Day: July 15, 2025

America’s Copper Hunger Increasingly Hard To Feed – By David Blackmon

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article is from Dan Yergin, and I had the honor of producing the podcast with him and David Blackmon that he references in the article below. Dan is spot on his assessments and we highly recommend following him on his LinkedIn here. Forbes – July 14, 2025 In […]

Trump’s “Major Statement” On Russia Is A Clumsy Attempt To Thread The Needle

Energy News Beat This article is from Andrew Korybko’s Newsletter on Substack. He sent it to me, and after reviewing it, I think he is right. President Trump’s domestic advisers are on fire, on target, and executing his plan. It is very clear that the Trump Adminstration’s advisors leading the Russian / Ukraine conflict are […]

Trump to Outline AI Priorities in Speech Next Week: Implications for Energy and Grid Reliability

Energy News Beat In a highly anticipated address set for July 23, 2025, President Donald Trump will deliver a speech titled “Winning the AI Race,” hosted by White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks alongside cohosts from the All-In podcast. The event aims to assert America’s edge in artificial intelligence (AI) amid intensifying rivalry […]

ExxonMobil Borrows from SPR Due to Crude Quality Issue

Energy News Beat In a move highlighting the vulnerabilities in the U.S. oil supply chain, ExxonMobil has secured a loan of up to 1 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to address quality issues with Mars crude, a key Gulf of America oil grade. This borrowing aims to prevent potential disruptions […]

Russia Crude Shipments Gain Ahead of Trump’s Sanctions Threat

Energy News Beat As the global energy market navigates geopolitical tensions, Russia’s crude oil shipments have shown a notable rebound in recent weeks, even as the shadow of potential new U.S. sanctions looms large. With President Donald Trump issuing a stark ultimatum tied to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the implications for Russia’s oil and liquefied […]

Peak Oil Not on the Horizon, as Global Oil Consumption Reaches an All-Time High

Energy News Beat In an era where headlines often trumpet the impending demise of fossil fuels, the reality on the ground tells a different story. Global oil consumption shattered records in 2024, climbing to 101.8 million barrels per day (bpd), a 0.7% increase from the previous year and marking an all-time high. No Taxes for […]

Most of the planned coal capacity retirements are in the Midwest or Mid-Atlantic regions

Energy News Beat Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, May 2025 Note: Regions are based on Hourly Electric Grid Monitor balancing authority groupings. Based on what power plant owners and operators have reported to EIA, the total operating capacity of U.S. coal-fired power plants is scheduled to fall from 172 gigawatts (GW) in May 2025 […]

China’s gas imports up in June

Energy News Beat The data from the General Administration of Customs shows that natural gas imports reached 10.54 million tonnes in June. This compares to 10.42 million tonnes in June 2024 and 10.10 million tonnes in May 2025. Is Oil & Gas Right for Your Portfolio? This marks the first monthly year-on-year rise for China’s gas imports this year, […]

Why Sanctions Don’t Work?

Energy News Beat With President Trump giving President Putin 50 days to come to the negotiation table, there are some real problems with his 100% tariff threats on countries buying Russian oil. And that is, Sanctions don’t work as intended, as stated by Irina Slav, an International energy writer and friend of the Energy News […]

Americans Are Not Afraid of Climate Change – Are You Shocked?

Energy News Beat Americans Are Not Afraid of Climate Change – Are You Shocked? This was an outstanding episode of the Energy Realities podcast with our special Guest, Tom Nelson. He has been on the podcast before, and this time was a great treat for our listeners, and the comments from the live audience was fantastic! […]