Day: April 1, 2025

Underlying Labor Market Dynamics Still Tight Despite Highest Gov Layoffs & Discharges since Census Wind-Down of 2020

Energy News Beat Hiring Begins to Shift to Private-Sector where Hiring Jumped, while Hiring by Governments Slumped. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The circular relationship between quits, job openings, hires, and fires – the data released today – shows the churn in the labor market, in addition to growth aspects. And now it also begins to show a […]

Repealing EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding Could End Costly Climate Regs, Energy Mandates

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: As a fundamental question to our readers: It would be great to get your opinion on repealing the Endangerment Finding of CO2 and it’s potential impact around the world for Carbon Capture or Carbon Tax markets. We have been tracking Carbon Taxing and their funds do not change behavior […]

The United States remained the world’s largest liquefied natural gas exporter in 2024

Energy News Beat Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Monthly; Cedigaz The United States exported 11.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2024, remaining the world’s largest LNG exporter. LNG exports from Australia and Qatar—the world’s two next-largest LNG exporters—have remained relatively stable over the last five years (2020–24); their exports […]

Williams launches Transco pipeline expansions

Energy News Beat Williams announced on Tuesday the commissioning of the Southeast Energy Connector in Alabama and the Texas to Louisiana Energy Pathway along the Gulf Coast. The Texas to Louisiana Energy Pathway project expands Transco’s capacity in Texas and Louisiana by 364 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) to support “reliability and diversification of […]

New Natural Gas Pipes and LNG Terminals Shake Up Texas/Louisiana Gulf Coast – RBN Energy

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: Excellent Article from RBN Energy – I recommend following them and checking out their articles: In Texas and Louisian Gulf Coast, we need the six new pipelines for LNG and Natural Gas takeaway. Without the pipelines, it would be tough to maintain the demand for gas flow for AI, […]

Is Coal Dead? Surging Demand, Trump’s Recent Push, and China’s Dominance Say Otherwise

Energy News Beat Coal’s ‘death’ was exaggerated as demand surges, Trump backs ‘clean coal,’ and China dominates, while UK clings to net zero despite energy realities. ​ The death of coal, held to be the eldest and ugliest of the three fossil fuel siblings, has long been exaggerated Mark Twain-style. [emphasis, links added] While oil […]

New House Bill Axes Renewable Fuel Standard Over Eco Harm And Higher Gas Prices

Energy News Beat Rep. Scott Perry’s bill aims to abolish the RFS, arguing it harms the environment, raises gas prices, and doesn’t reduce our reliance on foreign oil. ​ Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) on Friday proposed legislation that would abolish the renewable fuel standard (RFS), believing it has only harmed the environment and raised gas […]

VesselsValue: South Korea’s LNG carrier orderbook worth $71.3 billion

Energy News Beat South Korean yards have 276 LNG carriers worth $71.3 billion on order, according to the newest data by Veson Nautical’s VesselsValue. Within the South Korean orderbook, the LNG sector is the most valuable, accounting for around 52 percent of the total South Korean orderbook value, and this sector also has the highest […]

Tokyo Gas to buy US shale gas stake from Chevron

Energy News Beat TG Natural Resources, in which Tokyo Gas America has a 93 percent stake and a unit of Castleton Commodities International holds the rest, has closed on a transaction to purchase a 70 percent interest in the East Texas gas assets from a unit of Chevron. Tokyo Gas said the deal is in […]

Peak Permian: Timing uncertain

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories Norway’s Oil Fund to Buy Stakes in Offshore Wind for $1.5 Billion March 31, 2025 Clark Savage The world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund, Norway’s $1.8 trillion oil fund, will buy 49% in two offshore wind farm developments of RWE for a total of $1.5 billion (1.4 billion euros), the […]