Category: Energy News Beat

Biden’s Water Heater Regs Threatens U.S. Jobs, Exempts Foreign Models

Energy News Beat Biden’s regulation on tankless water heaters could harm U.S. manufacturing by exempting foreign-made models, threatening American jobs and consumer choice. ​ Right after Christmas, Team Biden, in an effort to put an exclamation point on its sad, pointless climate agenda, finished a regulation that set new efficiency standards for gas tankless water […]

China, Russia, and Iran Hold Nuclear Talks

Energy News Beat   High-level diplomats urge Washington to lift nuclear sanctions on Tehran.By Alexandra Sharp, the World Brief writer at Foreign Policy.   Sanctions Pushback High-level officials from China, Russia, and Iran convened in Beijing on Friday to call for an end to U.S. sanctions on Tehran over its advancing nuclear program. “[T]he relevant […]

Will Economic Detox Lead to a Recession? Maybe Not. But a Long Deep Stock Market Rout Will (See Dotcom Bust)

Energy News Beat “We’re focused on the real economy,” Bessent said. “Ouch,” stocks said. Where did the Trump put go? By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. One issue is, how do you get an economy addicted to government deficit spending off this drug? Another issue is, how do you get Corporate America addicted to cheap labor overseas off […]

Faith, Freedom, and Politics: Alexander Duncan’s Mission for Texas

Energy News Beat In Energy News Beat – Conversation in Energy, host Stuart Turley interviews Alexander Duncan, a police officer running for U.S. Senate in Texas against John Cornyn. Duncan shares his faith-driven motivation for entering politics, emphasizing the need for leaders who honor God, support law enforcement, and advocate for conservative values. He discusses […]

EPA Unleashes 31 Actions To Overturn Biden- and Obama-Era Regulations, Boost American Power

Energy News Beat The EPA is reconsidering various regulations on power plants, oil and gas facilities, and coal plants to jumpstart growth and unleash American energy. ​The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday that it is introducing 31 “historic” actions to overturn various Biden and Obama-era environmental regulations. [emphasis, links added] EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin […]

Gates-Funded Climate Group Slashes Staff, Pivots To Clean Energy Startups

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: I would watch the companies that they invest in or work with and not invest in them. Bill Gates has a track record of investing in things that only help him and hurt humanity. Bill Gates slashes Breakthrough Energy staff, shifting focus from influencing policy to building clean energy […]

Putin Says Russia Is Open to a Cease-Fire Deal—With Caveats

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: President Trump’s team is still missing information on the next steps and critical information to stop the war. Check out the articles from George McMillan on Energy News Beat. He and I have been discussing many of the geopolitical influences in energy for a couple of years. Until they […]

EPA Battles America’s Most Destructive Regulatory Action: The Endangerment Finding

Energy News Beat The EPA is challenging the ‘endangerment finding,’ the most destructive regulatory action in US history. The move is both logical and scientific. ​Great news! The EPA just announced it’s challenging the single most destructive regulatory action in US history: the “endangerment finding.”  [emphasis, links added] This bogus “finding” allowed Obama and Biden […]

Shell completes sale of Nigerian onshore unit

Energy News Beat UK-based LNG giant Shell has completed the previously announced sale of its Nigerian onshore subsidiary SPDC to Renaissance for $2.4 billion. Shell announced the compilation of the deal revealed in January 2024 in a statement on Thursday. Renaissance now controls SPDC’s 30 percent stake in the SPDC JV, an unincorporated joint venture […]

Atlantic LNG shipping rates rise to four-month high

Energy News Beat Spark’s data lead, Qasim Afghan, told LNG Prime on Friday that global LNG freight rates rose again this week, with Spark30S (Atlantic) freight rates increasing by $6,250 to $25,750 per day. He said this is the highest Atlantic rate in four months. “In the Pacific, Spark25S (Pacific) rates continue to steadily increase, rising […]