Author: Erick Parel

China and India Scramble for Crude as Sanctioned Russian Tankers Turn Back

Energy News Beat By Julian Lee, Serene Cheong and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — The most aggressive Western sanctions imposed on Russia’s oil sector since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine threaten to disrupt global supply as buyers — led by China and India — scour the Middle East for alternative suppliers. Some estimates suggest the measures could halve […]

Ukraine threatening new European energy crisis – Orban

Energy News Beat [[{“value”:” Hungarian PM has accused Kiev and Washington of jeopardizing energy security across Europe Ukraine’s decision to block gas transit and the outgoing White House administration’s latest sanctions on Russian oil are driving Europe toward a new energy crisis, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned. Orban made the remarks on Saturday in […]

The Big Cities with the Biggest Price Declines of Single-Family Houses or Condos from their Peaks: From -9% to -21%

Energy News Beat Austin, Oakland, New Orleans, San Francisco, Washington D.C., New York City, Detroit, Seattle, Portland, Tampa. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. We talk a lot about “home prices in the US” – rising or falling or whatever, as if the US were one monolithic market. But the US spans a vast number of housing markets […]

Days before Trump takes office, Brayton Point loses $300 million offshore wind cable plant development project

Energy News Beat Days before Trump takes office, Brayton Point loses $300 million offshore wind cable plant development project THE ITALIAN COMPANY seeking to build a cable manufacturing plant at Brayton Point in Somerset, Massachusetts, pulled the plug on the $300 million project Friday, dealing a major blow to offshore wind development on the East Coast […]

Super-rich ditching UK – Times

Energy News Beat One millionaire left the UK every 45 minutes in 2024 after the Labour Party’s tax overhaul, a report says Millionaires are leaving the UK in droves since the Labour Party took over last year, The Times reported on Friday. The exodus comes after the government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed plans […]

US Treasury to take ‘extraordinary measures’ after Trump inauguration

Energy News Beat Janet Yellen has told Congress that her department will pause retirement payments in a bid to avoid default US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said her department will take “extraordinary measures” to prevent the US from hitting the national debt limit on Tuesday, one day after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. In […]

Brothers in sanctions: Why the Russia-Iran strategic agreement is important

Energy News Beat The two nations, both under immense pressure, are together pushing to create a fairer world The relationship between Russia and Iran is deeply rooted in history, dating back to the 16th century when the two nations first established contact. Despite periods of tension, pragmatism has always been at the core of their […]

Oil and Gas India is staring at an ‘oil shock’ as U.S. sanctions on Russian crude loom

Energy News Beat The U.S. recently announced sanctions on Russian oil producers, along with vessels that have been shipping barrels of Russian crude. India will be hit the hardest by the sanctions, more so than China which has also been snapping up Moscow’s cheap oil, said analysts. The South Asian nation imports a significant 88% […]

Trump’s Energy Pick Vows To Restore American Energy Dominance, Slash Costs

Energy News Beat To Democrat’s chagrin, Trump’s energy secretary pick pledged at his confirmation hearing to focus on restoring US energy dominance. ​ US President-elect Donald Trump’s energy secretary pick on Wednesday pledged to focus on what he called restoring US energy dominance. [emphasis, links added] “President Trump shares my passion for energy, and if […]

Sen. Ed Markey Spins Wild Climate Claims At Lee Zeldin’s EPA Confirmation Hearing

Energy News Beat Climate alarmist Sen. Ed Markey made a series of deranged climate change claims during the confirmation hearing of Lee Zeldin for EPA chief. ​ Climate alarmist Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) made a series of deranged climate change claims about the California wildfires during Thursday’s confirmation hearing of Lee Zeldin, President-elect Donald Trump’s […]