D Fusion, the nuclear fuel is extracted from natural water. The company states that the process leaves no radioactive waste, because it produces only helium-4 besides energy. It describes helium-4 as a harmless inert gas.

SAN DIEGO – November 05, 2026 -- Sempra (NYSE: SRE) reported third-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings of $917 million, or $1.40 per diluted share, up from $728 million, or $1.11 per share, a year earlier, and said its Oncor unit expects to raise its base capital plan by roughly 20%.

GAAP earnings reached $877 million, or $1.34 per diluted share, against $77 million, or $0.12 per share, in the third quarter of 2025. For the first nine months, GAAP earnings were $2.710 billion ($4.13 per share), compared with $1.444 billion ($2.21 per share) a year earlier. Nine-month adjusted earnings were $2.670 billion ($4.07 per share), up from $2.253 billion ($3.45 per share).

DOVER – November 05, 2026 -- Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.735 per share on its common stock, equal to $2.94 per share on an annualized basis, extending a payout record of 66 consecutive years.

Board sets January 5, 2027 payment date for shareholders of record on December 15

The company's Board of Directors approved the dividend at a meeting held on November 5, 2026. Shareholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2026 will receive the payment on January 5, 2027.

Chesapeake Utilities has raised its annualized dividend every year since 2004

With this declaration, the company will have paid dividends without interruption for 66 years. It has also increased its annualized dividend every year since 2004.