Energy news for October 20, 2026
October 20, 2026 · 4 stories
4 stories from across midstream & lng and policy. The day led with DOE adds $967 million to state and tribal grid resilience grants.
Policy
DOE adds $967 million to state and tribal grid resilience grants
The Energy Department announced about $967 million more for its Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant program on October 20, 2026.
Power
Entergy Arkansas adds second phase of Google power deal in West Memphis
Google will pay for about $600 million of grid upgrades and a solar contract, and Entergy Arkansas says the expansion brings at least $500 million in new customer savings.
Midstream & LNG
Texas LNG asks DOE for five more years to start Brownsville exports
Texas LNG wants its export start deadline moved from February 10, 2027 to February 10, 2032, citing six years of litigation over its FERC authorization.
Upstream
United Oil & Gas finds double-digit rig pool for Jamaica's Walton Morant licence
A study by NRG Well Management maps rigs, long-lead equipment and logistics for a possible two-well campaign on 1,009 MMbo of mean prospective resource.
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