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France Sees Nuclear Energy Output Plummet At The Worst Possible Moment
France Sees Nuclear Energy Output Plummet At The Worst Possible Moment France, the European Union’s leader in nuclear energy, is seeing a massive decline in output. Though it has been relatively unfazed by the bloc’s ongoing energy crisis, declining nuclear production could pose a significant problem in the coming months. The collapse of French nuclear […]
The Most Valuable Form of Money Nobody’s Seen–Yet
The Most Valuable Form of Money Nobody’s Seen–Yet What is “money”? “Money” is a claim on the essentials of life. Ration cards are claims on essentials. Many people expect “money” will soon be tied to commodities. Agreed. It’s called a ration card that grants the holder the right to buy a specific quantity of essential goods at […]
Rationing Has Already Started In Europe As The Entire Globe Plunges Into A Horrific Economic Nightmare
Rationing Has Already Started In Europe As The Entire Globe Plunges Into A Horrific Economic Nightmare If countries in Europe are already beginning to ration certain things due to “supply problems”, how long will it be before it starts happening in the United States? Up until the past couple of years, many of us in […]
Oops! U.S. oil and gas exports fuel domestic price rise
Oops! U.S. oil and gas exports fuel domestic price rise The U.S. oil and natural gas industry long fought for and in the last decade finally won release from federal restrictions that limited exports. The ostensible reason was that because of the so-called “shale revolution” in the country’s oil and gas fields, the United States […]
The Future of Electricity
The Future of Electricity Image credit: Mark Eder via Unsplash Things do not bode well for the future of electricity, especially in the ‘developed’ world, while the ‘developing’ countries are already experiencing serious issues. Sri Lanka. Pakistan. China. The world does not seem to be able to move enough electrons to satisfy demand. Surprising? Well, not […]
Germany Fears Russia Could Shut Nord Stream 1 Within Weeks
Germany Fears Russia Could Shut Nord Stream 1 Within Weeks The European Union has this week accused Russia of planning “rogue moves” regarding lowering natural gas flows to Europe, or in other words continuing to ‘weaponize’ its energy, to which the Kremlin has consistently responded with variations of ‘our gas, our rules’. This after Moscow has reduced Nord Stream […]
Oil turbulence could last five years, ExxonMobil boss warns
Oil turbulence could last five years, ExxonMobil boss warns Consumers must be prepared to endure up to five years of turbulent oil markets, the head of ExxonMobil said Tuesday, citing under-investment and the coronavirus pandemic. Energy markets have been roiled by the Ukraine war as Russia has reduced some exports and faced sanctions while Europe […]
Oops! U.S. oil and gas exports fuel domestic price rise
Oops! U.S. oil and gas exports fuel domestic price rise The U.S. oil and natural gas industry long fought for and in the last decade finally won release from federal restrictions that limited exports. The ostensible reason was that because of the so-called “shale revolution” in the country’s oil and gas fields, the United States […]
Germany Elevates Risk Level In Its “National Gas Emergency Plan” To Second-Highest “Alarm” Phase
Germany Elevates Risk Level In Its “National Gas Emergency Plan” To Second-Highest “Alarm” Phase European natural gas and power prices surged after Germany triggered the “alarm stage” of its NatGas-emergency plan amid reductions in supplies from Russia, according to Reuters. German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said Europe’s largest economy is in a severe energy crisis. He warned Germany […]
A Warning About The Coming Shortages Of Diesel Fuel, Diesel Exhaust Fluid And Diesel Engine Oil
A Warning About The Coming Shortages Of Diesel Fuel, Diesel Exhaust Fluid And Diesel Engine Oil What I am about to share with you is a developing situation, and I hope to share more once the facts become clearer. It appears that a very serious diesel crisis is coming in the months ahead, and that […]
IEA: Europe Should Prepare For Complete Russian Gas Shutdown
IEA: Europe Should Prepare For Complete Russian Gas Shutdown IEA chief Birol said that Europe should prepare for a complete suspension of Russian gas supplies. Birol advised European governments to keep nuclear power stations running and take other contingency measures. Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands are restarting coal power plants. Europe should prepare for a […]
Rabobank: It’s A Depressing Idea To Admit We Have No Ideas
Rabobank: It’s A Depressing Idea To Admit We Have No Ideas It is said that small minds talk about people, average minds talk about events, and great minds talk about ideas – and I would add the smallest of minds talk about themselves. The smallest-minded market view is what your individual asset class did yesterday. For […]
Why the World Economy Hasn’t Collapsed… Yet.
Why the World Economy Hasn’t Collapsed… Yet. Dominos falling. Image credit: Charl Folscher via Unsplash It has become more or less common sense that some sort of an economic meltdown is on the horizon. Inflation is soaring while consumers struggle to pay their bills around the world. Yet, despite all this, the world economy is still […]
European Power Prices Spike As Heat Dome Strains Grid
European Power Prices Spike As Heat Dome Strains Grid European day-ahead power prices continue to soar for the third day due to an early-season heat wave driving up cooling demand, lack of renewable energy generation, declining nuclear power, and soaring natural gas costs. Large swaths of Europe over the weekend experienced temperatures above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius). The […]
“Dangerous” Heat Dome Shifts Eastward, Triple-Digit Temps Expected For Southeast
“Dangerous” Heat Dome Shifts Eastward, Triple-Digit Temps Expected For Southeast A heat dome hovering over the northern Plains has begun to shift eastward early this week, expected to bring triple-digit temperatures across southern and eastern regions of the U.S. “Dangerous heat will continue to make headlines from the central U.S. to the Southeast. One more day […]
