Tag: oil prices
Tesla Brand Image Plunges Amidst Regulatory Questions & Competitors’ Rising Approval Ratings
Electric vehicles are transformational, and the Tesla brand steered a new era in automobile manufacturing around the world. Today, though, questions about the all-electric carmaker’s current viability loom heavily. It’s starting to become clear that Tesla has lost its appeal as a relevant pioneer — now it’s an isolated anti-woke … [continued]
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Oil Prices & Refinery Margins Fell Slightly in 1st Quarter of 2025
During the first quarter of 2025 (1Q25), crude oil prices generally decreased while U.S. refinery margins initially increased before decreasing in the final month of the quarter. In this quarterly update, we review petroleum markets price developments in 1Q25, covering crude oil prices, refinery margins, biofuel compliance credit prices, and … [continued]
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How to Defuse the EU’s Carbon Tax Time Bomb
The decision to create a Europe-wide carbon price was right but creates significant political risk. The good news is it can still be fixed. Energy costs and taxes are political dynamite, easily exploited by populist parties. And yet, the EU is set to introduce an economy-wide carbon price (ETS2) on … [continued]
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Jane Austen, Directional Drilling & Dublin: Geothermal Lessons With Simon Todd
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Simon Todd, PhD, geologist, expert in geothermal, founder of Causeway Energies, and Irishman, not necessarily in that order, to talk all aspects of geothermal. Despite being often far underground, it’s having a moment in the sun right now, hence a recent … [continued]
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“Renewable Diesel” Sold by Oil Majors Most Likely Contains Fraudulent Palm Oil — Study
Study shows major irregularities in the reported consumption of palm residues used in renewable diesel (HVO) being sold by oil majors A key ingredient for the ‘renewable diesel’ sold in Europe is likely fraudulent, a new T&E study shows. Nearly twice as much palm oil mill effluent (POME), a residue of palm … [continued]
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