Day: January 27, 2024

Jack Mintz: Canada’s EV strategy has cost $4 million a job

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: Hat tip to Tammy Nemeth with the Energy Realities podcast for the lead on the story. This is indicative on the collapse of the EV markets. Toyota and Ford will be the first to try to survive through hybrids. The losers are those who bought the Ford Lightning and […]

Daily Energy Standup Episode #295 – 2023’s Renewable Challenges, Hydrogen on the Horizon, and Unraveling Davos

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Weekly Top Stories 2023 – The Year The Renewables Bubble Burst January 20, 2024 Stu Turley In 2023. clean energy witnessed one of the toughest years in its short history. Supply chain issues, the energy crisis post Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing ramp of interest rates and inflation hit […] […]

Britain steps up power purchases from EU countries – report

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” Shortages have arisen as output of renewable energy has failed to compensate for the closures of coal and nuclear plants The UK purchased a record £3.5 billion ($4.4 billion) worth of electricity from EU countries last year as renewable energy failed to keep up with demand following shutdowns of coal and […]

Seizing Russia’s money would endanger euro – Italian central bank

Energy News Beat Tapping Russian assets frozen in the EU will bring harm to the single currency, the head of the Bank of Italy has warned Using the euro as a tool in sanctions wars and political disputes would harm the currency’s image and standing, Bank of Italy Governor Fabio Panetta warned on Friday. He […]

EPS orders two more LNG-powered PCTCs in China

Energy News Beat Singapore’s Eastern Pacific Shipping has ordered two more LNG-powered pure car and truck carriers from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Nanjing. CMJL (Nanjing) revealed the new order for two 7,000-ceu LNG dual-fuel PCTCs in a statement on Saturday. EPS now has 12 LNG-powered PCTS on order at CMJL (Nanjing), and it just […]

Biden Is on the Warpath Against New LNG Facilities – A global geopolitical disaster in the making

Energy News Beat IER Key Takeaways 1: The Department of Energy, which is responsible for issuing the export permits, is reassessing whether it is properly accounting for the climate impacts from proposed projects, as well as the national security and the domestic economic consequences. 2: U.S. LNG export capacity is expected to increase from around […]

Fuel tanker costs surge on Red Sea crisis – Bloomberg

Energy News Beat   Houthi attacks in the waterway have prompted many companies to redirect vessels to longer and more expensive routes The cost of shipping fuel by sea has in some cases soared above $100,000 a day due to continued disruptions in the Suez Canal and Red Sea caused by attacks by the Houthi […]

Red Sea crisis could re-ignite inflation

Energy News Beat Prolonged Houthi attacks on ships risk devastating effects on the global economy, according to OilPrice Higher freight costs and delays in cargo deliveries amid the Red Sea crisis could drive up global inflation, according to an OilPrice report this week, citing analysts.  The disruptions to global trade caused by continued Houthi attacks […]

Russian gas output forecast to surge – IEA

Energy News Beat   Global production of the fuel is also expected rise whereas supply will likely remain tight, according to the energy watchdog Gas production in Russia is expected to rise by 4% this year, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Gas Market Report published on Friday. The Paris-based energy watchdog pegged Russian […]

Houthis attack tanker carrying Russian oil product – reports

Energy News Beat The vessel shipping for trading giant Trafigura is reportedly transporting Russian-origin naphtha for making plastics, gasoline A petroleum-products tanker operated on behalf of Trafigura was struck by a Houthi missile in the Gulf of Aden after transiting the Red Sea, several outlets reported on Friday, citing the commodities-trading giant. According to Marine Traffic, […]