Day: January 19, 2024

ENB #175 Shane Stolp Energizing America is a leader with talking about all forms of energy, but how its implemented matters.

Energy News Beat We need low-cost energy in the United States, and I love talking with people about the energy market. Shane Stolp, CEO at Wescom, and I had a great talk about all forms of energy. We talked about Wind, Solar, Electric Vehicles, Nuclear, Bitcoin mining, natural gas, oil, and protests. Yes, I just […]

Ford scales back all-electric F-150 Lightning production in response to weak customer demand

Energy News Beat Weak sales growth has reportedly prompted Ford to cut production of its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck. The company says about 1,400 workers would be impacted by the move to the reduced production schedule, according to the Associated Press. The major U.S. automaker announced it will be cutting shifts, transferring about 700 workers […]

Qatar set to sign cheaper long-term LNG deal with India

Energy News Beat Qatar Energy within weeks could sign a long-term deal to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Indian buyers on cheaper and more flexible terms than existing contracts, trade sources said, as India seeks to meet a goal to increase the fuel’s use. The Indian companies and Qatar Energy have agreed on terms […]

Houthis embrace ‘direct confrontation’ with U.S. as Biden admits airstrikes aren’t working

Energy News Beat The U.S. carried out its fifth airstrike against Houthi targets in Yemen late Thursday night. The Iran-backed rebel group within hours launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles at a U.S.-owned tanker. The Houthis say their campaign is in response to Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip and U.S. support for it. DUBAI, United […]

FACING THE HARD TRUTHS OF ENERGY, PART 1: 79 QUADRILLION BTUS:THE ENORMITY OF THE FOSSIL ENERGY SYSTEMS PROVIDING SUSTAINABLE LIVES

Energy News Beat Conventional energy is vitally important for all that we do. Missing from news reports to the general public is an honest communication to try to explain the huge and enormous energy systems that we depend on each day and the impossibility of replacing conventional energy with wind and solar. To start 2024, […]

Vallourec to support TotalEnergies’ multi-energy project in Iraq

Energy News Beat (WO) – Vallourec, a global provider premium tubular solutions, has signed a contract with TotalEnergies for the supply of casing and tubing and associated accessories for the first phase of the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP) in Iraq. The GGIP includes the recovery of gas currently being flared in the Basra region […]

Winter Woes – Green New Deal Turns Deadly

Energy News Beat Over 150 million Americans are under a winter chill advisory due to life-threatening temperatures. Every state besides Hawaii has issued some form of caution to residents as nearly 80% of the nation faces below-freezing weather. Extreme weather highlights the importance of fossil fuels, as there is NO reliable alternative. Texas is on […]

Wyoming Oil And Gas Stand To Lose $900M, 3,000 Jobs Under BLM Plan

Energy News Beat Wyoming’s oil and gas industry could get slammed by more than $900 million in lost revenue and lose nearly 3,000 jobs under proposed changes in how federal land is managed in southwestern Wyoming. The industry hasn’t ruled out the possibility of litigation to challenge the Bureau of Land Management’s “flawed data” used […]

What do angry farmers in Nevada and Germany have in common? They’re being exploited by the far right

Energy News Beat When environmental activists calling for less pollution sit in the streets, across Europe they are now abused and attacked, arrested and handed extreme and draconian sentences. When farmers contesting pollution rules block entire city centres and major roads and spray manure on government buildings, the authorities sit and wait for them to go home. Few, if any, […]

Why Did Saudi Arabia Clarify That It Hasn’t Yet Accepted BRICS Membership?

Energy News Beat It can plausibly be hypothesized that Saudi Arabia’s unexpected decision to delay formal membership in BRICS is due to Western perceptions about this association, Iran’s involvement in the Red Sea Crisis, and Israeli-US pressure. Saudi Commerce Minister Majid Al-Kasabi clarified on the sidelines of last week’s Davos Summit that his country hasn’t yet accepted […]