Daily Standup Top Stories Oil, Natural Gas, and Coal Dominate U.S. Rail Freight September 30, 2024 Mariel Alumit U.S. rail freight transported nearly 1.8 million metric tons of materials in 2023, with energy products, including coal, oil, and natural gas, being the most common. Rail stands out for its safety record and sustainability, […] UK has world’s […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Electric Vehicle Sales Are Stumbling. Here’s Why September 29, 2024 Stu Turley With road transportation accounting for about 15% of greenhouse gas emissions, it’s hard to see how the world will reach its net zero climate goals unless people give up their gasoline and diesel cars. For many years, […] Biden-Harris Admin Won’t Hold Offshore […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Georgia’s Clean Energy Outpaces Fossil Fuels with New Nuclear Boost September 22, 2024 Stu Turley For the first time ever, the U.S. state of Georgia has more clean power than hydrocarbon fueled power in its grid. Unit 3 and Unit 4 at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia, have started commercial […] Heavy […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Russia Ramps Up Arctic Oil Tanker Shipping to a New Record September 25, 2024 Stu Turley 15 oil tankers have crossed the Arctic waters so far this year With a month to go that already exceeds last year’s total Russia has already dispatched a record amount of oil through its section […] EU, […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Trouble Deepens for North Sea Oil and Gas September 24, 2024 Mariel Alumit North Sea oil and gas operators are not just facing the prospect of higher windfall taxes, they are now also finding it more difficult to get loans from UK banks. The windfall profit tax was […] Goldman Sees Upside for […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Is driving electric now more expensive than petrol or diesel? September 23, 2024 Mariel Alumit Britain’s public charging network is facing criticism for high costs, making electric vehicle (EV) driving potentially twice as expensive as using petrol or diesel cars. The UK now has over 12,500 rapid and ultra-rapid charging […] Austria election […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Georgia’s Clean Energy Outpaces Fossil Fuels with New Nuclear Boost September 22, 2024 Stu Turley For the first time ever, the U.S. state of Georgia has more clean power than hydrocarbon fueled power in its grid. Unit 3 and Unit 4 at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia, have started commercial […] Shock Drop: […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Oil Is Not Out of the Woods Yet September 18, 2024 Stu Turley Crude oil prices revived this week with WTI recovering to $70 per barrel. This week, the climb is being fueled by the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is later today expected to announce the first rate […] Relying on electricity interconnectors […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Winter squeeze: Average energy bills could jump to £1,714 August 19, 2024 Mariel Alumit Energy bills across Britain might increase by 9% this winter, reaching an average of £1,714 a year for the typical household‘s gas and electricity. Consultancy Cornwall Insight has released its final forecast for the energy […] House Hearing Reveals […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Ford scraps plans for $1.8-billion Oakville EV assembly plant, will retool to make gasoline pickups July 21, 2024 Stu Turley New plan comes after Ford postponed EV plant launch to 2027; those EVs will now be made elsewhere, while Oakville may get an electric pickup later in the decade Ford Motor […]
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