Author: Erick Parel

Energy News Beat Brazil’s state-controlled oil firm Petrobras plans to commission 48 new support vessels, expanding its original target of 44, CEO Magda Chambriard announced. The initiative is part of a BRL118bn ($21bn) investment focused on strengthening Brazil’s maritime and offshore sectors. The project is expected to create around 180,000 jobs and includes a mix […]

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: In my interviews with Steve Reese, CEO of Reese Energy Consulting, they have been at the front of the natural gas and LNG export to Germany story. Having industry leaders, CEOs, authors, and policy makers on my podcast has been very insightful. They have a great story to tell […]

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: The update from LNGPrime.com about Egypt’s new FSRU to help with seasonal imports of LNG. I have to ask why a country that was exporting LNG is now an importer. So I included that information above. This was an indication of an energy crisis, and I have found that […]

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: The update below from LNGPrime.com on the Corpus Christi export facility is great news on the Train 2 project. I have added the total Cheniere export capabilities. Below is a breakdown of their current and projected LNG export capacity based on available information: Current Export Capacity Sabine Pass LNG […]

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories DAVID BLACKMON: Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Smashes Biden’s Signature Climate Law Into Pieces May 26, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This is an outstanding article from David Blackmon on the Daily Caller, and Michael and I will cover this on tommorow’s Energy News Beat Daily Standup. We highly […]

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: The update below from Middle EastOffshore and Adnoc’s new $1.15 bn contract, and I had to ask what is the UAE’s energy mix and how much oil and natural gas do they export? Energy Mix in the UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE) relies heavily on fossil fuels for […]

Energy News Beat ContainersEurope MSC MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world’s largest containerline, has embarked on its most aggressive acquisition campaign of the year, snapping up more than 10 panamax and post-panamax vessels in May alone, according to sales registers and shipbrokers. The buying spree, described as the busiest of 2025 so far, includes […]

Energy News Beat CU Lines China United Lines (CUL) is making the most of the boom times suddenly being seen on the transpacific, with news from Linerlytica, a consultancy, that it reenter the tradelane with the launch of its Trans Pacific West Coast 1 (TP1) service calling at Shekou, Ningbo, Qingdao, Long Beach, Shekou from […]

Energy News Beat Austin, Oakland, New Orleans, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Phoenix, Portland, Denver, Fort Worth, San Antonio. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. For the US overall, for the entire market, the median price of all single-family homes was up on a year-over year basis by 1.7% in April, having shrunk for the fourth month in a […]

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This is an outstanding article from David Blackmon on the Daily Caller, and Michael and I will cover this on tommorow’s Energy News Beat Daily Standup. We highly recommend checking out David on his substack here: https://blackmon.substack.com/ After an all-night bargaining session, the House of Representatives passed the “One Big Beautiful […]