Berlin is talking to its own energy companies about filling gas storage without the government walking into the market and buying molecules itself. That is the story Bloomberg reported today, and it is the tell that Germany’s summer refill has not gone to plan. Officials have been discussing how Uniper SE and SEFE — both […]
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European attendees openly scorned the presence of Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, who attended at the invitation of the Trump administration—the first in-person Russian participation since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. German Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil called the signal “quite troubling” and insisted “you cannot simply return to normality.” European officials refused […]
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German companies are delaying investments and increasingly eyeing production moves abroad as stubbornly high energy costs erode competitiveness, according to the latest survey from the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK). The findings, highlighted in a July 27, 2026 Bloomberg report drawing on the DIHK’s Energiewende Barometer 2026, underscore deepening structural pressures from Germany’s […]
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Trump said the Iran agreement allows Washington to devote more attention to Ukraine and indicated he remains interested in pursuing a peace deal with Russia. Zelensky said G7 leaders showed unprecedented unity on the war and voiced optimism that the United States could provide additional Patriot missile support. Ukraine continues to combine diplomatic efforts with […]
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The European Union’s energy policymakers have spent years touting their “REPowerEU” strategy as a masterstroke of independence from Russian fossil fuels. Yet in March 2026—mere weeks after the EU began rolling out its formal ban on short-term Russian LNG purchases—the bloc imported more Russian liquefied natural gas than in any month on record. According to […]
Continue ReadingU.S. Drilling Programs Are Resilient, but It Depends on the Location November 6, 2025 Clark Savage In the ever-volatile world of energy markets, U.S. oil and gas producers are demonstrating remarkable staying power amid oil prices hovering around $60 per barrel—a level that’s uncomfortably close to breakeven for many operations. Yet, […] U.S. Natural Gas Futures Up […]
Continue ReadingIn a significant blow to the UK\’s domestic energy production, French energy giant TotalEnergies has secured a High Court victory allowing it to decommission the Gryphon floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the North Sea. The ruling, handed down on August 12, 2025, paves the way for the shutdown of a key hub […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Trump’s Nuclear Energy Overhaul Sparks Unfounded Alarms over Safety August 3, 2025 Clark Savage In a bold move to revitalize America’s energy sector, President Donald Trump has unveiled ambitious plans to quadruple U.S. nuclear power capacity by 2050, targeting an addition of 300 GW of new nuclear energy. This […] Net Zero […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories What is the Difference Between Oil, Gas and Wind, Solar and Hydrogen? Returns to investors and shareholders is the key. Stu Turley New Study Finds Wind-Turbine Dismantling Costs Are More Than Claimed, and There Is a Crisis Looming August 5, 2025 Clark Savage As the world races toward renewable energy targets, a […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Trump Says US to Hike India’s Tariffs Over Russian Oil Buys August 4, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: The Bloomberg story below is pointing out that President Trump is planning on “substantially raising the tariff on Indian exports to the US over their buying Russian oil. This is a trap […] Tankers […]
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