Industry Insights
97% Want UK Green Levies to Be Scrapped
From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THIS By Paul Homewood Every time there is a poll about Net Zero, the vast majority vote to do “something”. And every time there is a poll […]
Month: September 2022
M & A
Octopus Renewables Buys Further Stake in Lincs Offshore Wind Farm
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) has acquired a further 7.75 per cent ownership interest in the Lincs offshore wind farm in the UK from a fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management. The new buy-in follows ORIT’s […]
Downstream
Germany takes control of Russia’s Rosneft subsidiary
The government has placed the Russian oil giant’s three refineries in Germany under trusteeship as it seeks to manage the impact of the energy crisis. The German government has taken the German subsidiary of Russian […]
Climate Crisis
Easter Package: Germany’s biggest energy policy reform in decades
The coalition of Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and Free Democrats (FDP) aims to lift the rollout of wind and solar power in Germany “to a completely new level” according to a draft law known as […]
International News
Emir: Qatar Can’t Supply Europe With Gas, Urges End to Conflict Read more: Emir: Qatar Can’t Supply Europe With Gas, Urges End to Conflict | Newsmax.com
The emir of Qatar on Wednesday made an urgent appeal to Russia and the West, saying his nation will not be able to re-supply Europe with enough liquefied natural gas to stave off an energy […]
Energy Policy
The Most Important Takeaways From Von Der Leyen’s State-Of-The-EU Speech
It’s an event that gets Brussels types buzzing, but for those outside the world of EU politics, it normally wouldn’t even register. This year might be different, though, as the annual state-of-the-EU speech, given by […]
Energy Policy
US Energy Secretary talks trouble with Texas power grid, energy companies reducing Houston’s footprint
HOUSTON – FOX 26 Political Reporter Greg Groogan interviewed U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the future of power production in America. Here’s a full transcript of their conversation: Groogan: After making an historic investment in combating climate […]
Crypto
Stocks Fall, Ethereum Merges, And Oil Drops The Daily Financial Trends
US stocks fell amid back and forth trading Thursday as investors processed corporate headlines. The S&P 500 fell 1.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 170 points to fall 0.6%, and the Nasdaq dropped 1.5%. […]
Finance
Economic War Heats Up As US Threatens To Sanction Banks Using Russian Payment System The Daily Financial Trends
On Thursday, the US Treasury Department announced that it is prepared to impose economic sanctions on any banking institution outside Russia which uses the country’s payment system. In a press release, the Treasury Department said […]
Finance
OPEC Continues To Fail To Meet Production Targets, Though Production Increases The Daily Financial Trends
According to OPECs Monthly Oil Market Report, published September 13th, The cartel raised its August oil production by 618,000 barrels per day. Currently OPEC is producing 29.651 million barrels per day, with Libya and Saudi […]