Trump Seizes Wartime Powers in Battle for More Fossil Fuels

Obscure laws to be marshaled to build pipelines, power plants ‘God Squad’ to weigh projects that threaten endangered species President Donald Trump’s declaration of an energy emergency opens the door to wield sweeping Cold War-era powers and little-known authorities to fast track pipelines, expand power grids and save struggling coal plants. By invoking the country’s national and […]

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Week Recap: U.S. Shale Steady, Trump’s $500B AI Plan, Tight Gas Markets

Weekly Daily Standup Top Stories U.S. Shale’s Capital Discipline Outweighs Trump’s Pro-Growth Rhetoric January 19, 2025 Clark Savage US shale producers are focused on capital discipline and shareholder returns, limiting the impact of Trump’s pro-oil policies. Increased Permian rig activity is unlikely to significantly boost oil production due to inventory depletion and efficiency […] China and India […]

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Declaring A National Energy Emergancy

ENB Pub Note:  This Executive order has a lot of information and calls to action sprinkled throughout the order. The fact that President Trump is tying the offshore wind to the extinction of animals and national security is critical. While this could get some lawsuits filed against the order, it will be interesting to see […]

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EU Admits Russian Gas

Daily Standup Top Stories Oil Prices Fall Ahead Of Trump Inauguration January 20, 2025 Mariel Alumit Oil prices fell as traders await clarity on President-elect Donald Trump’s policy agenda. Banks are gearing up for oil prices to fall below $60 a barrel by the middle of Trump’s term. Standard Chartered predicts […] UK Nuclear Power Ambitions Hampered […]

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Shale Capital Discipline

Daily Standup Top Stories U.S. Shale’s Capital Discipline Outweighs Trump’s Pro-Growth Rhetoric January 19, 2025 Clark Savage US shale producers are focused on capital discipline and shareholder returns, limiting the impact of Trump’s pro-oil policies. Increased Permian rig activity is unlikely to significantly boost oil production due to inventory depletion and efficiency […] Days before Trump takes […]

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China and India Scramble for Crude as Sanctioned Russian Tankers Turn Back

By Julian Lee, Serene Cheong and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — The most aggressive Western sanctions imposed on Russia’s oil sector since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine threaten to disrupt global supply as buyers — led by China and India — scour the Middle East for alternative suppliers. Some estimates suggest the measures could halve Russian oil exports […]

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Global diesel prices soar after latest US sanctions on Russia – Reuters 

Prices have hit a five-and-a-half-month high amid fears of disruptions to supply, according to the outlet Global diesel prices and refining margins have surged following the latest round of US sanctions targeting Russia’s oil trade, driven by traders’ expectations of reduced diesel and crude supply, Reuters reported on Friday, citing analysts and London Stock Exchange […]

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The Renewable Energy Reckoning: Challenges, Failures, and 2025 Policy Shifts

In the Energy News Beat – Conversation in Energy with Stuart Turley talks with Steve Goreham about the key energy challenges for 2025, including rising electricity demand driven by AI, EV slowdowns, and grid capacity struggles, alongside potential policy shifts under the Trump administration. It critiques the environmental and economic viability of renewables like wind, […]

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EU-China Tensions

Daily Standup Top Stories Germany on course for longest post-war recession – data January 15, 2025 Mariel Alumit GDP contracted by 0.2% in 2024 due to soaring energy costs and weak exports, official figures show The German economy contracted for a second straight year in 2024 for the first time in more than […] The EU’s Trump-China […]

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