Tag: Kathryn Porter

UK refineries are being killed off by high carbon costs. How U.S. Blue States are following the same playbook

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Britain’s downstream oil sector is shrinking in real time. Two refineries closed in 2025—Grangemouth in April and Lindsey in August—leaving only four operating sites: Fawley, Humber, Pembroke, and Stanlow. Liquid fuels still account for 47 percent of UK final energy consumption. There are no scalable near-term substitutes for diesel in freight, agriculture, and construction or […]

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Kathryn Porter sounds the practical alarm on the UK Grid

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Energy consultant Kathryn Porter, founder of Watt-Logic, has issued one of the clearest practical warnings yet about the United Kingdom’s electricity system. In her recent Daily Mail piece, she describes a nightmare scenario in which the National Grid collapses under the weight of Net Zero policies: supply-demand imbalance triggers cascading failures, plunging homes, businesses, hospitals, […]

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Why does Britain have the most expensive energy in the world? And why do Blue States Follow?

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Hat tip to Claire Coutinho (then Energy Secretary, now Shadow Secretary of State for Energy) and the think tank Onward with modeling by Transira Energy. This article was first published on the Energy News Beat Substack.  Britain’s electricity prices rank among the highest in the developed world—frequently the highest for industrial users among IEA countries and […]

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Chevron’s Future: Why the CEO Is All In

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The world needs trillions of dollars just to meet normal decline curves, and we are tracking the oil and gas businesses\’ returns to investors as consistent compared to renewable energy sources. Consumers and investors want low-cost and reliable energy, and with leaders like Gavin Newsom representing the United States at COP30, we can rest assured […]

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Qatar vs Ursula: The Battle for LNG Production

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Daily Standup Top Stories Backlash Against EU Net Zero Regulations: Qatar Threatens to Cut LNG Supplies July 28, 2025 Clark Savage In a bold escalation of tensions over the European Union’s aggressive push toward net-zero emissions, Qatar has issued a stark warning: comply with our demands or face a cutoff of vital liquefied natural gas (LNG) […] […]

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