One of the DOE’s Reactor Pilot Program selectees has made a milestone!

Happy Thursday!

By now you probably realize we like energy as well as updates on our previous blogs.  We blogged about nuclear energy starting to catch on in Texas back last November and we had an update in May with our Texas Legislature adding to its agenda discussions on nuclear energy.  Spoiler some of the legislation we spoke on was sent to the Texas Governor’s desk and signed; more on this another day.  We blogged on how Texas A&M had chosen some projects for their Rellis Campus, and a couple of the same companies made it to the DOE’s Reactor Pilot Program.  Then in mid-August, we blogged on the DOE picking 10 nuclear SMR start-ups for their Reactor Pilot Program.  Well, we have an update on one of the companies which by chance we blogged on them back in mid-April in case you are interested in what they are doing in Texas.   Well, congratulations Aalo Atomics on your milestone!  

Did anyone happen to read EnergyTech’s Transition Newsletter on September 3, 2025, their article titled, “Aalo Atomics Breaking Ground on the National Lab SMR Nuclear Pilot”?  In the article, it speaks on how Texas’ own Aalo Atomics has reached a milestone by starting groundwork for its site for its Aalo-X reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL).  Aalo Atomics demonstration sodium-cooled reactor called, “Aalo-X” is taking the lead with the company breaking ground in Idaho for the deadline of July 4, 2026, for the DOE’s Reactor Pilot Program.  Aalo-X is the company’s pilot reactor which will be made at the factory in Texas and shipped and set-up on the prepared site at the INL.   The Aalo-X is the foundation of their smaller Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Aalo Pod which will be site specific for data centers and produced at the factory and set-up on site.  Aalo Pod is an SMR which doesn’t need an outside water source, it’s sodium-cooled, and uses a low-enriched uranium, and these innovations should make constructing SMR’s affordable.  We wish Aalo Atomic’s luck bringing their innovations to life!  If you would like to read more of the article from EnergyTech, please click the link: Aalo Atomics Breaking Ground on National Lab SMR Nuclear Pilot | EnergyTech.

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U.S. EIA Monthly Report for Petroleum Marketing Monthly is now available!

Happy Wednesday!

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released their monthly report for Petroleum Marketing by September 3, 2025, it is now available on the EIA website.

See what happened in the Petroleum Marketing Monthly by clicking the link: Petroleum Marketing Monthly - U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Don’t forget to check out our ESC website!  We are always here to help you out with your next project to move your liquids or help you reduce your emissions!

Hope you have a good evening!

U.S. DOE has announced an approval of another LNG facility in Louisiana!

Happy Tuesday!

Welcome back to another week of ESC News Blog.  We hope you had a fun and an enjoyable holiday weekend!  Let’s get started!

Well, the U.S. DOE has been working hard the last few months getting more LNG projects back on track.  Well, tentative approvals the federal government offered back in mid-February for Commonwealth LNG, LLC has made it to the finish line, with the last of the approvals needed to start has arrived. (Check out our Blog for details.)

Did anyone happen to read the DOE’s Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Newsletter on August 29, 2025, their announcement titled, “Energy Department Issues Final Export Authorization to Commonwealth LNG”?  In the announcement, it goes on to speak on how the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted an authorization to ship to Non-Free Trade Agreement (Non-FTA) countries for Commonwealth LNG, LLC in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.  The DOE’s authorization approves Commonwealth LNG to ship 1.2 billion cubic feet of liquified natural gas (LNG) a day to these countries.    Earlier this year summer Commonwealth LNG received their U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) final approval which was withheld last summer due to a Federal Appellate Court found they had an insufficient Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and their Supplemental EIS was completed earlier this year, thus in line with the court’s order.  Now Commonwealth LNG is expected to make their final investment decision later this year.  We wish Commonwealth LNG a speedy start of construction now they have their federal permits in hand!  If you would like to read more of the Announcement from the U.S. DOE, please click the link: Energy Department Issues Final Export Authorization to Commonwealth LNG | Departmentof Energy.

If you would like help in looking into how to move your liquid hydrocarbon and reduce your emissions, contact us via email in the Blog and check out our ESC website!

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