Sempra, Texas Power Demand: Your Daily Energy News

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News highlights gathered by Industrial Info and IIR Energy (Sugar Land, Texas) dealing with the energy markets.

CRUDE OIL
U.S. Crude Oil, Gasoline Stocks Rise - U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 3.6 million barrels to 460.7 million barrels in the week ending June 21, the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) said. U.S. gasoline stocks rose by 2.7 million barrels in the week to 233.9 million barrels. Distillate stockpiles fell by 377,000 barrels in the week to 121.3 million barrels, the EIA said. Net U.S. crude oil imports rose last week by 65,000 barrels per day (BBL/d), while exports were down 508,000 BBL/d to 3.91 million BBL/d. (Reuters)

LNG
Sempra Signs Agreement to Supply LNG to Aramco from Planned Texas Project - Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) (San Diego, California) has signed a non-binding agreement with Saudi Aramco (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Phase 2 of the Port Arthur project in Texas, the companies said on Wednesday. Aramco aims to buy 5 million tonnes per annum of LNG for 20 years and make a 25% equity investment in the proposed Phase 2 expansion, according to the deal terms. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Production Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report. (Reuters)

POWER
Texas Power Demand to Break June, July Records - The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates most of Texas' power grid, forecast on Wednesday that electricity use will break peak-demand records for June and July over the next week as homes and businesses crank up air conditioners to escape a heat wave. ERCOT projected power demand would rise from 80,180 megawatts (MW) on Wednesday to 83,422 MW on Thursday, which would top the 80,787-MW record for June set in 2023. The agency forecast demand would reach 84,251 MW on July 1, which would break the 83,047-MW record for July set in 2023. ERCOT said the system was operating normally with enough supply available to meet expected demand. The grid's all-time peak was 85,508 MW on August 10, 2023. (Reuters)

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