Proposal to Joe Biden: “After Nord Stream, blow up Turkey’s two pipelines”
Biden should give Turkish energy corridors the same treatment he ultimately gave Nord Stream 2, and for the same reasons.
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How Joe Biden Made the War in Ukraine a Gift to the Gas Industry
How Joe Biden Made the War in Ukraine a Gift to the Gas Industry
The letter, dated February 25, just one day after Vladimir Putin’s forces launched their assault on Ukraine, noted the “dangerous juncture” of the moment before segueing into a list of demands: more drilling on US public lands; the swift approval of proposed gas export terminals; and pressure on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, an independent agency, to greenlight pending gas pipelines.
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Much of the new gas infrastructure won’t be operational for several years, which may be beyond the timeframe of the Russia-Ukraine conflict that has squeezed supplies and caused gas prices to spike. So much LNG export is planned or under construction, adding up to about half of all total US gas production, that it will probably cause gas prices to climb for domestic American users, according to Clark Williams-Derry, analyst at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
“It’s beginning to eat into the amount of gas available to domestic consumers,” said Williams-Derry. “We will see very severe impacts on domestic US gas prices. We will see the impacts for as long as the eye can see.”
A crucial Greek port will now fall under American control
The privatization of the Alexandroupolis port – a key point of entry to Europe for arms and energy imports – will be concluded this week under the Economic Adjustment Program pushed by Brussels
A crucial Greek port will now fall under American control
How the US controls Lebanon’s energy supply
By Yeghia Tashjian | The Cradle | August 19 2022
The US is leveraging Egypt’s gas supply to pressure Beirut over US-brokered maritime border talks with Israel
How the US controls Lebanon’s energy supply
An Unjustified Fear Of Nuclear Energy Is Holding The Industry Back
Governments are backing nuclear power in a big way but fears of disasters still linger, with any mishap having the potential to derail the big nuclear resurgence. As governments get behind nuclear projects for the first time in several decades, in order to boost their energy security, many continue to be fearful of nuclear developments for both safety and environmental reasons. But will leaders be able to convince the public of the need for nuclear energy as part of a green transition? Nuclear energy was hailed years ago as the cleaner alternative to fossil fuels that could provide reliable energy to countries around the globe. But as it was increasing in popularity, with several major global developments being achieved, three notable disasters undermined the potential for widespread nuclear development. The events of Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979; Chornobyl in 1986; and Fukushima in Japan in 2011 led to a movement away from the development of nuclear projects in favor, largely, of fossil fuels.
An Unjustified Fear Of Nuclear Energy Is Holding The Industry Back
Manchin’s Climate Reversal Comes With Major Caveat: Expanding Oil and Gas
Conservative coal baron Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) announced on Wednesday that he has come to an agreement with Democratic leaders for a reconciliation bill with key climate, prescription drug price and tax reforms — with a major caveat to expand oil and gas exploration.
Manchin’s Climate Reversal Comes With Major Caveat: Expanding Oil and Gas
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Senate Dems reach draft deal to extend ACA premiums, lower drug costs
Also included in the Inflation Reduction Act — a bid to lower drug prices. Medicare will be allowed to negotiate the prices of some 10 pharmaceutical drugs in 2026, 15 more drugs in 2027 and 2028 and 20 more in 2029. In addition to price negotiation, the bill also imposes penalizing rebates on pharmaceutical manufacturers who hike drug costs above the rate of inflation starting next year.
Poland: Civil Unrest As Fuel Prices Soar High After Russia Bans Key Polish Pipelines
Poland: Civil Unrest As Fuel Prices Soar High After Russia Bans Key Polish Pipelines
Poland urged EU to impose ‘punitive sanctions’ on Russian oil
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Polish motorists block petrol station in protest of high fuel prices
These [fuel] prices have already caused some unrest. In the town of Bielsko-Biała on Sunday, several drivers who pretended their cars had broken down blocked a petrol station of the partially state-owned PKN Orlen fuel company, local media reported.
Massive “failure” in Orlen. The cars blocked the entrance to the petrol station
The price of the euro is falling. The dollar is falling. The zloty is getting stronger and the fuel is going up. I don’t think it is sticky. Economically, no one can explain why – says Szymon Twardak , one of the participants of the action at the Orlen station.
The drivers have blocked the petrol station again. This time, not one
Poland Suggests Expanding EU’s Seventh Tranche Of Sanctions Against Russia
Sempra strikes LNG supply deal with Germany’s largest power producer
May 25 (Reuters) – U.S.-based Sempra Energy said on Wednesday it would sell about 2.25 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Germany‘s largest power producer, RWE AG, which is trying to wean itself off Russian gas.
U.S. LNG companies have been exporting record volumes to the European Union following sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, which tightened supplies to an already under-supplied market.
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Sempra said it would supply the gas for 15 years from its Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project being developed in Jefferson County, Texas.
Earlier this month, the company clinched a deal to supply three million tonnes of LNG each year to Poland‘s PGNiG
Sempra strikes LNG supply deal with Germany’s largest power producer
The Little-Known International Charter At The Center of Ukraine War…And China’s Future Defense
The U.S. talks about “rule based order” because international law is not on its side. The 1999 OSCE Charter explains why the Biden administration would rather make up a new phrase out of whole cloth than live up to agreements it signed.
The Little-Known International Charter At The Center of Ukraine War…And China’s Future Defense
On Nuclear, Biden Could Learn From Boris
Boris is giving the nuclear industry a chance to reduce the U.K.’s carbon emissions and contribute to the nation’s energy security. Your turn, Joe.
On Nuclear, Biden Could Learn From Boris
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