Chemicals & Energy

U.S. Battery Strategy Aims to Ease Transition From Coal

March 18, 2022

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Senator Joe Manchin announced a program to develop lithium batteries in the U.S. as part of a broader strategy to help Appalachia amid a transition away from coal.

Europe Burns More Coal to Wean Off Russian Gas

March 14, 2022

Bloomberg

European utilities are getting increasingly reliant on coal for power as the region tries to reduce its dependence on Russian natural gas.

Fuel-Price Hikes Hit Shippers, Truckers Across U.S. Economy

March 11, 2022

Bloomberg

Soaring U.S. energy prices are hitting all modes of transport, squeezing smaller shipping lines amid already-volatile ocean rates, as well as truckers who have to contend with delays in clawing back higher costs.

Russia Bans Export of 200 Products After Suffering Sanctions Hit

March 10, 2022

Bloomberg

Russia announced an export ban for more than 200 products after the economy was hit by sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. It stopped short of curbing sales of energy and raw materials, the country’s biggest contribution to global trade.

U.S. Oil Production Will Cushion Price Hit to Economy, Eventually

March 10, 2022

Bloomberg

Any increased capital spending by U.S. oil and gas producers in response to the surge in crude price should help soften the blow to the economy from an expected pullback in consumer spending. It just won’t be anytime soon.

Can Europe Weaken Putin’s Power Over Global Energy?

March 9, 2022

Bloomberg

The war in Ukraine has already revealed that the modern financial system can be weaponized in ways never before seen. Now the same might be true of the energy transition.

U.S. Eyes Strict Emissions Rules for Heavy-Duty Trucks

March 8, 2022

Bloomberg

The Biden administration is moving to enact stringent new emissions regulations for large trucks that have been operating for more than a decade under standards environmentalists complain are too lax.

Why $100 a Barrel Oil Could Be Bad for the Energy Transition

March 7, 2022

Bloomberg

With oil costing more than $100 a barrel, and Russia’s war in Ukraine underscoring the risk of relying on fossil fuel, it would seem like a great time to speed up the transition away from the polluting fuel. The reality isn’t so simple.

Big Oil Walks Away After Decades in Russia

March 1, 2022

Bloomberg

First BP, then Shell. In just two days, Britain’s twin energy giants have dumped Russian investments nurtured over decades and shut themselves out of the world’s largest energy exporter, probably forever.

Energy Firms Snap Up Russian Gas as Europe Seeks Alternatives

February 28, 2022

Bloomberg

European leaders talking up plans to wean the continent off Russian natural gas are facing a harsh reality: energy companies are buying more as the war rages in Ukraine.

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