Day: March 25, 2025

In the West, Inventory of New Houses for Sale Jumps to Highest since 2007. In the South, it’s Bigger than During Housing Bust

Energy News Beat Bring on the new houses! Prices drop amid homebuilders’ efforts to sell the inventory. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Inventories of completed new single-family houses for sale in February jumped by 34% year-over-year, and by 55% from February 2019, to 121,000 houses, the highest since July 2009 during the Housing Bust, and roughly where they’d […]

New “Spec” Houses for Sale Jump 34% YoY, Highest since 2009. In the South, Inventory of New Houses at Record Highs for Months, in the West Jump to Highest since 2007

Energy News Beat Bring on the new houses! Prices drop amid homebuilders’ efforts to sell the inventory. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. Inventories of completed new single-family houses for sale in February jumped by 34% year-over-year, and by 55% from February 2019, to 121,000 houses, the highest since July 2009 during the Housing Bust, and roughly where they’d […]

Who, How much, and what are coutries investing in the U.S. since President Trump took office?

Energy News Beat If you have any questions about how regulatory actions can kill an economy or investments, look at what is happening in the United States after President Trump took office. Confirmed Foreign Investments Since January 20, 2025 Japan – SoftBank: $100 billion pledged by CEO Masayoshi Son for AI and infrastructure, reaffirmed post-inauguration, […]

China’s Purchases Stall After Trump’s Tariff Threat on Buyers of Venezuelan Oil

Energy News Beat China, the biggest buyer of oil from Venezuela, saw trade with Venezuela stall on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday 25% tariffs on the goods of any country buying Venezuelan oil. Traders and refiners in China were caught off guard by Monday’s executive order and are waiting to see whether Beijing […]

Newsom Blows $100M On Methane Satellites While Begging Trump For $40B In Aid

Energy News Beat After seeking $40B from Trump in aid, Newsom is spending $100M on launching methane-detecting satellites while California faces a $6B budget shortfall. ​California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the State of California will launch methane-detecting satellite sensors at a cost of $100 million — while it is borrowing over $6 billion […]

Alaska Seeks South Korean Investors for Its $44-Billion LNG Project

Energy News Beat On Tuesday, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy discussed the Alaska LNG project and other potential energy and trade cooperation with South Korean Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun, as the U.S. Administration is looking to attract Asian investors in the $44-billion Alaska LNG export project. Dunleavy and other Alaska state representatives and energy officials have been touring America’s north […]

With BP’s Megadeal Approved, Is the West Back in Iraq?

Energy News Beat Iraq approved BP’s $25B contract to develop key Kirkuk oil fields. The Western megadeals may stabilize Iraq’s oil ambitions and play a role in softening Baghdad–Erbil tensions. The BP deal signals a potential resurgence of Western influence in Iraq’s energy sector. Iraq’s Council of Ministers last week approved the final version of […]

Is Iran’s Regime About to Go the Way of Syria’s?

Energy News Beat ​Is Iran’s Regime About to Go the Way of Syria’s? A series of perceived betrayals has shaken the clerical establishment’s “hard base.” By Saeid Golkar, a senior fellow at the Tony Blair Institute and an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and Kasra Aarabi, the director of Islamic Revolutionary […]

Tesla’s Critical Moment

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories Coal Coal Baby March 24, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This article is from Robert Bryce and his Substack. We highly recommend subscribing and supporting his work. He has amazing points on Energy and today is no exception. The world needs low-cost […] British Oil Sector Hinges on Shell’s […]

Nortrans pens deal with Saipem for flotel work on Chevron’s Australian project

Energy News Beat Nortrans Singapore-based Nortrans Offshore has been awarded a contract with Italian giant Saipem for work on the Jansz-Io compression project offshore Western Australia. As part of this project, the company took the 200-person flotel Belait CSS 1 on a long-term bareboat charter. This is the flotel’s first project with Nortrans which is […]