Category: Energy News Beat

UK likely in recession – data

Energy News Beat Britain’s economy unexpectedly contracted in the third quarter of the year, raising the possibility that the country is already in a recession, the latest data shows. Third quarter GDP dropped 0.1% from the previous quarter after initial estimates suggested growth had been flat, according to a revised report by the Office for […]

Russia’s key ally to hike rates for oil transit to EU

Energy News Beat Transit of Russian oil through Belarus will become more costly next year, the Kommersant business daily reported on Saturday, citing Russian energy export giant Transneft. According to the report, the Belarusian operator of the Druzhba pipeline, Gomeltransneft Druzhba, has reached an agreement with Transneft to hike the transit tariff by 10.2% starting […]

The Top 5 Oil Producers of 2023

Energy News Beat Oil Price Defying earlier expectations of slowing growth, U.S. crude oil production has surged this year to extend America’s lead at the top of the ranking of the world’s biggest oil producers.  In September, U.S. oil output surged to a record high for any month in history, and forecasts are that production will […]

Only half of all Ford dealers agree to sell EVs next year

Energy News Beat Oil Price Ford said on Thursday that half of all 1,550 Ford dealers chose to sell electric vehicles in 2024—down from two-thirds that said this time last year that they would opt in to sell EVs for 2023. The other half of Ford dealers will sell—and service—ICE and hybrid models. Source: Oil Price […]

Daily Energy Standup Episode #276 – Weekly Recap: Market Shifts, Legal Showdowns, and Global Tensions

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Weekly Top Stories A Shale Oil CEO’s Second Act: Going Green December 17, 2023 Stu Turley For almost a decade, Tony Sanchez III was the epitome of a shale-boom CEO—furiously drilling oil wells, piling on debt and hunting quail and nilgai with fellow executives near his family’s ranch in South Texas. Then tumbling […] […]

Fly in the Ointment: Month-to-Month Rent Inflation Accelerated, Stuck at 6%+ Annualized since March

Energy News Beat But overall and “core” PCE price indexes decelerated, on plunging gasoline prices, a dip in food prices, and a continued big drop in durable goods prices. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The fly in the ointment in today’s PCE Price Index by the Bureau of Economic Analysis was rent inflation, which accelerated in November […]

Republicans Hold Hearing ‘to Prevent Energy Poverty’ in America

Energy News Beat I’m not going to mince words here. By destroying America’s energy independence, the Biden Administration is directly making Black Americans more poor and less independent than ever. Since Biden’s first day in office with the shutdown of the Keystone pipeline project and his ongoing war on a key pillar of our economy, […]

Russia, China completely abandon US dollar in bilateral trade, says Russian PM

Energy News Beat Russia and China have completely abandoned the use of Western currencies, including US Dollar, in their bilateral trade, said Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Tuesday (Dec 19). While speaking during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang in Beijing, Mishustin said nearly all payments were being carried out in Rubles […]

Judge orders removal of wind farm opposed by Osage Nation

Energy News Beat A judge has ordered the removal of a wind farm in Osage County and set a trial for damages in a win for the Osage Nation and its Mineral Council, which, along with the federal government, have been fighting the erection of the turbines for more than 10 years. U.S. Court of […]

Biden Finally Picks A Side In The Big Clean Energy Fight Dividing Democrats

Energy News Beat The Biden administration sided with Senate climate hawks in one of the highest-stakes debates over the future of U.S. efforts to cut planet-heating emissions, announcing its long-awaited proposal on Friday for strict rules on production of the hydrogen fuel the federal government is betting on to replace natural gas and oil. When burned, the […]