Weekly Daily Standup Top Stories 3 offshore wind projects nixed in New York April 19, 2024 Stu Turley New York canceled power contracts for three offshore wind projects Friday, citing a turbine maker’s plans to scrap its biggest machines. The news is a heavy blow to the U.S. offshore wind industry and a […] Biden administration considers […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Biden set to block millions of acres in Alaska from oil, gas drilling in Earth Day action April 19, 2024 Mariel Alumit The Biden administration is planning to block oil and gas drilling across millions of acres in an Alaskan reserve, which Congress specifically set aside for resource development. The Department of Interior (DOI) is expected […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories States are acting to prevent their own electricity crisis April 16, 2024 Stu Turley The Wall Street Journal editorial board warned recently that the Biden Administration’s climate agenda is forcing the retirement of fossil-fueled power plants that supply almost 60 percent of U.S. electricity. These power plants are essential to satisfy America’s rapidly […] Top Indian Refiner […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Mounting Losses Mean Sweden’s Wind Industry Faces Total Financial Collapse March 29, 2024 Stu Turley Notwithstanding €billions in subsidies, Sweden’s embattled wind industry is on the brink of total financial collapse. The majority of Swedish wind power outfits are underwater, bleeding cash and have no hope of recovery. In the […] Solar […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Mexico Curbs Oil Exports April 2, 2024 Mariel Alumit Mexico’s state-controlled oil company plans to halt some crude exports over the next few months, a move that would cut supply from a tightening global market. Petroleos Mexicanos, also called Pemex, canceled contracts to supply […] Coal phase-out: Germany shuts down 15 coal-fired power […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories BlackRock hit with ‘cease and desist’ after allegedly misleading investors about ESG practices April 1, 2024 Mariel Alumit Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson and the Securities Division of the Secretary of State’s Office have issued a “Cease and Desist Order” against asset manager BlackRock, alleging deceptive practices regarding the company’s Environmental, […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Big Tech’s Latest Obsession Is Finding Enough Energy March 24, 2024 Stu Turley HOUSTON—Every March, thousands of executives take over a downtown hotel here to reach oil and gas deals and haggle over plans to tackle climate change. This year, the dominant theme of the energy industry’s flagship […] Riposte Capital Issues Statement […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Mass casualties feared as boxship takes out bridge in Baltimore – other coal and exports blocked March 26, 2024 Stu Turley Many are feared dead in Baltimore following a dramatic bridge collapse tonight after the 9,962 teu Dali containership smashed directly into one of the bridge’s pillars. The Maryland Transportation Authority and […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Energy Giants Create Global Synthetic Natural Gas Coalition March 20, 2024 Mariel Alumit Supermajor TotalEnergies, another French energy giant, Engie, and U.S. Sempra Infrastructure have announced plans to create a global coalition to support the production and use of e-natural gas (e-NG), a synthetic natural gas produced from renewable hydrogen […] Deutschland: How Germany Is […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories CERAWEEK-BIG OIL EXECUTIVES PUSH BACK AGAINST CALLS FOR FAST ENERGY TRANSITION March 19, 2024 Mariel Alumit HOUSTON, March 18 (Reuters) – Top oil executives took to the stage of a major energy conference on Monday to vocally oppose calls for a quick move away from fossil fuels, saying society would pay a steep cost […] Up […]
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