Day: July 30, 2025

How Trump Just Turned Europe Into A Vassal Market

Energy News Beat On Sunday, the United States and the European Union agreed on a new framework for transatlantic trade. The outcome exposes Europe’s open flank – its dependency on foreign energy. It was a home game for U.S. President Donald Trump, albeit on foreign soil, as he and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen […]

Extreme Heat Forces Shutdown of Nuclear Reactors in Europe: A Wake-Up Call Amid US Grid Overhaul

Energy News Beat As Europe grapples with another scorching summer, extreme heat waves are not just testing human endurance but also straining critical infrastructure. In early July 2025, soaring temperatures led to the shutdown of two nuclear reactors in the EU—one in France and one in Switzerland—highlighting vulnerabilities in nuclear power systems reliant on river […]

What is the future of the United States Grid? Well it will involve decentralized management, AI, and lots of privately held Microgrids.

Energy News Beat We are witnessing a significant transformation in the United States Grid right now.  And the fast-moving Trump administration has a wrecking ball they are using to take down the Obama-era regulations and handicaps placed on the grid managers. How this is looking to shake out is wild, and without fast-moving regulatory process […]

Is ERCOT in Texas set up for a crash? Doug Sheridan has some great points.

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: Doug Sheridan on LinkedIn has an excellent feed, and we highly recommend following him. He brings up some huge points on the ERCOT grid, and we will be expanding on this article later. What Doug really points out is that the Data Center market could overpower the underutilized natural […]

Why Trump’s Wind Diatribe Caught Von Der Leyen By Surprise – David Blackmon

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: We highly recommend subscribing to David’s Substack. This article brings up some great points about the wind industry.  President Donald Trump caught European Union President Ursula Von Der Leyen by surprise during a press event announcing the US/EU trade agreement Monday when he launched into a 3-minute diatribe targeting the wind industry. […]

Boskalis and Allseas to construct $1.4bn gas pipeline off Taiwan

Energy News Beat A consortium of Boskalis and Allseas has been awarded a contract by CPC Corporation Taiwan for the second offshore gas pipeline from Yongan to Tongxiao. The total contract value is approximately €1.2bn ($1.39). This project is intended to improve the gas supply capacity in northern Taiwan. Are you from California or New […]

Hanwha Ocean says recovery in LNG newbuild market led by US projects

Energy News Beat Hanwha Ocean said in its quarterly results on Tuesday that recovery in the newbuild market will be “driven by increased US LNG export projects and low shipyard pricing.” The shipbuilder said that a gradual increase in LNG carrier charter rates is expected from the second half of this year, “positively impacting future […]

Baker Hughes to buy Chart in $13.6 billion deal

Energy News Beat Baker Hughes announced on Tuesday that it will acquire all outstanding shares of Chart’s common stock for $210 per share in cash, equivalent to a total enterprise value of $13.6 billion. Also, Baker Hughes has secured fully committed bridge debt financing to fund the transaction, provided by Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Goldman […]

EPA’s Bold Proposal: Dismantling Obama’s $1 Trillion Climate Tax

Energy News Beat This is a huge announcement. This will also have a huge geopolitical impact on the carbon tax and countries forcing Net Zero energy policies on other countries’ manufacturing and oil companies. The EU may have signed a trade agreement, but we don’t have the details, and are the United States oil and […]