During President Donald Trump’s Gulf tour from May 13-16, 2025, the United States secured significant energy and technology agreements with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with a combined value exceeding $2 trillion, as announced by the White House. The visit, which included stops in Riyadh, Doha, and Abu Dhabi, focused on […]
Continue ReadingThe potential revival of the Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and the lifting of sanctions on Iran’s oil and gas exports would likely significantly impact global oil prices, primarily by increasing supply in an already volatile market. One has to look around for alternative news sources to […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories U.S. Largest Grid Operator is warning of Summer Power Shortages May 11, 2025 Clark Savage Key Points Research suggests potential summer power shortages in the U.S. grid, especially in PJM’s region, due to high demand and retiring plants. It seems likely that extreme heat could strain the grid, potentially causing […] Newsom […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Aramco plans to join Woodside’s Louisiana LNG project May 14, 2025 Mariel Alumit ENB Pub Note: This is huge. The Woodside Louisiana LNG project has a total permitted export capacity of 27.6 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa). The foundational phase, approved with a final investment decision in April […] EU sanctions target nearly […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: The second-tier sanctions against the Chinese refineries may be the most effective. I included a summary on top, with the newest announcement on the bottom. The Trump administration imposed extensive sanctions on Iran, focusing on its nuclear program, oil exports, and financial systems, aiming to pressure Iran into renegotiating the 2015 nuclear […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Saudi Arabia Spends Like Oil’s Still at $90 May 12, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: Excellent article from Irina Slav at Oilprice.com. This article reinforces Doomberg’s comments about OPEC and its viability in the future as a cartel. Last week on the Energy News Beat podcast, he […] Republicans Push to Refill […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: This article from Oilprice.com follows last week\’s statements from Chris Wright that the SPR had damage from oil being withdrawn so fast, and only saw a 40-cent reduction at the pump for the primaries. The money being requested won\’t be felt at the pump that hard, as it will take time to […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: This quiet story of the U.S. and Russia looking at bringing natural gas back to the EU has a lot of implications that I have been talking about for a long time. George McMillan, Energy News Beat contributor on the podcast, talked about the Trump administration team not understanding Putin\’s motivation, and […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Why did Saudi Arabia raise prices to the Asia market while increasing OPEC+ production quotas? May 7, 2025 Clark Savage Earlier this week, I published an article titled “What does the OPEC+ increase of 411,000 mean to the United States?” I was asked about Saudi Arabia’s increase in the Asia market and how […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily 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 […] US Eyes […]
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