NEWS OF THE DAY: ‘Beyond Oil’ alliance adds members, but shunned by UK climate summit hostShadia Nasralla, Kate Abnett, Reuters, November 11, 2021 Summary Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance aims to end fossil fuel supply Alliance has yet to include major oil, gas producers Member’s countries seek to raise political pressure GLASGOW, Nov 11 (Reuters) – A fledgling international alliance … read more

NEWS OF THE DAY: Santos-Oil Search merger timetable slips againAngela MacDonald Smith, Financial Review, November 10, 2021 Santos’ $21 billion merger with Oil Search faces another slight delay after the Papua New Guinea National Court again deferred the date for the first court hearing for the transaction. The hearing, which was due to take place on Wednesday under the revised schedule … read more

NEWS OF THE DAY: Deregulation before subsidies: Order mattersEli Dourado, The Center for Growth and Opportunity, November 9, 2021 One not-so-simple trick to ensure infrastructure deployment success Sometimes, the order in which you do things matters.  As Elon Musk explained in an interview with Tim Dodd (Everyday Astronaut), manufacturing success at Tesla and SpaceX relies on a very specific 5-step process … read more