AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEnergy & Oil Dealmaking: Houston-based Chevron says it has renegotiated Venezuela joint-venture terms and will invest about $7B over five years, adding acreage in the Orinoco Belt and targeting roughly 600,000 barrels a day—aimed at doubling output. Insurance & Consumer Protection: Texas Department of Insurance issued guidance warning insurers that “price optimization” is illegal under state law, stressing premiums must be based on risk—not customer loyalty or shopping behavior. Wildfire Preparedness: Texas A&M Forest Service launched a Prescribed Burn Manager Insurance Program to give liability protection to qualified certified burn managers as commercial insurance options tighten. Powering the Data Center Boom (and the backlash): FuelCell Energy reported its data-center fuel-cell pipeline has grown to about 10 GW and disclosed a first Texas reservation deal, while broader opposition to data centers continues to shape local policy. STEM & Workforce: Society for Science named the Top 300 Junior Innovators for the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, and Kahuna Workforce Solutions partnered with Oracle to connect skills data to frontline execution. Agriculture & Biosecurity: New World screwworms were detected in Texas this summer for the first time since 1976, with the invasive pest now showing up across multiple counties.
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