Category: Energy News Beat

Houthi Attacks Continue, Iran Launches Their Own

Energy News Beat Although the immediate effects of the Houthi attacks have not made a significant impact on the price of oil, the longer trade is disrupted and conflict is allowed to persist, the higher the chance will be that oil and energy prices increase. EIA predicts a continued steady growth in oil production with […]

US pauses decisions on LNG export terminals

Energy News Beat The Biden administration will “temporary pause” pending decisions for liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals. “My administration is announcing today a temporary pause on pending decisions of liquefied natural gas exports – with the exception of unanticipated and immediate national security emergencies,” the White House said in a statement. The US will […]

Biden on the Appliance Warpath

Energy News Beat Biden’s Energy Department is issuing new and proposed regulations at breakneck speed in order to implement the president’s climate and “net zero” carbon aspirations. In 2023, the Biden administration proposed 30 regulations affecting everything from refrigerators and freezers to gas stoves and furnaces, and first-ever standards for fans and blowers. The regulatory […]

Don’t Make LNG Exports the Next Keystone XL

Energy News Beat In what many are dubbing the next Keystone XL Pipeline, climate activists have turned their attention to blocking liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects. The attention was compounded last week when the Biden administration announced that it was reevaluating the climate criteria of LNG exports. Much like the battle over Keystone XL, the ire is misguided, and it […]

3 Podcasters Walk in a Bar EP 44 – The guys talks about ESG investing can also include natural gas

Energy News Beat 3 Podcasters Walk in a Bar EP 44 – The guys talks about ESG investing can also include natural gas   #podcast @thecrudetruth9585 @davidblackmon6807 #energytransition #oilandgas #geopolitics David Blackmon – https://davidblackmon.substack.com/ Rey Trevino – https://thecrudetruth.com/ Stu Turley, – https://energynewsbeat.co/   Highlights of the Podcast: 01:32 – The poster child for years on […]

Biden vetoes bipartisan bill protecting US EV industry from China

Energy News Beat President Biden vetoed a bipartisan resolution Wednesday that would have reversed his administration’s decision to waive “Buy America” requirements for taxpayer-funded electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The resolution, which was authored by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and introduced in July, would have specifically overturned the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric […]

Revelation That U.K. Climate Target is Based on One Windy Year’s Data Threatens to Unravel Net Zero Credibility

Energy News Beat In October the Daily Sceptic reported on a paper written for the Royal Society led by Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith of Oxford University that concluded batteries were not the answer to the huge storage requirements of intermittent ‘green’ electricity power. Despite the prestigious academic fire power on parade, the paper died a death in the popular […]

India to Become Single Most Important Driver of Oil Demand Growth

Energy News Beat High GDP growth, industrialization, urbanization, and a rising number of middle class in India are set to drive demand growth in the Asian country. Total Indian refining capacity is expected to increase by 22% in five years from the current 254 million metric tons per year. All major forecasters expect India to […]

Red Sea naval forces struggle to contain Houthi attacks

Energy News Beat The futility of 22 naval ships trying to patrol 2,200 km of Yemeni coastline were once again exposed yesterday with two US-flagged Maersk boxships fired upon by the Houthis as shipping comes to terms with the fact that the Red Sea exodus is here to stay for a considerable time. Reacting to […]

Electric Cars Cost Twice as Much to Insure as Petrol Vehicles

Energy News Beat Drivers of electric cars are being asked to pay more than twice as much for insurance as those who own petrol-fuelled models as EV premiums surge 50% in a year, data have revealed. The Telegraph has more. The typical insurance premium for electric vehicles (EVs) has increased to £1,344, a rise of 50% compared […]