Day: November 15, 2024

Texas man arrested for plotting ‘9/11 style attack’ – FBI

Energy News Beat A Houston resident told an informant about his plans to become a suicide bomber, officials have said A man in Houston, Texas has been indicted for attempting to provide material support to Islamic State (formerly ISIS) terrorists, the US Department of Justice announced on Thursday. Anas Said, 28, has admitted to planning […]

Musk secretly met with Iran’s UN envoy – NYT

Energy News Beat The Trump-friendly businessman is reportedly working to “defuse” tensions between Washington and Tehran Tech billionaire Elon Musk, a close ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, met with the Iranian ambassador to the UN earlier this week, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing two unnamed Iranian officials. According to the NYT, […]

Ukrainian state-run agency scrubs posts bashing Trump’s intel chief pick

Energy News Beat Kiev’s “anti-disinformation” body has accused Tulsi Gabbard of working “for Kremlin money” Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) has quietly removed its news bulletins accusing former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of spreading fake news on behalf of Russia. The change came after US President-elect Donald Trump nominated Gabbard, a lieutenant colonel of […]

Petronas, CNPC strengthen LNG ties

Energy News Beat Malaysia’s Petronas and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in various fields, including LNG. The two companies signed the MoU in Shanghai on November 6. According to a statement by Petronas, the MoU for strategic partnership will strengthen collaboration, among others, in the upstream […]

Far-right Vox urges centre-right PP to torpedo all Spanish socialist candidates in Brussels

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Minimum wage in Romania set to increase

Energy News Beat   Romania is ready to raise the minimum wage to 4,050 lei (about €800) from 1 January, following President Klaus Iohannis’ promulgation of the European minimum wage law on Wednesday, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced on Thursday. Ciolacu stressed that there were no electoral or other obstacles to implementing the wage increase […]

Slovak Interior Minister faces mounting pressure after police brutality incident

Energy News Beat   Slovak Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok (leader of Hlas-SD/NI) has come under fire after the death of a detainee exposed cases of police brutality, despite claiming it was an isolated incident, while the opposition is demanding accountability, including his resignation. On 5 November, police in the eastern Slovak city of Košice […]

Fracking Boss Picks Up Endorsements to Be Trump Energy Secretary

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: Chris Wright is a class act and has the perfect mindset to be the best Energy Secretary the United States has ever had. His vision to end energy poverty has been a driving force in the industry and has had a tremendous impact on my podcast. Congratulations! We are […]

US LNG exports increase to 26 shipments

Energy News Beat The agency said in its weekly report, citing shipping data provided by Bloomberg Finance, that the total capacity of these 26 LNG vessels is 97 Bcf. This compares to 23 shipments and 87 Bcf in the week ending November 6. According to data from S&P Global Commodity Insights, average natural gas deliveries to US […]

UK pledges millions to help developing countries access clean energy

Energy News Beat At COP29, the UK committed £79 million to help developing countries adopt clean energy, pushing the global transition away from fossil fuels. This support package includes funding for projects to develop renewable energy, improve energy storage, and reduce industrial emissions in nations already hit hardest by climate change, including African and small […]