Category: Energy News Beat

Russia’s Oil Exports Climb Despite Its Commitment To Cut Supply

Energy News Beat By Tsvetana Paraskova of OilPrice.com Russia’s crude oil exports by sea have been exceeding the country’s targeted export reductions as part of the OPEC+ pact for weeks, with the most recent week’s observed shipments as high as 360,000 barrels per day (bpd) above target, tanker-tracking data monitored by Bloomberg showed on Tuesday. […]

Russia poised to ‘sharply increase’ oil exports in November – Kpler

Energy News Beat Analysts link the move to maintenance works at several refineries and higher global crude prices Russia is likely to sharply increase oil exports in November, business daily Kommersant reported on Tuesday, citing Kpler analysts. According to the report, the country’s seaborne shipments are set to surge by some 200,000 barrels per day […]

Watch: Pro-Palestinian Activists Throw Box Of Live Rats Into British McDonald’s

Energy News Beat Pro-Palestinian activists in the west (many of them far-leftists with no ties to Palestinians or Muslim culture) have called for boycotts and punishment directed at any major companies seen as providing aid to Israel.  McDonald’s angered the woke mob recently with its offer of free food to members of the Israeli military […]

EU looks to expand sanctions on Russia – Bloomberg

Energy News Beat The bloc has so far imposed 11 packages of restrictions against Moscow over the Ukraine conflict The European Union is in talks on a new round of sanctions that would impact some €5 billion ($5.3 billion) in trade with Russia, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing its sources. According to the report, the […]

German Defense Chief Says Public Must Get Used To Possibility Of ‘War In Europe’

Energy News Beat Starting last month, top Ukrainian officials began pushing an alarmist narrative that “world war 3 has already begun” – as the head Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council Aleksey Danilov had claimed in early September. The words were spoken after it became clear that Ukraine’s military was losing, and now Time magazine has confirmed […]

N.C. manufacturers move to abolish Duke Energy customer assistance program, dismaying advocates

Energy News Beat ​ A powerful consortium of pulp mills, pipe foundries and other manufacturers has moved to block an aid program for Duke Energy’s poorest residential customers — provoking dismay among the clean energy advocates who had championed it. Set to begin early next year, the Customer Assistance Program would give a $42 discount […]

bp interim CEO denies U.S. shale acquisition claims, defends focus on energy transition

Energy News Beat World Oil (Bloomberg) – bp Plc’s temporary boss gave a robust defense of the company’s strategy, batting away suggestions that he needs to follow the big oil deals done by U.S. competitors Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. Source: World Oil “We’re focused really on transition” to net zero emissions, Interim Chief Executive Officer […]

Commentary: The benefits of virtual power plants and solar in low-income communities

Energy News Beat ​ The following commentary was written by Larry Glover, a Maryland-based energy marketing & communications subject matter expert and community engagement specialist. See our commentary guidelines for more information. We just lived through the hottest summer in recorded human history. From coast to coast, the United States set heat records, the brunt of […]

U.S. crude production breaks records

Energy News Beat Oil Price U.S. crude oil production hit an all-time high in August, according to new data published by the Energy Information Administration on Tuesday, with production surpassing pre-covid levels. U.S. field production of crude oil reached 404.6 million barrels during the month of August, new EIA data shows, for an average of 13.05 […]

Marathon Petroleum tops profit estimates on strong fuel demand

Energy News Beat Oil Price Strong U.S. fuel demand helped Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC) easily beat analyst estimates after reporting on Tuesday an adjusted net income of $3.2 billion for the third quarter of 2023. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $8.14, above the analyst consensus estimate of $7.75 compiled by The Wall Street Journal. Source: Reuters In […]