UK goes Bonkers on Green Energy

Energy News Beat Podcast

UK goes Bonkers on Green Energy

May 19, 2025

In this episode of the Energy News Beat Daily Standup, the hosts, Stuart Turley and Michael Tanner discuss the challenges and implications of the UK’s energy transition, including the retraining of oil and gas workers for clean energy jobs, the risks of overreliance on renewable energy, and the rising costs of the Net Zero crusade. They also cover President Trump’s Gulf tour and significant energy agreements with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, and the ongoing debate over the future of the Green New Deal. The hosts highlight the changing dynamics in the energy market, including the impact of the Trans Mountain pipeline on Canadian oil exports and a slowdown in U.S. oil and gas drilling.

Highlights of the Podcast

00:00 - Intro

02:03 - Britain’s Plan to Retrain Oil and Gas Workers for Clean Energy Jobs

04:37 - The UK’s Green Energy Transition Faces Critical Slowdown Amid Growing Concerns

06:49 - Net Zero crusade by Ed Miliban is adding billions to their broken system.

08:34 - President Trump’s Gulf tour inks significant energy and technology agreements with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.

12:28 - Republicans have one last chance to kill the “Green New Scam” subsidies forever

14:07 - The Trans Mountain oil pipeline in Canada has changed the export market for Canadian crude

17:40 Markets Update

19:34 - Rig Count Update

19:41 - Frac Count Update

19:52 - U.S. Oil and Gas Drillers Backing Off or Slowing Down