Author: Erick Parel

U.S. Nuclear is critical, and Maria Bartrimo interview points out some critical issues.

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This interview with Maria on Fox this morning was crucial. I have contacted Lee Robinson to get an interview with him on the Energy News Beat podcast. He brings up some critical issues. We will keep you posted on the interview.    General Matter is a nuclear fuel startup […]

Trump to sign executive orders aimed at reviving coal

Energy News Beat President Donald Trump is preparing to sign executive orders Tuesday to bolster the coal industry, including using his emergency authority to force some coal-fired power plants set for closure to stay open and keep producing electricity. The move has been widely anticipated as the Trump administration set the stage for loosening air […]

Stena Drilling drillship wins more work off Suriname

Energy News Beat Stena Drilling, the Aberdeen-based business of Sweden’s Stena, has won a contract for one of its drillships with subsidiaries of Shell in Suriname. The contract for the campaign was awarded to the 2008-built Stena DrillMax drillship by Shell subsidiaries KE STP Company and BG International. The deal is expected to begin in […]

Why we need a global levy on international shipping

Energy News Beat Ocean Rebellion James Mnyupe, presidential economic advisor and head of the Namibian Green Hydrogen Program and Cynthia Kariuki from the Africa Green Hydrogen Alliance Coordination Office, give Splash readers the African take from this week’s crucial green talks at the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization. African nations suffer disproportionately from […]

Alberta seals first baby cape deal of the year

Energy News Beat Dry CargoEurope Nicholas Inglessis’ Alberta Shipmanagement has made a rare sale and purchase move, snapping up its first baby cape, also the first reported baby cape sold this year.  According to brokers, the 118,000 dwt Jubilant Devotion—a Japanese-controlled, scrubber-fitted bulker built in 2016 at Sanoyas Shipbuilding fetched $26.5m.  It marks the second […]

Trump’s China Tariff

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories Trump Threatens 50% More China Tariffs, Teases Talks With Others April 7, 2025 Clark Savage President Donald Trump threatened to slap additional 50% import taxes on China, while readying negotiations with Japan and Israel, leaving markets struggling to grasp his intentions for his sweeping tariff plans. Stocks swung wildly on Monday […]

Human Rights at Sea charity closes down

Energy News Beat EuropeOperations NUSPM At a time when seafarer welfare is being brought into question more and more, one NGO that has fought for better conditions at sea has been forced to close down.  The UK’s Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) charity, founded 11 years ago by David Hammond, is closing as a sustainable […]

Chinese operator of Darwin port faces the boot

Energy News Beat Ports and Logistics Australia plans to scrap a Chinese company’s lease on Darwin port.  The port concession in the far north of the country has become an election issue with both the government and the opposition vowing to buy back the port from its 99-year lease to Landbridge, a $370m deal that […]

Skarsgard quits Belships

Energy News Beat Dry CargoEurope Lars Christian Skarsgård has resigned as CEO of Belships after six years in charge of the Norwegian dry bulk company. The decision comes after US asset management firm EnTrust Global completed its takeover of Belships, delisting it from the Oslo Bors, and shuffling the board of directors.  The new chairman […]

10-Year Treasury Yield Snaps Back Brutally, Stocks Go Crazy, S&P 500 Spikes 8.5% then Plunges Back in 1 Hour on Fake News

Energy News Beat Treacherous markets. But they did seem to catch their breath finally. Stocks are due for a big bounce. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The massive movements in the bond market and stock market – in the stock market over some fake news someone had planted – likely broke some traders’ digital necks. Long-term US […]