Energy News Beat Podcast

Energy News Beat Podcast


IEA's Oil Demand Data: Trustworthy?

May 20, 2025

In this episode of the Energy News Beat Daily Standup, the host, Stuart Turley covers a range of critical energy topics. He discusses how Republicans were drawn into a deal that keeps the IRA subsidies in place and the need for urgent reforms. Stuart also critiques the Wall Street Journal's shift towards promoting clean energy, highlighting the financial and political motives behind it. Additionally, he explores EOG's international expansion, the revision of historical oil demand data by the IEA, and the paradox of rising U.S. hydropower generation amid the removal of dams. Finally, Stuart calls out the management failures in California’s water and energy policies.


Highlights of the Podcast 


00:00 - Intro

02:51 - How Republicans got roped into a deal that keeps the IRA—and why there’s still time to fix it

05:47 - WSJ Goes Fully In The Tank For ‘Clean’ Energy

09:11 - EOG Goes Abroad, and So Does American Power

13:01 - IEA revised historical oil demand data, can we trust the numbers? Is this price manipulation?

15:11 - U.S. hydropower generation expected to rise by 7% in 2025 following last year’s record low – Then why are so many dams being removed?

16:52 - Outro


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


How Republicans got roped into a deal that keeps the IRA—and why there’s still time to fix it

WSJ Goes Fully In The Tank For ‘Clean’ Energy

EOG Goes Abroad, and So Does American Power

IEA revised historical oil demand data, can we trust the numbers? Is this price manipulation?

U.S. hydropower generation expected to rise by 7% in 2025 following last year’s record low – Then why are so many dams being removed?


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