Day: April 28, 2025

U.S. natural gas inventories in underground storage ended winter at a three-year low

Energy News Beat Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas Monthly and Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report Note: We estimated end-of-month values for February and March from the Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report. After a relatively warm start to the 2024–25 winter heating season (November–March), colder-than-normal temperatures across much of the United States in January and February resulted in increased […]

Lawfare In Energy – Energy Realities Podcast w/ Special Guest David Zaruk

Energy News Beat Lawfare In Energy – Energy Realities Podcast w/ Special Guest David Zaruk How much do you think the Climate Activists cost you personally? Is it just when they block a road, or is it when they raise oil, gas, and electricity prices? We have the international team from Bulgaria, Texas, the UK, […]

How Gold Imports Blew up Atlanta Fed GDPNow: The Old Model is Dead, Long Live the “New GDPNow Model” Starting Apr 30

Energy News Beat The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow could be all over the place, but nothing compares to how gold imports blew it up this time. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will release its first estimate of GDP for Q1 on April 30. The Atlanta Fed designed and maintains a model […]

California’s New Oil Drilling Permits Drop From Thousands to Dozens per Year

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: I am interviewing Mike Umbro and Ronald Stein on this huge California issue tomorrow, and it will be released within a week. California is now considered a national security risk due to Governor Newsom’s energy policies.  BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—As the whir of pumpjacks break the silence at the Poso Creek […]

US Urges Eastern Europe to Split From EU Energy Transition Aims

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: Net Zero and the Green New Deal spending have been disastrous for energy prices and the ecological impact on the globe.  Net-zero spending typically includes investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean transport (e.g., electric vehicles), green hydrogen, carbon capture and storage (CCS), and nature-based solutions like reforestation. It […]

Big Oil Could Trim Buybacks After Price Rout – But Oil and Gas is still a good investment

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article by Charles Kennedy for Oilprice.com makes some excellent points. I still feel that energy, Utility, critical minerals, oil, and gas are still good investments. There are some great deals available, and I have conducted several insightful interviews with CEOs discussing the benefits of investing in energy commodities. […]

Spain and Portugal Hit by Widespread Blackout

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: The grid interconnects between countries are not beneficial for a country’s grid security. If you cannot control it within your own borders, you can not control it outside of your borders, and the Grid is a lot more sensitive to the intermittent wind and solar. Unless this is a […]

Shocker! UK Love Clean EnergyShocker! UK Love Clean Energy

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories UK Looks To Woo Investors Impacted by Trump Tariffs April 27, 2025 Clark Savage 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 […] […]

South Korea’s Komipo, partners launch tender for one spot LNG cargo

Energy News Beat Komipo, Kospo, and Prism Energy International seek 3-3.6 trillion British thermal units (TBtu) of LNG on a delivered ex-ship (DES) basis. Moreover, the volumes will be delivered to a Kogas-operated LNG import terminal in South Korea on June 12 or June 23, according to a tender document published by Komipo. The LNG […]

Snam wraps up Ravenna FSRU commissioning

Energy News Beat On Monday, the Italian energy firm announced that the 2015-built 170,000-cbm FSRU BW Singapore, moored 8.5 kilometres offshore Ravenna, had completed commissioning within the scheduled time. “Upon receiving the final authorizations from the competent authorities, the regasification activity will begin during the month of May, with the capacity being made available through […]