Week Recap: Trump’s Energy Moves, Hydrogen Hype, and Orphan We…

Energy News Beat Podcast

Week Recap: Trump’s Energy Moves, Hydrogen Hype, and Orphan Wells Explained

April 05, 2025

In this episode of the Energy News Beat Daily Standup - Weekly Recap, the hosts, Michael Tanner and Stuart Turley tackle the global energy landscape, highlighting soaring electricity costs in Europe driven by expensive LNG imports and the political consequences of energy scarcity. They discuss regime shifts, Trump’s energy strategies, the flawed hydrogen hub rollout, and the potential end of the Permian oil boom. The duo also critiques the orphan well cleanup funding inefficiencies, explores the looming crisis of aging wind and solar farms, and calls for smarter, market-driven energy policy reforms. Key themes: energy dominance, geopolitical tension, and the cost of going green.

Highlights of the Podcast

00:00 - Intro

01:31 - Why the Rubio Ceasefire Plan is DOA Part 8: The BLUF and the Overview of the Next Tranche of PapersWhy the Rubio Ceasefire Plan is DOA Part 8: The BLUF and the Overview of the Next Tranche of Papers

04:13 - Trump admin considers killing big energy projects in Dem states

07:57 - Norway’s Oil Fund to Buy Stakes in Offshore Wind for $1.5 Billion

09:28 - Peak Permian Production – Is it near or is it past already?

12:17 - Beijing looks to put the brakes on the sale of Hutchison Ports

14:27 - New House Bill Axes Renewable Fuel Standard Over Eco Harm And Higher Gas Prices

16:24 - Trump halts historic orphaned well-plugging program

23:37 - Outro

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

Why the Rubio Ceasefire Plan is DOA Part 8: The BLUF and the Overview of the Next Tranche of PapersWhy the Rubio Ceasefire Plan is DOA Part 8: The BLUF and the Overview of the Next Tranche of Papers

Trump admin considers killing big energy projects in Dem states

Norway’s Oil Fund to Buy Stakes in Offshore Wind for $1.5 Billion

Peak Permian Production – Is it near or is it past already?