In this episode of the Energy News Beat Daily Standup, the hosts, Michael Tanner and Stuart Turley discuss several major energy headlines. A global tech outage caused by CrowdStrike disrupts numerous industries, Ford cancels its Oakville EV plant to focus on gasoline pickups, an opinion piece criticizes wind power's economic viability, and Slovakia criticizes Ukrainian sanctions on Lukoil as oil supplies dwindle. Additionally, the World Economic Forum's policies against modern farming face backlash, and the oil and gas markets experience fluctuating prices and rig counts, with Occidental's potential sale of Crown Quest stake to Echo Petroleum highlighted as a significant industry move.

Highlights of the Podcast

00:00 - Intro

02:05 - Global Tech Outage Wreaks Havoc

06:20 - Ford scraps plans for $1.8-billion Oakville EV assembly plant, will retool to make gasoline pickups

08:38 - Why Wind Power Is Useless

12:42 - Slovak PM blasts Ukraine’s Lukoil sanctions as oil flow stops

13:53 - Attacks On Modern Farming Will Devastate Nature And Nutrition

17:05 - Markets Update

19:56 - Rig Count Update

20:09 - Ecopetrol Eyes $3.6B CrownRock Stake

24:05 - Outro

Please see the links below or articles that we discuss in the podcast.

Global Tech Outage Wreaks Havoc

Ford scraps plans for $1.8-billion Oakville EV assembly plant, will retool to make gasoline pickups

Why Wind Power Is Useless

Slovak PM blasts Ukraine’s Lukoil sanctions as oil flow stops

Attacks On Modern Farming Will Devastate Nature And Nutrition

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