This was a fun podcast with George McMillan and co-hosted by David Blackmon to be published on our two podcast channels. This is absolutely critical that we understand from George McMillan’s papers and interviews on Energy News Beat that the Trump Administration does not have all the information it needs to end the Ukraine/Russian conflict. […]
Continue ReadingThis is a huge story. President Trump posted on Truth Social the following: Trump on Iranian Oil: stop buying it NOW pic.twitter.com/9CIBhVNjLD — Josh Young (@Josh_Young_1) May 1, 2025 First, let’s look into who is buying and how much oil Iran is shipping. In 2025, Iran\’s oil exports, despite facing extensive U.S. sanctions, have continued […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories U.S. LNG will be the United States’ largest export product – Secretary Chris Wright On the Crude Truth Substack, Rey Trevino writes: Secretary Chris Wright provided a comprehensive summary of the first 100 days of the Trump administration’s energy initiatives during the cabinet meeting today. As an oil and gas exploration […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Dutch government scales back offshore wind to preserve fisheries April 29, 2025 Mariel Alumit ENB Pub Note: Focusing on Fishing rather than offshore wind is a good thing. The country is realizing that offshore wind is crippling their fishing industry and not providing the electrical generation that was promised. […] EU’s Green Dream […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Spain and Portugal Hit by Widespread Blackout April 28, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: The grid interconnects between countries are not beneficial for a country’s grid security. If you cannot control it within your own borders, you can not control it outside of your borders, and […] US Urges Eastern Europe to […]
Continue ReadingThe US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has targeted three vessels and their owners for allegedly providing support to the Houthis. Marshall Islands-registered Zaas Shipping & Trading facilitated the delivery of LPG to the Houthi-controlled port of Ras Isa using the San Marino-flagged Tulip BZ. The Tulip BZ has also […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories UK Looks To Woo Investors Impacted by Trump Tariffs April 27, 2025 Clark Savage The UK government is implementing new policies and funding initiatives to attract international investment in green energy projects, aiming to position the country as a global leader in renewable energy. Following policy changes in the […] Net zero realism […]
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration is looking at cooperation in the Russian energy sector as a key element of economic enticements to win over the Kremlin as it pushes for a deal to end the war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the planning. Joint projects in the Arctic, as well as oil and gas and […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Clean Energy Projects in the United States have been lost in the wind to the tune of $8 Billion – But how much cheaper will be our electricity? April 20, 2025 Clark Savage In the first quarter of 2025, 16 large-scale clean energy projects in the U.S. were canceled, downsized, or […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: Why is this story from Tsvetana Parsskova from Oilprice.com important? Iran first learned, then developed ways to survive United States sanctions, and was an early adopter in the Dark Fleet, also known as the Shadow Fleet. Russia then built upon the success Iran had achieved with the shadow fleet and expanded it […]
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