China’s Mineral Processing

Daily Standup Top Stories Critical Minerals are not the problem that China controls. It is the processing of the mineral ore that they control. April 21, 2025 Clark Savage Examining the energy markets today, we must consider the tariff war currently underway between the United States and the rest of the world. Make no mistake, this […]

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Iraq’s Oil Embargo Was Never Just About Oil

The oil dispute between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) is fundamentally about sovereignty, not oil. Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court and the proposed Unified Oil Law have cemented Baghdad’s control over oil revenues, ending the KRI’s ability to export independently. Turkey’s new pipeline plans, bypassing Kurdistan, aligned with China’s Belt and Road Initiative, […]

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Striking Fast Trade Deals

Daily Standup Top Stories The steep learning curve America faces if it wants to return to previous shipyard glory days April 15, 2025 Stu Turley ENB Pub Note: Interesting article from America’s Shipyards. While we retool the 19,000 manufacturing shops that the Democrats and Republicans shipped to China, we should also look at building our commercial […]

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Trump to Cut NOAA

Daily Standup Top Stories U.N. Maritime Agency Slaps First-Ever Emissions Tax On Shipping In Latest Money Grab April 14, 2025 Mariel Alumit The International Maritime Organization approved the first global shipping carbon tax, drawing backlash from shippers, oil states, and Trump officials. ​The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) held a meeting in London on Friday at […]

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Reform Boosts America

Daily Standup Top Stories DAVID BLACKMON: Reconciliation Permitting Reform Will Make America Go Big Again OPINION April 12, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: David Blackmon is a great energy expert in the podcasting arena, and it has been great fun getting to know him over the last several years. I highly recommend following him on […] […]

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Steel Market Reacts

Daily Standup Top Stories Trump to sign executive orders aimed at reviving coal April 8, 2025 Clark Savage President Donald Trump is preparing to sign executive orders Tuesday to bolster the coal industry, including using his emergency authority to force some coal-fired power plants set for closure to stay open and keep producing […] U.S. Nuclear is […]

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