There are several ways to look at Saudi Arabia\’s use of crude oil to burn for electrical generation. First, it is fiscally responsible, but it may not be the best long-term solution for their local environment. As the leader of OPEC, it does help to have the flexibility to reduce the kingdom\’s energy costs by […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories How Republicans got roped into a deal that keeps the IRA—and why there’s still time to fix it May 19, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This article is from Alex Epstein’s Substack, and I highly recommend subscribing and supporting his work here: Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein. I have interviewed Alex […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: An excellent story from the Crude Truth Subsack, and we recommend following them. https://crudetruth.substack.com/p/iea-revised-historical-oil-demand. There are some real issues going on in the overall pricing of oil and gas in the global markets. It used to be based upon supply and demand, and I have been questioning the data for years. What […]
Continue ReadingDaily 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 asks […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Why Spain’s Rooftop Solar Owners Weren’t Spared From the Blackout May 4, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: Rooftop solar panels on homes are not bad; they must be appropriately designed and set up for disaster use. I have taken the time to learn how to get the rooftop solar, […] Saudis […]
Continue ReadingSource: The Crude Truth Substack, Rey Trevino It brings up some interesting points about an American Company helping a foreign country to overproduce their OPEC+ production quotas. We have often wondered why they were not adhering to their agreed-upon quotas, but we have to look at the individual government’s need for cash for the answer. […]
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 ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Saudi Arabia’s Budget Deficit Surged Before the Oil Price Crash May 6, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: The story below is from Tsvetana Paraskova on Oilprice.com, and she has some great points about the Saudi Budgets. I have been saying that the Saudis need the $80 to $85 oil, […] US Cut […]
Continue ReadingBefore oil prices started plunging last month, most banks and research firms had forecast US shale production would grow this year and next before plateauing later in the decade. Diamondback Energy trimmed its own full-year production forecast Monday, and said that it expects onshore oil rigs across the entire US industry to drop by almost 10% […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: Yesterday, we examined Cap Ex budgets, and today, we are investigating production, demand estimates, and storage. The current storage levels are low and are listed below. Here is a lot of data to chew on. Go ahead and skip to the summary if you want to know what price I think we […]
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