Category: Energy News Beat

Foreword to “Kellogg Plan is DOA” series of papers—the main talking point

Energy News Beat This BLUFF is the reverse corollary to the Russian Natural Gas and Global Geopolitical Realignment series of papers and videos that was originally posted on Energy News Beat beginning on December 10, 2023. It is also based on the “Role of Energy in the Kennan Five Power Center” Sea Power versus Land […]

Trump-Putin Call Ends

Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories Trump and Putin Conclude Phone Call as US Pushes Ceasefire March 18, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: While Putin is saying that Ukraine cannot receive more munitions and weapons for the ceasefire, it appears there was a positive dialogue. The loser in this process is the Left-leaning EU. […]

Motion Ventures launches $100m maritime tech fund

Energy News Beat Uni-Tankers Singapore’s Motion Ventures has launched what it claims is the largest-ever maritime tech fund at $100m. “We launched Motion Ventures with the belief that maritime is entering a new era—one where technology, capital, and industry collaboration converge to redefine the sector’s trajectory. In recent years, we’ve seen digitalisation and decarbonisation shift […]

Case for engine retrofits clouded by lack of green fuels

Energy News Beat Failure to scale up suitable quantities of well-priced green fuels has blunted a projected rush to retrofit ships with cleaner engines, a delay that will potentially bring a bottleneck at repair yards further down the line, according to a new study from Lloyd’s Register (LR). The British classification society has updated its […]

IMO presses ahead with maritime digitalisation strategy

Energy News Beat RegulatoryTech The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has come up with a work plan to get a maritime digitalisation strategy adopted by the IMO Assembly by the end of 2027.  “The cross-cutting strategy will span different areas of IMO’s work, fostering a fully interconnected, harmonized and automated global maritime sector,” the IMO stated […]

Who Holds the Ballooning US Government Debt, even as the Fed and Foreign Holders Unloaded Treasury Securities in Q4?

Energy News Beat An increasingly important question in iffy times. Here are the holders as of Q4, who dumped, who bought. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. When the incredibly ballooning US national debt reached $36.22 trillion in January, it hit the “Debt Ceiling,” with which Congress prevents the government from borrowing the money needed to spend the […]

Judge Blocks NJ Offshore Wind Farm As Trump Reverses Biden’s Green Gambits

Energy News Beat A judge revoked Atlantic Shores’ EPA permit, blocking NJ’s offshore wind project as Trump reverses Biden’s green policies over costs and wildlife risks. ​A federal judge at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revoked a permit for New Jersey’s first offshore wind energy farm, potentially obstructing or ending the ambitions of the project […]

Pennsylvania Bill To Study Climate Costs Follows Billionaire-Backed Lawsuit Push

Energy News Beat Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a bill to study climate costs, following a public event by well-funded activists backing climate lawsuits. ​Pennsylvania State lawmakers are considering a proposal put forward by Representative Joe Webster, a Democrat from Montgomery County, to study the costs of climate change in Pennsylvania. [emphasis, links added] The bill […]

New Study: Inflation Reduction Act Likely To Cost Taxpayers Trillions

Energy News Beat A new study shows that the Inflation Reduction Act subsidies could cost taxpayers trillions over 25 years. When former President Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed in 2022, it did so along party lines with not a single Republican voting for it. [emphasis, links added] At the time, a Senate […]

China Stops Buying U.S. LNG

Energy News Beat China has not received a single cargo of U.S. liquefied natural gas in 40 days and there are currently no LNG tankers en route to the country, Bloomberg has reported, citing data it compiled from ship-tracking information providers and energy analytics provider Kpler. The purchase freeze was the result of the tariff exchange […]