Daily 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 ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Is China’s Demand for Oil Nearing Its Peak? August 25, 2024 Stu Turley China’s oil imports in July were down 12% from June and 3% from July 2023, raising concerns about the country’s economic health and future oil demand. Factors such as the rise of electric vehicles, the […] State Rankings: Electric […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Renewables Accounted for 14.6% of Global Energy Consumption in 2023 August 27, 2024 Mariel Alumit ENB Pub Note: The term “Renewable Energy” is a marketing term. Wind and solar cannot be even considered renewable nor sustainable as they require oil and gas to even exisit. Renewable energy’s share of […] Visualizing the […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories EU Slashes Proposed Tariffs on Tesla’s China-Made EVs August 21, 2024 Mariel Alumit The European Commission has announced the final results of its anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles, with Tesla receiving a reduced tariff rate of 9%. Other Chinese EV makers, including SAIC Motor Corp., Geely, and […] Texas Faces Growing Electricity […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories When will the world hit peak oil? Elon Musk\’s Grok 2.0 is becoming a useful tool, and funny. Stu Turley First, I want to let you know that I am very nervous about AI and its impact on humanity and our freedoms. That being said, I asked Grok 2.0 a few […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Elon Musk and Donald Trump X Interview Transcript \”The interview that broke the internet\” Stu Turley You can say what you want about Donald Trump and Elon, but they are above huge; they are “Galactic.” Getting ready for the interview it wasn\’t easy to get into the X space, and it […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Saudi Aramco Sees Oil Demand Rising by 1.6 Million Bpd in Second Half of 2024 August 6, 2024 Mariel Alumit Saudi Aramco’s CEO has forecast a strong increase in global oil demand for the second half of the year, ranging from 1.6 to 2 million bpd. Aramco’s outlook contrasts with the more […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories How Conflict in the Middle East Could Send Oil Prices Soaring August 5, 2024 Mariel Alumit Rising tensions between Israel and Iran are threatening to disrupt oil supply chains and could send oil prices soaring. The World Bank has already outlined just how high oil prices could go if Iran and […] Israel, […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Global Tech Outage Wreaks Havoc July 20, 2024 Mariel Alumit The disruption underscores just how reliant much of the world is on key software providers. Digital Disruption International air travel, financial services, medical systems, and television broadcasts briefly ground to a halt on Friday after […] Ford scraps plans for $1.8-billion Oakville EV […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Trump shot in ear at campaign rally, world leaders react July 14, 2024 Mariel Alumit Donald Trump was shot in the ear during a Saturday (13 July) campaign rally, streaking the Republican presidential candidate’s blood across his face and prompting his security agents to swarm him, before he emerged […] Western […]
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