Week Recap: EPA Reverses Regulations, Trump Diplomacy, and US Sanctions on Oil

Weekly Daily Standup Top Stories EPA Unleashes 31 Actions To Overturn Biden- and Obama-Era Regulations, Boost American Power March 14, 2025 Stu Turley The EPA is reconsidering various regulations on power plants, oil and gas facilities, and coal plants to jumpstart growth and unleash American energy. ​The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday that it is […]

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Trump Oil Strategy

Daily Standup Top Stories Chevron Out, Black Market In? The Fallout of U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela March 19, 2025 Clark Savage Revoking Chevron’s license in Venezuela could drive oil sales back underground, reducing transparency and benefiting corrupt intermediaries. Sanctions on Venezuela have had mixed effects. Removing licenses may disrupt Venezuela’s foreign exchange market and private sector. […] […]

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Trump Tariffs Hit Refiners

Daily Standup Top Stories  South Dakota Bans Using Eminent Domain For Carbon Dioxide Pipelines March 12, 2025 Stu Turley South Dakota Governor Rhoden signed a bill banning eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines, protecting landowners’ property rights. ​Republican South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden signed a bill Thursday banning the use of eminent domain for […] Trump Tariffs […]

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Energy Sec\’s Policy Shift

Daily Standup Top Stories  Venezuela Stops Taking US Deportees After Trump Orders Chevron Out March 11, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: We kind of need the Canadian heavy oil sands more now – just saying.  In 2023, Chevron’s joint ventures with Venezuela’s state oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA), were producing approximately […] ‘Strangling Our […]

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Reserve Refill Begins

Daily Standup Top Stories Chris Wright Moves to Refill The Strategic Petroleum Reserve March 9, 2025 Clark Savage Many people are curious about the Trump administration’s plans to refill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) that was so callously abused by whomever was making decisions in the Biden administration, which drew this national security […] Canada’s Final US […]

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BRICS Dollar Warning

Daily Standup Top Stories The End of Coal Is Nowhere In Sight February 17, 2025 Clark Savage Retirement of coal-fired power plants in the West has done nothing to reverse global coal demand. Global coal consumption is set to remain at these high levels—or even hit new all-time highs—for a few more […] Coal Consumption Remains High […]

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Trump Shocks Allies

Daily Standup Top Stories US stuns European allies, opens Ukraine peace talks with Russia February 12, 2025 Mariel Alumit   BRUSSELS – Donald Trump said on Wednesday he and Vladmir Putin had agreed to open talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine “immediately”, after his defence secretary said it was “unrealistic” that Ukraine’s pre-2014 […] Saudi Arabia’s […]

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