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, […]
Continue ReadingThe US President-elect’s advisers are reportedly considering easing restrictions on Russian energy depending on how Ukraine peace talks go Advisers to US President-elect Donald Trump are developing a strategy to push Russia-Ukraine peace talks which could involve easing sanctions on Moscow, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with Trump’s plans. Last week, incumbent US President Joe […]
Continue ReadingDaily 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 […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Rethinking the global electricity debate: Why reliable power matters for economic growth January 14, 2025 Clark Savage Developing and industrialising regions and economies require reliable and low-cost electricity from dependable sources. Global economic growth is increasing the demand for efficient cost-effective supply chain for the fuels, thousands of products, and for electricity […] […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories What do oil and gas exports mean to the Russian economy? How will the new Biden Sanctions play with President Trump’s negotiations? January 12, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: The following article is an excellent summary from Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr about what the oil and gas exports mean to […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: The following article is an excellent summary from Alexandra Prokopenko and Alexander Kolyandr about what the oil and gas exports mean to the Russian economy and, conversely, what impact the sanctions will have on global consumers. This is a complicated issue, and we can already see the Neocons starting their talks of […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories German purchases of Russian uranium surge January 4, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: I have been talking about Germany’s call for more Russian natural gas, which falls in line with the energy crisis in Germany due to the failed Green Energy policies. Not only did […] German MP calls for NordStream […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Why would President Trump want to Annex Greenland? Is it for the weather or critical minerals? January 7, 2025 Clark Savage Ok, there is a lot of speculation today from X around Donald Trump Jr.’s trip to Greenland. I watched the call with President Trump calling into a town hall-style gathering, and […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Politics Biden bans new offshore oil and gas drilling in most U.S. coastal waters January 6, 2025 Mariel Alumit We talked about this on our Daily Stand Up (http://energynewsbeat.co/biden-eyes-drilling-ban/ and no less than 12 hour later it comes through – we already see prices going up…will be interesting to see how incoming […]
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Biden blocks 625M acres from offshore drilling, citing climate risks, as oil groups protest and Trump pledges to boost U.S. energy production. President Biden has blocked new offshore drilling for oil and gas in several parts of the country about two weeks before President-elect Trump takes office. [emphasis, links added] Biden has announced that he’ll […]
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