Category Archives: Energy markets

Why Supertanker Rates Are Suddenly Crashing

Very Large Crude Carrier rates have plunged to just $38,000 per day, falling some 62% from a few weeks ago.

Dethroning the Dollar: Why the Alternatives Are Not Ready for Prime Time

Why the dollar’s demise is not around the corner.

The Russian Oil Price Cap Isn’t as Simple as It Seems

The harder your look at the Russian oil price cap, the uglier it looks.

A New Era for Germany’s Gas Industry Fuels Climate Fears

Moves to end energy dependence on Russia are a win for the gas lobby, locking Germany into the global market for liquefied natural gas.

Will Full Gas Stores Save Europe From An Energy Emergency?

Sad to see the state of what passes for informed commentary on the European gas squeeze.

Climate Remedy: State, Local Governments Increasingly Turn to Zoning Reforms

Better late than never: Authorities are starting to use zoning as a way to reduce fossill fuel use.

Ukraine Armistice – How the Ukraine Demilitarized Zone of 2023 Will Separate the Armies Like the Korean DMZ of 1953

Russian military experts speculate that the end game for Ukraine is coming in the form of a DMZ. But is even that adequate?

EU Gets Tough on China as US Steals European Industry

European leaders have spent all year getting tough on China while the US has been preparing to steal their industry out from under their noses.

Europe’s Wind Energy Industry Has Hit A Rough Patch

Major wind turbine makers are reporting massive losses and laying off swaths of employees due to supply chain snarls and other missteps.

The Diesel Crunch Is Finally Causing Demand Destruction

Diesel inventories slump to their lowest level for this time of the year since 1951.

COP27’s Loss and Damage Deal Isn’t a Win. It Committed Us To Devastation

COP27 made no clear commitment to decarbonisation and stopping climate-change-induced loss and damage

Is the Collective West Going Soon to Be Hoist on the Zelensky Petard?

ving elevated Zelensky to be the face of Ukraine’s war effort is becomig a problem for the West.

The Stavka Memorandum: Russia Means Military Power Plus Diselectrification of the Ukraine (“Stormy and Prolonged Applause”)

John Helmer describes how Russia is identifying electricity grid targets, as well as current ideas for creating a demilitarized zone.

With COP Gridlocked, Critics Blast ’27 Years of Obstructionism, Delay, and Greenwashing’

One activist on the COP’s underwhelming performance: “Once again we are seeing rich countries trying to evade their responsibility.”

Tom Ferguson: Worker’s Wages & Leverage are the Real Targets

Why did Corporate Democrats “cede” the economic argument? Are they really fighting inflation or trying to weaken workers’ bargaining power?