Category: Energy News Beat

The Myth of the Inevitable Rise of a Petroyuan

Energy News Beat In diplomacy, what’s left unsaid often matters more than what’s said. After Chinese President Xi Jinping met the king of Saudi Arabia in December, both nations issued lengthy readouts extolling the burgeoning Saudi-Sino relationship in “all fields.” But in more than 5,000 words, the statements were silent on the much-hyped idea of using the […]

COP29 host Azerbaijan sees natural gas demand rising despite “phase-out” plans

Energy News Beat (Bloomberg) – Months after UN-led climate talks, the demand for natural gas from the host of this year’s COP29 is growing in Europe and elsewhere. Azerbaijan, which has the presidency of the 29th United Nations’ Conference of the Parties, exported almost 24 Bcm of natural gas in 2023 with half of the […]

Europe’s climate ambitions thrown into doubt as Green vote collapses

Energy News Beat Green parties were on track to lose seats in the European Parliament elections, provisional results showed Monday, sparking concerns that the bloc may be on the brink of scaling back its climate policies. The left-leaning Greens/European Free Alliance were set to win 52 seats in the legislative branch of the 27-member trade bloc, according […]

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 […]