Category: Energy News Beat

Houston energy company to build largest new refinery in half a century

Energy News Beat A Houston company will construct the largest new refinery in the last 50 years in Brownsville, Texas. Element Fuel Holdings LLC is spending between $3 and $4 billion on the project, which will produce more than 160,000 barrels per day of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from shale oil production, according to a report by […]

Belgium’s Fluxys offers long-term capacity at Zeebrugge LNG terminal

Energy News Beat Belgium’s Fluxys is offering long-term capacity for 2027-2044 at its LNG import facility in the port of Zeebrugge. In operation since 1987, the LNG terminal is located in the outer port of Zeebrugge and currently has five tanks with a capacity of 566,000 cbm. Fluxys is expanding the facility and it already increased the […]

Spanish LNG imports, reloads drop in May

Energy News Beat Spanish liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports and reloads decreased in May compared to the same month last year. Russia and the US were the biggest LNG suppliers to Spain in May, according to Enagas. LNG imports decreased by 30.6 percent year-on-year to about 17.1 TWh in May and accounted for 61.1 percent […]

Lib Dems unveil plan to cut energy bills

Energy News Beat The Liberal Democrats have launched their manifesto, emphasising the urgency of addressing climate change and reducing energy bills. The party describes climate change as an existential threat, citing rising temperatures, wildfires, floods, droughts and sea levels affecting millions globally. They argue that immediate action is essential both in the UK and worldwide […]

Big Tech Helped Bring On An Energy Crisis

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories Shell plans job cuts in offshore wind business as CEO refocuses on oil and gas May 29, 2024 Mariel Alumit (Bloomberg) – Shell Plc is preparing to cut staff from its offshore wind business as Chief Executive Officer Wael Sawan moves the company away from the capital-intensive renewable energy […]

Oil Falls as Weak Treasury Auction Boosts Dollar

Energy News Beat Oil retreated as another weak sale of Treasuries raised concerns about rising yields, stoking a risk-off mood across financial markets. West Texas Intermediate settled below $80 as equities declined. The drop pared Tuesday’s 2.7% gains, which were driven by renewed geopolitical risks, including ship attacks in the Red Sea and Israel’s advance […]

White House to support new nuclear power plants in the U.S.

Energy News Beat The White House on Wednesday plans to announce new measures to support the development of new U.S. nuclear power plants, a large potential source of carbon-free electricity the government says is needed to combat climate change. The suite of actions, which weren’t previously reported, are aimed at helping the nuclear power industry […]

The True Cost of Abandoning the Gold Standard

Energy News Beat Returning to the gold standard would limit the issuance of new currency. There are geopolitical reasons why the US abandoned the gold standard in 1971. Fiat currencies are backed by the interest payments made on sovereign bonds and the nation’s economic-political-social stability. We all know the problem with fiat currency: the temptation […]

Germany Repurposes Underground Gas Storage for Green Hydrogen

Energy News Beat Germany’s government approved on Wednesday a draft law to enable faster development of hydrogen projects and infrastructure by fast-tracking permitting and environmental checks for hydrogen production, storage, and transportation, government sources told Reuters. The so-called Hydrogen Acceleration Law will give hydrogen projects priority in approvals, simplify permitting, and fast-track environmental impact assessments. Germany, […]

How Big Tech Helped Bring on America’s New Energy Crisis

Energy News Beat America produces more energy than any other country in the world, has more energy reserves than any other country, and pioneered clean, inexpensive, and virtually unlimited nuclear energy. So why does even the Washington Post admit that “America is running out of power?” The answer is simple. Take a look at your […]