Tuesday, March 4, 2025
The energy transition needs a reality check, S&P Global says- oil and gas 360

The energy transition needs a reality check, S&P Global says

(World Oil) –  The energy transition will be more difficult, costly, and complicated than expected, according to a new article by Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman, S&P Global; Peter Orszag, CEO and Chairman, Lazard; and Atul Arya, Chief Energy Strategist, S&P Global. Writing in the March-April edition of Foreign Affairs, they say that it is time to rethink priorities, polices and

Trump is looking for ways to cancel $400 billion in clean energy loans- oil and gas 360

Trump is looking for ways to cancel $400 billion in clean energy loans

(Oil Price) – The Trump administration is looking into ways to cancel federal loans granted by the Department of Energy for transition projects from a $400-billion fund, Bloomberg has reported, citing an unnamed source. According to the report, the new leadership at the Department of Energy would focus its financial firepower on projects in nuclear energy, liquefied gas and other segments supported

New report aims to turn IEA away from energy transition focus- oil and gas 360

New report aims to turn IEA away from energy transition focus

(Investing) – WASHINGTON – The International Energy Agency needs to revamp how it writes its annual energy outlook to reflect real-world scenarios, not to bolster its current focus on the global energy transition, according to a report released on Wednesday by the agency’s former oil director. The report named Energy Delusions was written by former IEA oil director Neil Atkinson for

Citi: Trump can’t stop the energy transition- oil and gas 360

Citi: Trump can’t stop the energy transition

(Oil Price) – By reversing and axing most climate policies of the Biden administration, U.S. President Donald Trump will not be able to reverse progress in the energy transition as there is still a “compelling case” in favor of clean energy solutions, according to Citigroup’s analysts. “Clean energy is cheaper, more widely available, and more efficient,” Citigroup ESG analysts wrote in

Acadia and Microsoft plan $9 billion worth of U.S. renewable energy projects- oil and gas 360

Acadia and Microsoft plan $9 billion worth of U.S. renewable energy projects

(Oil Price) – U.S. clean energy investor Acadia Infrastructure Capital is launching a coalition with tech giant Microsoft as an anchor investor as part of plans to develop $9 billion worth of clean energy projects in the United States, Acadia’s Vice President Brian O’Callaghan told Reuters. Acadia is leading the Climate and Communities Investment Coalition (CCIC) to which other companies apart from

Note on the news: The Wright energy transition- oil and gas 360

Note on the news: The Wright energy transition

(Oil & Gas 360)– Jaguar just released an ad for their new electric vehicle which must rank as the new standard for weirdness.  It just might exceed the Bud Light ad for brand destruction.  Too bad.  Another sacrifice on the woke altar.  Did Jag not get the memo from Mercedes, Ford, and Volkswagen about sales volumes? The much-talked-about but not-much-done-about Energy

New Trump administration- a different type of “Energy Transition?”- oil and gas 360

New Trump administration- a different type of “Energy Transition?”

(Oil & Gas 360) – “Now comes the hard part.” That’s the reality confronting every victor in a Presidential election. After nearly nine years of placing domestic energy as one of the foundations of his “America First” platform, newly elected President Donald Trump is expected to quickly alter or outright eliminate several of the energy policies of the outgoing Biden administration.

Sun setting soon on fossil fuels- International Energy Administration

(Oil & Gas 360) – The ever-changing global energy markets were given a comprehensive assessment by the International Energy Agency in its World Energy Outlook 2024 released earlier this October. The agency’s Energy Transition assessment highlights capacity additions of renewals of over 560 gigawatts added in 2023. Capacity refers to a source running at full efficiency; actual electron delivery from

All the world’s a stat- The $3 trillion transition- oil and gas 360

All the world’s a stat- The $3 trillion transition

(Oil & Gas 360) –  The International Energy Administration (IEA) released its Government Energy Spending Tracker late last month detailing the nearly $3 trillion in global investment in decarbonization efforts. The United States accounts for roughly one-sixth of that number with nearly $ 600 billion allocated across six categories (outlined below).  The figure equates to an approximate federal spend on

Energy transition stumbles under cost weight- oil and gas 360

Energy transition stumbles under cost weight

(Oil Price) – This week, the International Energy Agency said that the COP28 targets for expanding wind and solar capacity were “within reach”. Yet there was a “but”. That had to do with the fast expansion and upgrade of grids and the equally fast buildout of energy storage capacity. That “but” can doom the whole transition—if it’s not already doomed.

Exclusive: Gradient Geothermal at EnerCom Denver-The Energy Investment Conference 2024

Oil and Gas 360 Publisher’s Note: You can view the EnerCom Denver—The Energy Investment Conference and the Energy Transition and Emerging Technologies Series presenter replays for a limited time.  Geothermal energy is clean, renewable, and most importantly baseload. Gradient Geothermal Inc, formed by the combined expertise of Transitional Energy LLC and X Machina Sustainable Technologies Inc., is based in Denver,