"The European Union’s growing reliance on U.S. gas carries risks, including rising dependence on a single supplier" I guess this really shows how they think as collectivists, but I count at least nine different LNG suppliers in the US selling LNG to countries in the EU. And one of the largest suppliers is TotalEnergies, who has a direct stake in the Cameron LNG terminal in the US. Total is one of the largest producers in the Barnett Shale here in Texas, and is active in the Eagle Ford Shale and Anadarko basin. Shell (Gulf of America), BP (Haynesville, Eagle Ford, Permian), Equinor (Marcellus Shale), Repsol (Marcellus Shale, Eagle Ford Shale), and Eni (Gulf- 46 blocks) all produce natural gas in the USA and participate in supplying the LNG market. Plus at least 6 major European oil and gas companies have significant long-term offtake contracts, including Shell, BP, Eni, Equinor, Total, and even Repsol. I guess nine major LNG companies and six major European oil and gas companies who own and operate gas production in the USA are all just one supplier, or is it the fact that the molecules came from US soil?
What about the wisdom of getting the majority of their gas from Russia like the EU did in the good old days? That dependence was okay, but US dependence is unhealthy? More pretzel logic.
To be fair to Brussels, they were not okay with getting gas from Russia and did their best to stop that. I disagree with the wisdom of that decision but I do support the distribution of eggs across multiple baskets.
I remember a time when oversized folks declared "fat shaming!" and our superiors bleated "body positivity!" on a regular basis, but since the introduction of GLP-1 drugs it is all quiet on that front.
So with respect to the creation of electricity...where once all those 'in the know' would chide anyone who dared think that any technology other than wind or solar was the devil's work, yet now, given the demand wrought by the ever expanding planned number of huge surveillance centers - oops, I mean, data centers - it seems to matter not from whence said electronic pixies come...and the grift of "we's all gonna die of da global boiling!!" seems to have been silenced.
Ehrlich died in March. I will refrain from celebratory posting because I'm told it is in bad taste. Unfortunately, his brilliant charlatan disciple, John Holdren, continues to spread FUD.
For the EU and the "savers of climate" telling everyone "Being Independent of Russian gas" sounds way better than "Being resold marked-up Russian gas through US re-importing and re-labeling" (and it's shorter, too).
So at least their marketing department does still work.
Rather than worrying about security of the US LNG supply line, it might make more sense to lament the fact that LNG is vastly more expensive than piped natural gas, which they were getting from Russia.
The EU continues a downward (upward in price?) march in the efficiency of their energy supplies.
If the EU was going to depend on Russian gas, it would have made some sense for them to take political steps to start bringing Russia into Western Society. Even with Putin at the helm, I suspect that a combination of strength and benefits could have begun the process.
Of course, the EU was in the process of redefining Western Society as something no one in their right mind would want to join...
Yeah, that train sailed a long time ago. Also, there was no need to bring anyone into "Western society" but it would've been a good idea to stop looking down on non-Western countries, especially resource-rich countries. Again, too late now. They ate their lunch, now they're having to tackle the bill. I'm quite happy that's not my problem any more.
What is that comment at the top of the article about complications of traveling by train in the EU? What ever happened to the Eurorail Pass? I went all over Europe and the only "complication" was a stop at the French border for Visas to be checked.
I used to like trains until they totally banned smoking and after a horrible winter journey from Sofia to Constanta. Now, I can appreciate the high-speed trains but I'd rather fly.
“Microsoft is in discussions to shelve one of the industry’s most ambitious clean-energy target” - I think Bill Gates front ran that conclusion many, many months ago when he declared that climate change might not be the catastrophic end of humanity after all.
Microsoft had planned to use fusion energy from a small start-up company. Appears that the fusion dream may not be fulfilled until 2038. Standard rule for fusion predictions is that it is 10 years out. That has kept the ITER going for 40+ years.
#7 'Brussels warns UK of "potential environmental harms" from disposable prime ministers.'
They'd have to be recycled these days surely?
I think Starmer is trying to recycle Gordon Brown to stop him going to landfill.
Congratulations on the news. I do hope it's good news, at the very least aesthetically, so to speak.
#2, #3, #4, Rent seekers, gooses laying golden eggs. Environment? Not so much. Follow the money.
"The European Union’s growing reliance on U.S. gas carries risks, including rising dependence on a single supplier" I guess this really shows how they think as collectivists, but I count at least nine different LNG suppliers in the US selling LNG to countries in the EU. And one of the largest suppliers is TotalEnergies, who has a direct stake in the Cameron LNG terminal in the US. Total is one of the largest producers in the Barnett Shale here in Texas, and is active in the Eagle Ford Shale and Anadarko basin. Shell (Gulf of America), BP (Haynesville, Eagle Ford, Permian), Equinor (Marcellus Shale), Repsol (Marcellus Shale, Eagle Ford Shale), and Eni (Gulf- 46 blocks) all produce natural gas in the USA and participate in supplying the LNG market. Plus at least 6 major European oil and gas companies have significant long-term offtake contracts, including Shell, BP, Eni, Equinor, Total, and even Repsol. I guess nine major LNG companies and six major European oil and gas companies who own and operate gas production in the USA are all just one supplier, or is it the fact that the molecules came from US soil?
Great information. Too true.
What about the wisdom of getting the majority of their gas from Russia like the EU did in the good old days? That dependence was okay, but US dependence is unhealthy? More pretzel logic.
To be fair to Brussels, they were not okay with getting gas from Russia and did their best to stop that. I disagree with the wisdom of that decision but I do support the distribution of eggs across multiple baskets.
Possibly the last bit, it's linked to the cost of the thing.
Funny, no, how things change over time?
I remember a time when oversized folks declared "fat shaming!" and our superiors bleated "body positivity!" on a regular basis, but since the introduction of GLP-1 drugs it is all quiet on that front.
So with respect to the creation of electricity...where once all those 'in the know' would chide anyone who dared think that any technology other than wind or solar was the devil's work, yet now, given the demand wrought by the ever expanding planned number of huge surveillance centers - oops, I mean, data centers - it seems to matter not from whence said electronic pixies come...and the grift of "we's all gonna die of da global boiling!!" seems to have been silenced.
Insanity proliferates. Where is Erlich to hype the trend
Ehrlich died in March. I will refrain from celebratory posting because I'm told it is in bad taste. Unfortunately, his brilliant charlatan disciple, John Holdren, continues to spread FUD.
For the EU and the "savers of climate" telling everyone "Being Independent of Russian gas" sounds way better than "Being resold marked-up Russian gas through US re-importing and re-labeling" (and it's shorter, too).
So at least their marketing department does still work.
Good point. Good point.
Rather than worrying about security of the US LNG supply line, it might make more sense to lament the fact that LNG is vastly more expensive than piped natural gas, which they were getting from Russia.
The EU continues a downward (upward in price?) march in the efficiency of their energy supplies.
If the EU was going to depend on Russian gas, it would have made some sense for them to take political steps to start bringing Russia into Western Society. Even with Putin at the helm, I suspect that a combination of strength and benefits could have begun the process.
Of course, the EU was in the process of redefining Western Society as something no one in their right mind would want to join...
Yeah, that train sailed a long time ago. Also, there was no need to bring anyone into "Western society" but it would've been a good idea to stop looking down on non-Western countries, especially resource-rich countries. Again, too late now. They ate their lunch, now they're having to tackle the bill. I'm quite happy that's not my problem any more.
What is that comment at the top of the article about complications of traveling by train in the EU? What ever happened to the Eurorail Pass? I went all over Europe and the only "complication" was a stop at the French border for Visas to be checked.
Of course, that was 40 years ago...
Ah. Different time. I don't see a problem, either but we all know how good the Brussels brain trust is at making up problems just to solve them.
Totally enjoyed the double entendres and literally ending with the word preposition!
Thank you. :)
As we are retired we love train travel.
Bring back "Puffing Billy" (coal fired engines)?
I used to like trains until they totally banned smoking and after a horrible winter journey from Sofia to Constanta. Now, I can appreciate the high-speed trains but I'd rather fly.
“Microsoft is in discussions to shelve one of the industry’s most ambitious clean-energy target” - I think Bill Gates front ran that conclusion many, many months ago when he declared that climate change might not be the catastrophic end of humanity after all.
Yep!
Microsoft had planned to use fusion energy from a small start-up company. Appears that the fusion dream may not be fulfilled until 2038. Standard rule for fusion predictions is that it is 10 years out. That has kept the ITER going for 40+ years.
And we still need to turn the computer off and on again to reboot