“The question is, can European leaders and organizations let go of the dynamics that have dictated their dealings with Africa in the past — actions that prioritized climate objectives above Africa’s most pressing needs — and begin embracing the many benefits natural gas has to offer both continents?” (African Energy Chamber, April 4, 2022)
No reading between the lines needed. An energy policy reset is in the works away from wind and solar and toward natural gas. Oil is already the mainstay of the transportation market in Africa (no Richie Rich EVs, please). Coal is well ensconced. It is past time to go natural gas/LNG, just as the EU itself earlier this year reluctantly agreed to do (along with blessing nuclear power).
Sorry EU, but energy imperialism needs to be demoted in the name of affordability, reliability, and self-determination.…
MasterResource was founded in late 2008 as a “free market energy blog.” Several thousand posts from 300 contributors later, our niche includes:
The online energy space has become very crowded in recent years, reflecting the importance and breath of the subject, nationally and internationally.
As organizer, I began with a team of leading free-market energy analysts (there were not that many of us). We were the first such group on the classical-liberal side. Over time, as the policy issues grew, several of my colleagues peeled off to blog at their home sites (Cato, CEI, etc.).…
“Now, under my administration, America is producing more oil today than at any time in the last eight years. That’s important to know…. So we are drilling all over the place — right now.”
“But the fact is that my administration has approved dozens of new oil and gas pipelines over the last three years -– including one from Canada. And as long as I’m President, we’re going to keep on encouraging oil development and infrastructure….”
It was ten years ago in the pipe yard of Cushing, Oklahoma, when oil prices were high and consumers were chafing at the pump. And hesitation not, President Obama gave a pro-oil speech that the Progressive Left fumed over. But Biden should have backbone–or at least his puppeteers a heart for average Americans with the driving season just ahead.…