Day: June 9, 2025

Prolonging a career at sea

Energy News Beat Can improved connectivity onboard lead to more seafarers extending their time onboard before pursuing a career ashore? The second installment of Connectivity with Inmarsat, a special report contained within Ship Concept 2035, our new magazine. Shipping faces a shortage of qualified staff at sea, a problem that risks becoming more acute over […]

The Uglier side of Electric Vehicles: disposing of the EV batteries.

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article by Ronald Stein is an outstanding piece and also sparks a discussion on how long insurance companies will continue to offer homeowners insurance to EV owners.  If they force you to get a standalone garage, that will limit the number of people who can afford to get […]

Solar Bankruptcies Show US Clean Energy Industry Is on the Edge of a Financial Cliff

Energy News Beat The U.S. clean energy sector, once hailed as the future of sustainable growth, is teetering on the brink of a financial precipice. A wave of high-profile bankruptcies among solar companies in 2024 and 2025 has exposed deep vulnerabilities in the industry, driven by soaring interest rates, policy shifts, and over-leveraged business models. […]

Brazil’s GNLink launches small liquefaction unit

Energy News Beat According to a social media post by GNLink, the firm received approval from Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) to start operating its first liquefaction unit in northeastern Brazil. The project is part of the company’s liquefaction investments, which aim to make natural gas available via trucks in […]

OPEC+ Falls Short on Output Promises: Implications for Oil Prices, U.S. Investors, and Global Energy Markets

Energy News Beat As we examine investments in the energy markets, I consider trends, supply, demand, and opinions from energy leaders with an excellent track record. I have included two posts on X from Josh Young of Bison Interests, and he makes some excellent points. I highly recommend following him on X, and LinkedIn. Introduction […]

China Loves Net Zero But not for the Reasons You Think

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories DAVID BLACKMON: On Energy, China Knows What The Rest Of Us Must Re-Learn June 7, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This article from David Blackmon is fantastic on The Daily Caller.  We recommend following him there and on his Substack The Energy Absurdity Turley’s Law is alive and […]

AI and Data Center Reveal A Electricity Growth Crisis

Energy News Beat AI and Data Center Reveal A Electricity Growth Crisis The AI and Data Center Reveal: Electricity Growth Crisis is an absolute understatement. The energy crisis revealed by data center growth is shedding light on the grid and how new electricity sources are added. You won’t want to miss this discussion from the […]

Morgan Stanley: OPEC+ Fails to Deliver on Output Pledge

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: A great story from Oilprice.com’s Irina Slav today. We will be covering this on the Daily Energy Stand up tommorow. The last time this happened oil shot up to $120. Buckle up, and do the opposite of Jim Cramer. Morgan Stanley analysts report that the 411,000 barrels per day […]

Sempra advances Port Arthur LNG construction

Energy News Beat In March 2023, Sempra Infrastructure, a unit of Sempra, took a final investment decision for the first phase of its Port Arthur LNG export project worth about $13 billion. Bechtel won the $10.5 billion EPC contract, which includes building two trains with a total capacity of about 13 mtpa and two storage tanks with […]

The LA Unrest Poses A Pressing National Security Threat To The US

Energy News Beat The following article is from Andrew Korybko’s Substack, and he is spot on. In the article “The Great Decline of California’s Energy Sector – Can the United States be “Energy Dominant’ with California dragging the U.S. down?  We cover the energy policies of Governor Newsom, and it brings up the point that, […]