Category: Energy News Beat

Fractal and Beks included in latest UK sanctions

Energy News Beat Onur Benzet / Marine Traffic Fractal Shipping from the UAE and Turkey’s Beks Ship Management are among the high profile shipping names included in the latest raft of sanctions unveiled by the UK yesterday ahead of tomorrow’s second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.  Both Fractal and Beks have seen their […]

Houthis vow to escalate attacks – is the world imune to Terrorists?

Energy News Beat  Despite multiple strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen this week there has been no let-up in ship attacks. A Palau-flagged general cargo ship called Islander was targeted with two missiles yesterday morning off Aden with a fire reported onboard and nearby military support coming in to aid the vessel. The United Kingdom […]

Atlantic LNG freight rates drop below $50,000 per day, European prices down – Is this due to the intentional de-industrialization?

Energy News Beat Atlantic spot LNG freight rates dropped below $50,000 per day this week, while European and Asian prices also decreased compared to the week before. Last week, charter rates were almost flat after they rose in the week before for the first time since mid-November 2023. “The Spark30S Atlantic spot 174,000 cbm 2 Stroke […]

CEO: DOE’s permit pause will not slow down Cheniere’s LNG expansion plans

Energy News Beat US LNG exporting giant Cheniere is going “full steam ahead” with plans to expand its Sabine Pass and Corpus Christi LNG terminals despite a recent move by the Biden administration to pause pending decisions for LNG export terminals, according to Cheniere’s CEO, Jack Fusco. The Biden administration and the Department of Energy (DOE) […]

Zijin to expand Tibet copper mine expected to be world’s largest

Energy News Beat China’s Zijin Mining Group announced on Friday that is going ahead with the second phase of a major expansion at its Julong copper project in Tibet, as it has received government approval. The permit will allow Zijin to increase the mine’s capacity to 350,000 tonnes per day by 2025. One Julong expansion is […]

Chevron upgrades pair of LNG carriers

Energy News Beat Chevron Chevron has gone to South Korea to upgrade a pair of LNG carriers. HD Hyundai Marine Solution has been chosen to add re-liquefaction systems, hull air lubrication and new gas compressors to the gas carriers. Chevron’s LNG fleet were all built at Samsung Heavy Industries and started delivering around 10 years […]

Rubio warns Chinese cyberattack ‘will be 100 times worse’ than AT&T outage: ‘Your power, your water’

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note:  The sad part about this story from Fox News is that the Biden Administration has allowed the United States to be defenseless to these cyber and physical attacks. Between the open border and the grid components I have been talking about for two years from China, and just recently, […]

Honda and GM have already said goodbye to electric cars: this is how they are preparing their new hydrogen beast

Energy News Beat The invention that will change the automotive industry forever: this is how you can turn your diesel car into a hybrid BMW is ready to say goodbye to electric cars: They are preparing to launch their new hydrogen car New license plates are coming to the US – This is how they […]

ENB #192 Insider Perspectives: Steve Reese on Energy Trends and Leadership

Energy News Beat Steve Reese stopped by the NAPE Podcast Pavillion, and this interview was fun, personal, and truly has some insights into the Energy Markets. He has been on the podcast several times, and they have always garnered great feedback (and selfishly large volume). It is fun when you can have the opportunity to […]

Appeals court tosses Obama-era federal coal leasing moratorium

Energy News Beat A federal appeals court on Wednesday axed an Obama-era moratorium on new coal mine leasing on public lands. It did so by overturning a ruling from 2022 that revived the Obama-era freeze on auctioning off federally owned lands for coal mining. In 2022, a lower court ruled that in ending the coal leasing pause, the […]