Day: November 24, 2023

India to add 80GW of coal-fired capacity by 2031-32

Energy News Beat India to add 80GW of coal-fired capacity by 2031-32Singapore, 23 November (Argus) — India’s federal government plans to add about 80GW of thermal power generation capacity by 2031-32 to meet an anticipated increase in power demand, in a boost for future coal consumption. The country’s power demand has increased at an unprecedented rate […]

Adnoc Reportedly Mulling Acquisition of Wintershall Dea

Energy News Beat Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. is exploring a potential acquisition of Wintershall Dea, the European energy explorer backed by BASF SE, people with knowledge of the matter said. The state-owned Middle Eastern company has been studying a possible bid as it seeks to boost its global footprint, the people said, asking not to […]

Biden’s clean energy agenda faces mounting headwinds

Energy News Beat Canceled offshore wind projects, imperiled solar factories, fading demand for electric vehicles. A year after passage of the largest climate change legislation in U.S. history, meant to touch off a boom in American clean energy development, economic realities are fraying President Joe Biden’s agenda. Soaring financing and materials costs, unreliable supply chains, […]

Petrobras looks to China for green partners – and more oil

Energy News Beat As the COP28 climate conference opens in Dubai next week, Brazil will be presenting a contradiction to the world: while promising to accelerate its energy transition, the country continues to invest massively in oil. One of the key movers in this area is Petrobras. In April, the country’s state oil company created a new directorate to oversee […]

OPEC+ Nearing Compromise in Spat with African Oil Producers Over Quotas

Energy News Beat The OPEC+ group has made progress in talks with its African producers over their oil output quotas next year, three OPEC+ sources told Reuters on Friday, after the alliance had to postpone this weekend’s meeting over the spat. On Wednesday, OPEC said that the OPEC+ meeting scheduled for this weekend would be postponed to […]

Protected: Mark Masters’ Eleven Steps for Saving America Via the Energy Sector’s Renewed Thought Leadership and Ultimate Narrative Dominance Within National Media

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#157 Dr. Robert Brooks – Insights from China on LNG, natural gas and the global energy security crisis.

Energy News Beat When sitting down years ago to decide on how to do a podcast, it never crossed my mind that conversations like today’s would be possible. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Robert Brooks, Founder and chairman, of RBAC, to cover the global LNG and natural gas markets. Wow we had […]

Will China’s exponential growth in LNG re-exports continue? And does it impact geopolitics?

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This LinkedIn article from Fei Xu has some great information about the market re-balancing of China’s reselling of LNG shipments. What she fails to cover in this article is the second-order magnitude impact. This again allows another avenue for Russia, Iran, and others to bypass Western sanctions placed on […]

Gold price forecast to hit record high

Energy News Beat Investors are increasingly seeking a safe store of value amid economic uncertainty, according to Fundstrat Gold prices could soon reach a record $2,500 per ounce, driven by safe-haven investor demand in the wake of global uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, some analysts are now projecting. Futures have risen 3% in the past couple […]

Russia Moves Its “Doomsday Missile” Closer To Europe

Energy News Beat Via Remix News, From its current location, the missile can reach London or Berlin in a matter of minutes… Russian missile fueling tanker. In a move designed to flex its nuclear muscle, Russia has redeployed its Yars intercontinental ballistic missile closer to Europe. The missile, also known in the West as the “Doomsday […]