Category: Energy News Beat

Killer mines in Kuwait keep Gulf War alive and deadly

Energy News Beat Kuwait City, Kuwait – The Israeli military has said that it has planted landmines along parts of the Gaza-Israel fence to prevent further infiltrations of the Palestinian armed group Hamas following its attack on southern Israel on October 7. But laying mines has far-reaching consequences — especially for civilians — long after […]

Wealthy Countries Gear Up against Fossil Fuels Preparing for COP 28

Energy News Beat IER . Commentary Contact The Expert Key Takeaways 1 The Biden Administration announced a deal with China to push the purchase and use of China’s “green products” by Americans, while continuing to abandon the use of the oil, coal and gas that powered the United States to be the world’s largest economy. […]

Daily Energy Standup Episode #258 – Carbon Emissions, Oil Mergers, and Finance Insights

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories Richest 1% emit more carbon than poorest two-thirds, says Oxfam November 27, 2023 Mariel Alumit The world’s richest 1 per cent generated as much carbon emissions as the poorest two-thirds in 2019, according to a new Oxfam report that examines the uber-wealthy’s lavish lifestyles and investments in heavily polluting […]

Brent dips toward $80 ahead of OPEC+ meeting

Energy News Beat Nasdaq LONDON – Oil prices fell on Monday, with the Brent benchmark dropping near $80 a barrel as investors awaited this week’s OPEC+ meeting and expected curbs on supplies into 2024. Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down 35 cents, or 0.4%, at $80.23 a barrel by 1447 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures CLc1 lost 29 cents, or 0.4%, to $75.25. Source: Reuters Both contracts lost […]

The pricey reality behind Biden’s EV aspirations

Energy News Beat Oil Price The Biden administration is pushing for widespread electrification in less than 20 years through government subsidies and coercive regulations as part of its aggressive climate agenda. The truth is that President Joe Biden’s goals are an illusion at the expense of the American people. Source: Reuters While EV proponents try to […]

OPEC head accuses IEA of vilifying fossil fuel industry

Energy News Beat Nasdaq DUBAI – OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais on Monday accused the International Energy Agency (IEA) of vilifying the oil and gas industry, in the latest clash between the groups over climate policy. Source: Reuters Al Ghais was referring to a note published by the West’s energy watchdog on Thursday that […]

Argentina oil driller surges as new president looks to unlock “untapped” Vaca Muerta shale

Energy News Beat World Oil (Bloomberg) – Argentina’s YPF SA surged the most on record following the election of outsider presidential candidate Javier Milei, who said he plans to privatize the state-owned oil and gas producer and remove controls stymieing the sector. Source: Reuters The driller’s American Depository Shares soared as much as 43%, the […]

OPEC source tells Reuters bigger cuts a likely option

Energy News Beat Oil Price An OPEC+ source told Reuters on Monday that the expanded cartel is considering bigger oil output cuts during its November 30 meeting, which was originally delayed for four days over a production quota dispute between OPEC leaders and African nations. Source: Reuters The unnamed OPEC+ source told Reuters he expected an option […]

OPEC Slams IEA Over “Moment Of Truth” For Oil

Energy News Beat By Charles Kennedy of OilPrice.com Days after the International Energy Agency (IEA) said that the oil and gas industry faces “a moment of truth” in choosing between fueling climate change and becoming a part of the solution, OPEC criticized the agency for vilifying the industry and for playing down energy security and […]

Can ERCOT show the way to faster and cheaper grid interconnection?

Energy News Beat In a landmark decision, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in July ordered transmission providers to revise their interconnection rules to help ease a massive backlog of requests by generators and energy storage developers for permission to connect to the grid. While the new requirements are viewed as a major improvement, the Department of […]