Daily Standup Top Stories Clean Energy Gutted in Last-Minute Rewrite of Trump’s $1.2T Senate Tax Bill June 30, 2025 Clark Savage In a stunning turn of events, Senate Republicans have delivered a seismic blow to the clean energy sector with sweeping last-minute revisions to President Donald Trump’s $1.2-trillion “One Big, Beautiful Bill.” The amendments, inserted just […] […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Big Beautiful Bill May Still Yet End the Green New Deal June 29, 2025 Clark Savage Senate Republicans have taken a significant step toward passing President Donald Trump’s sweeping legislative package, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” with a narrow 51-49 procedural vote on June 28, 2025. This $4.5 trillion […] UK […]
Continue ReadingAlberta, Canada’s oil and gas powerhouse, has delivered a stunning fiscal surprise, posting an $8.3 billion (CAD) budget surplus for the 2024-25 fiscal year, far exceeding the modest $355 million projection in its February budget. This windfall, driven by soaring resource royalties, robust oil prices, and record production, underscores Alberta’s pivotal role in Canada’s energy […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories What Will Happen to the Strait of Hormuz and Oil? Iran’s Threat and Its Global Impact Will Iran retaliate after the U.S. strikes on their nuclear program? Banks Drop the Climate Pretense and Follow the Money: A Shift Back to Fossil Fuels June 22, 2025 Clark Savage The global energy landscape […]
Continue ReadingIn a recent opinion piece for The Daily Caller, energy expert David Blackmon highlighted a curious phenomenon: despite Israel’s military actions against Iran starting June 12, 2025, the anticipated oil price spike failed to materialize. Instead, the U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude price dropped from $68.04 per barrel on June 12 to $64.50 by […]
Continue ReadingIn this episode of Energy Newsbeat – Conversations in Energy, Stuart Turley and Wasif Latif discuss the impact of geopolitical tensions, particularly the escalation in the Middle East, on the commodities market. They explore the potential effects of supply disruptions, such as a shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, on oil and natural gas prices, […]
Continue ReadingThe Chabahar-Zahedan railway line, a transformative infrastructure project in Iran, is nearing completion, signaling a seismic shift in regional trade dynamics. Spanning approximately 628-750 kilometers, this railway connects Iran’s strategic Chabahar Port on the Gulf of Oman to Zahedan, near the borders of Afghanistan and Pakistan. As part of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories Alberta Spends $5 Million to Support World’s First Direct Air Carbon Capture Centre Would Trees Be Cheaper? China’s EV Market is in turmoil June 25, 2025 Clark Savage China’s EV market is quite fascinating, and some of their products are equipped with cool features; however, their predatory practices, which contribute to trade […]
Continue ReadingWhen Israel’s strikes on Iranian facilities sent oil prices spiking in mid-June 2025, U.S. oil producers didn’t hesitate. With West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude jumping from the high $50s to $75 per barrel, shale operators rushed to hedge their output, locking in juicy profits just before a ceasefire announcement by President Donald Trump cooled the […]
Continue ReadingDaily Standup Top Stories The Iran Retaliatory Strike on the U.S. Airbase in Qatar: A Page from the De-Escalation Playbook June 23, 2025 Clark Savage On June 23, 2025, Iran launched a missile attack on the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a key U.S. military hub in the Middle East, in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes. […]
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