Category: Energy News Beat

Pemex’s failure to pay debts threatens suppliers’ survival, industry warns

Energy News Beat Investing Mexican state energy company Pemex’s mounting debt with oil service providers as well as private crude and gas producers threatens production, investment and in some cases even the survival of suppliers, industry groups warned. Source: Reuters In addition to financial debt of more than $105 billion, the company disclosed that at […]

Ford Cuts Planned F-150 EV Production in Half

Energy News Beat IER . Commentary Contact The Expert Key Takeaways 1 Despite pouring billions of investors’ dollars into electric vehicles and billions more from federal and state governments, EV sales growth is slowing. 2 Ford is cutting planned production of its electric F-150 in half for 2024, after losing $60,000 per electric vehicle sold. […]

Russian central bank chief warns about credibility of euro

Energy News Beat The currency’s reputation has been jeopardized by Brussels’ freezing of Russian assets, Elvira Nabiullina says The euro could lose its status as a global reserve currency if Brussels goes through with threats to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, the head of the Russian central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, warned on Friday. […]

British household energy debt highest ever – regulator

Energy News Beat British households have piled up record debts of almost £3 billion ($3.8 billion) with electricity and gas suppliers, national energy regulator Ofgem has revealed. The total amount owed to energy suppliers has soared by £400 million since mid-October, according to a report released on Friday. It is now at its highest ever […]

Daily Energy Standup Episode #271 – Weekly Recap: Unraveling Geopolitical Dynamics, Investment Hypocrisy, and Technological Breakthroughs in the Ever-Evolving Energy Landscape

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Weekly Top Stories Russia’s Shadow Fleet – 24 min Bloomberg Video – “Ships aquired by “We don’t know who; and insured by who knows?” December 9, 2023 Stu Turley ENB Pub Note: Michael and I have talked about the “Shadow Fleet” for several years. Iran had been ahead of Russia in […]

Failure of Cop28 on fossil fuel phase-out is ‘devastating’, say scientists

Energy News Beat The failure of Cop28 to call for a phase-out of fossil fuels is “devastating” and “dangerous” given the urgent need for action to tackle the climate crisis, scientists have said. One called it a “tragedy for the planet and our future” while another said it was the “dream outcome” for the fossil fuel industry. […]

Pipelines and Global Political Center of Gravity Alternatives – George McMillan Energy and Geopolitical series

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This is the 4th article in a series with George McMillian, CEO of McMillian and Associates. The other articles and the first podcast are listed below. Buckle up, get your popcorn, and flight suit for some eye-opening conversations.   Please follow George on his LinkedIn HERE. Introduction—Cold War History of […]

Breathing contributes to global warming – study

Energy News Beat Human breathing contributes to global warming, according to a study published Wednesday in PLoS One. The authors argued that human respiration’s contribution to climate change has been underestimated and merits further study. After measuring the gas composition in the exhaled breaths of 328 study participants, the researchers concluded human breath comprises 0.05% […]

GM to lay off 1,300 Michigan workers as vehicles end production

Energy News Beat GM plans to lay off about 1,300 workers in Michigan starting early next year due to vehicles they produce ending production. The largest of the layoffs were expected. They include 945 workers at Orion Assembly who build Chevrolet Bolt models, which are ending production after this year. The other 369 workers to […]

Global coal use to reach record high in 2023, energy agency says

Energy News BeatGlobal coal use is expected to reach a record high in 2023 as demand in emerging and developing economies remains strong, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said. The demand for coal is seen rising 1.4 percent in 2023, surpassing 8.5 billion tonnes for the first time as usage in India is expected […]