Energy News Beat The incident looks like a “textbook example” of a scheme used to punish dissenting governments in the West, Slovakia’s Robert Fico has claimed A massive cyberattack targeting Slovakia’s state General Health Insurance Company (VSZP) was orchestrated by foreign forces that were also active in Ukraine during the 2014 Maidan coup, Slovak Prime […]
Energy News Beat The Bank of England said government climate requirements issued by the UK govt. are hindering efforts to boost economic growth. The Bank of England should be freed from burdensome net zero rules to help grow the economy, Rachel Reeves has been told. [emphasis, links added] Sam Woods, the head of the […]
Energy News Beat Automakers are facing setbacks in reaching EV goals as consumer interest wanes and Trump ends the Biden-era EV subsidies and mandate. Automakers have been backtracking on their EV goals over the past year as consumer interest failed to keep up with the vision automakers had. That vision appears to have been […]
Energy News Beat The Danish PM had a “horrendous” conversation with the US president about acquiring the island, officials have told the paper US President Donald Trump is serious about taking over Greenland and aggressively pushed the idea in a tense phone call with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Financial Times reported on Friday, citing […]
Energy News Beat Weekly Daily Standup Top Stories U.S. Shale’s Capital Discipline Outweighs Trump’s Pro-Growth Rhetoric January 19, 2025 Clark Savage US shale producers are focused on capital discipline and shareholder returns, limiting the impact of Trump’s pro-oil policies. Increased Permian rig activity is unlikely to significantly boost oil production due to inventory depletion and efficiency […] […]
Energy News Beat 2024 was the worst year since 1995 for sales because prices are too high after the 50% spike in 2019-2022. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The market for resale homes has started to thaw just a little from its frozen condition as more buyers and sellers started getting used to the 7% mortgage rates, […]
Energy News Beat President Trump’s eased regulations and infrastructure investments aim to boost U.S. natural gas production and exports. Rising LNG exports and surging AI-driven electricity demand are creating new growth opportunities for American gas producers. Market forces, including domestic and international gas prices, will ultimately determine the scale of the U.S. gas production boom […]
Energy News Beat The world’s biggest crude oil exporter, Saudi Aramco, bought this week its first cargo of U.S. WTI Midland, the crude grade which is now part of the dated Brent benchmark, S&P Global Commodity Insights told Reuters. The Saudi oil giant, which is also the world’s biggest oil company, bought the cargo in the […]
Energy News Beat India has been granted permission to unload sanctioned Russian oil at its ports until February 27. The US sanctions have disrupted India’s access to cheap Russian oil, and Indian refiners are scrambling for alternative supplies. India will continue to buy Russian oil only if it meets certain conditions, including a price cap […]
Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: We recommend following Andrew Korybko’s newsletter on Substack. He has an in-depth view of lots of geopolitical issues. Trump’s preference for sanctions and his latest threat to double down on secondary ones could derail India’s careful multi-alignment between the US and Russia by forcing it to choose between them. […]
