Energy News Beat AsiaContainers RCL RCL Thailand’s Regional Carrier Lines (RCL) is bolstering its fleet with four additional containership newbuildings in China. The company revealed in a stock exchange filing that it will be adding a pair of 11,000 teu and 4,400 teu each in 2027 and 2028. The 11,000 teu series are costing up […]
Energy News Beat K Shipbuilding Piraeus and New York-based owner SteelShips has signed up for a fresh pair of medium-range product tanker newbuilds in South Korea. Shipbuilding sources report the Nicholas Notias-led outfit has returned to its go-to yard, K Shipbuilding, for two more 50,000 dwt units with delivery expected in 2027. No price has […]
Energy News Beat The White House US president Donald Trump has called for free passage of American ships through two of the vital shipping waterways, the Panama and Suez canals. Trump said in a social media post on Saturday that American ships, both military and commercial, should be allowed to travel, free of charge, through […]
Energy News Beat Kpler Brussels-based maritime data analytics firm Kpler has closed the acquisition of Spire Global’s ship tracking business, Spire Maritime. The deal, worth about $241m, gives Kpler control over Spire’s satellites and maritime Automatic Identification System (AIS) data stream. “This milestone marks a significant step forward in Kpler’s mission to deliver decision defining […]
Energy News Beat California’s high gas prices are largely due to environmental regulations, high taxes, declining in-state oil production, and refinery closures. A recent study by Professor Michael Mische at USC found no evidence of corporate price gouging contributing to the high fuel costs in California. California’s aggressive long-term policies, such as banning internal combustion […]
Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: So, which is it? We have climate change because of man’s emissions and use of fossil fuels, or do we have climate change because of the amount of geoengineering, and want to block out the sun to cause climate change intentionally? Climate hypocrisy knows no bounds, and the sad […]
Energy News Beat The UK government is implementing new policies and funding initiatives to attract international investment in green energy projects, aiming to position the country as a global leader in renewable energy. Following policy changes in the US, the UK is actively seeking to fill the market gap by encouraging companies previously interested in […]
Energy News Beat The Trump administration is looking at cooperation in the Russian energy sector as a key element of economic enticements to win over the Kremlin as it pushes for a deal to end the war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the planning. Joint projects in the Arctic, as well as oil […]
Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: Earlier this week, I published: “Bill looking to permanently ban oil and gas activities off California” on the Energy News Beat Substack. And it was pointing out that the energy policies in California are an absolute travesty. I have a podcast scheduled to record next week with Mike Umbro and Ronald […]
Energy News Beat In the 9th anniversary of the start of my blog, I’m feeling very encouraged by the growing net zero realism. I have long argued against current climate policies on the basis they are making energy more expensive and less secure, without any meaningful reductions in emissions. Both expensive energy and blackouts harm […]
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