Day: April 18, 2025

Here’s How Gas Pipelines & Seized Russian Assets Could Give The US Lots Of Leverage Over The EU

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This is an interesting viewpoint from Andrew Korybko’s Substack, which could influence the negotiations at the Russian-Ukrainian peace talks. On my podcast, you have heard me discuss the Nord Stream pipelines and the sanctions on Russian energy exports with George McMillan. These sanctions forced President Putin to shift his […]

How Noboa Avoided the Incumbency Trap

Energy News Beat Latin American voters tend to reject ruling parties and politicians. What did Ecuador’s president do differently? Analysis Latin American voters tend to reject ruling parties and politicians. What did Ecuador’s president do differently? By Oliver Stuenkel, an associate professor of international relations at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in São Paulo, and Margot […]

Europe Pushes U.S. to Take Tougher Stance on Russia

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: It will be interesting to see what becomes of these talks in France without Russia and Ukraine. As I have discussed on the podcast with George McMillan, “All Putin has to do is nothing,” and he will win. President Trump’s team does not have all of the information it […]

Trump Rescinds Biden’s Water Pressure And Appliance Rules, Restoring Consumer Freedom

Energy News Beat Trump is rolling back Biden-era rules on appliances and fixtures, restoring consumer choice on water flow, stoves, and more. ​Acting to please a constituency that prefers scarcity over abundance, Joe Biden ordered up a list of federal rules that restricted consumer choice. [emphasis, links added] Given the exhaustive White House agenda that […]

Judge Who Twice Blocked Trump’s Grant Freeze Was Democrat Activist

Energy News Beat Judge Mary McElroy blocked Trump’s grant freezes again, citing limits on executive power as her history of Democratic party activism comes to light. ​Judge Mary S. McElroy, who has twice blocked President Donald Trump’s efforts to freeze EPA, Energy Department, and other grants, has a history of Democrat activism. [emphasis, links added] […]

Fishermen Applaud Trump for Halting Offshore Wind Projects Over Environmental Impact

Energy News Beat Fishermen are lauding Trump’s move to halt New York offshore wind tied to foreign firm Equinor, citing rushed approval and harm to marine life. ​A fisherman’s association is backing the Trump administration’s decision to halt a massive offshore wind project being built off the coast of New York, as first reported by […]

GTT secured orders for nine LNG carriers in Q1

Energy News Beat GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz) said in its financial report that deliveries of these LNG carriers will take place between 2027 and 2031. Last year, the firm booked orders for 72 LNG carriers. This includes orders for 25 LNG carriers in the first quarter, 27 LNG carriers in the second quarter, 16 LNG carriers in the third […]

Busting the British Steel bailout myths

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: The global push to force Net Zero is a way to deindustrialize a nation.  The following is a great article from Watt-Logic. We are seeing that play out in real time in the UK. Their energy and financial policies regarding fossil fuels are undermining their economy. With their leadership […]

LNG shipping rates continue to decrease

Energy News Beat “Spark30S (Atlantic) freight rates experienced a fourth week-on-week drop, decreasing by $750 to $21,750 per day,” Spark’s data lead, Qasim Afghan, told LNG Prime. He said that Spark25S (Pacific) rates dropped by $1,500 to $23,250 per day. In Europe, the SparkNWE DES LNG rose compared to $10.184/MMBtu last week. “The SparkNWE DES LNG front […]

US unveils much-anticipated port call fees

Energy News Beat The United States will impose fees on Chinese-built ships docking at American ports—regardless of ownership, in a ruling the global shipping community has been waiting tentatively to hear about for months. The glimmer of good news for non-Chinese owners is that the final measure is less severe than the originally proposed flat […]