Category: Energy News Beat

IMF Releases Digital Currency Handbook For World’s Central Banks

Energy News Beat Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a handbook for global central banks regarding the development and implementation of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The IMF’s “Central Bank Digital Currency Virtual Handbook” published last week pointed out that the increased use of CBDCs […]

Gastrade seeks commissioning LNG cargo for Alexandroupolis FSRU

Energy News Beat Greece’s Gastrade is seeking a liquefied natural gas cargo for the commissioning of its FSRU-based LNG import terminal in Alexandroupolis. The firm launched a tender on October 31 for the supply of the commissioning cargo and relevant services and the tender closes on December 5. Moreover, Gastrade said the supplies will be […]

What Israel’s video of ‘Hamas tunnel’ under al-Shifa tells us

Energy News Beat The Israeli military released a statement on Sunday saying it had found a Hamas tunnel shaft under Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital. It also released footage of tunnels taken on November 17. Here is what the footage tells us: What happened at al-Shifa? On November 15, Israel launched an aggressive raid on Gaza’s largest […]

Fans slam ‘mostly silent’ crowd at India-Australia World Cup title clash

Energy News Beat Mumbai, India – A deafening silence and rows of empty seats: the Cricket World Cup 2023 ended the same way it had started. The Narendra Modi Stadium in India’s western state of Gujarat saw an exodus of fans long before Australia hit the winning runs in Sunday’s final. list of 4 items […]

Analysis: Can the US, Israel stop Yemen’s Houthis from seizing more ships?

Energy News Beat On Sunday, Houthi fighters hijacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. The 189-metre-long (620ft-long) Galaxy Leader car carrier, travelling from Turkey to India, was intercepted by small fast boats and boarded by uniformed, armed personnel. list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Israel-Hamas war: List […]

Ranking The Credit Ratings Of Major Economies

Energy News Beat In the intricate landscape of global finance, where the credibility of nations is constantly under the microscope, credit ratings emerge as crucial indicators. These ratings, determined by the big three of the financial world – Standard & Poor’s (S&P), Moody’s, and Fitch Ratings – serve as a barometer for a country’s financial […]

Dozens of premature babies evacuated from Gaza to Egypt

Energy News Beat A group of 28 premature babies has been evacuated from al-Shifa Hospital in the besieged Gaza Strip and taken to Egypt for urgent treatment as Palestinian officials say Israeli forces have attacked another hospital in northern Gaza. The newborns had been patients at al-Shifa, Gaza’s largest medical facility, where several others had […]

OpenAI staff threaten to quit after firing of CEO Sam Altman

Energy News Beat News|Technology Hundreds of staff at leading artificial intelligence company OpenAI have threatened to quit and join Microsoft after the sudden firing of the company’s co-founder Sam Altman. The OpenAI staff said they would follow Altman, who said he would be starting an artificial intelligence (AI) subsidiary at Microsoft after his surprise removal […]

Shell, BP wrap up Browse stake sale

Energy News Beat A unit of LNG giant Shell has completed its previously announced deal with BP to sell a 27 percent stake in the Woodside-led Browse project in Australia. “Shell Australia has completed the sale of our interest in the Browse project to BP as was announced on April 29, 2023,” the company said […]

BOEM reschedules Gulf of Mexico lease sale 261 for third time after court order

Energy News Beat World Oil (WO) — As a result of the order issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Nov. 14, 2023, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has scheduled Lease Sale 261 for Dec. 20, 2023. Source: World Oil The Gulf of Mexico oil and gas […]