What a day on the Energy News Beat News Desk!

In this Energy News Beat Stand-Up, we had a wild day on the News Desk!

We cover some huge stories, and any one of them would be a great single podcast, but we have 8 stories and stocks that Stu reviews on VectorVest software.

The main topics discussed in thispodcast are:

**1. Ukraine War & Russia-U.S. Economic Relations** Stu Turley discusses a Bloomberg report about a Russian memo proposing a return to U.S. dollar-based trade as part of a potential broader economic partnership with the Trump administration. This development could signal a possible end to the Ukraine conflict and have significant implications for global geopolitics and energy markets.

**2. U.S. Energy Engagement with Venezuela**

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright made a high-level visit to Venezuela—the most significant U.S. energy-focused trip to the country in nearly three decades. The goal was to revitalize Venezuela's struggling oil sector through investments, licensing reforms, and legal changes. Chevron's return to processing Venezuelan oil in U.S. Gulf Coast refineries signals a thawing of U.S.-Venezuela energy relations.

**3. Tightening Global Oil Markets**

The discussion covers how U.S. sanctions pressure on Russian and Iranian oil flows is creating tighter-than-expected oil markets. Millions of barrels of sanctioned crude are accumulating in floating storage, affecting global supply dynamics. In a memo covered by Bloomberg, President Putin proposes trading the US dollar, signaling a potential end to the war in Ukraine.

**4. Trump Administration's Coal Industry Support**

President Trump issued an executive order leveraging federal purchasing power to sustain coal operations, framing it as a national security matter. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) also decided to keep two major coal facilities operational beyond their originally scheduled closure dates.

**5. Energy & Financial Markets Analysis**

The transcript includes commentary on the performance of various energy sector companies (oil, gas, and coal) and the host's personal trading strategies and market observations.

1.The End to the Ukraine War May Be at Hand with Putin Asking President Trump to Return to the US Dollar

2.What Should Investors Look at After Secretary Chris Wright’s Trip to Venezuela?

3.Chevron Taps Into Venezuelan Oil as Crude is Being Processed in US. What does this mean for investors?

4.Vitol CEO Says Oil Market Tightens on Geopolitical Squeeze

5.Trump to Assign Pentagon to Buy Electricity from Coal to Keep Them Alive

6.TVA Does Not Want to Close Two Coal-Fired Power Plants: A Shift in Energy Strategy Amid Rising Dema

7.China’s Clean Energy Machine is Based on Oil and Coal to Survive

8.Trump Set to Repeal Landmark Climate Finding in Gigantic Regulatory Rollback

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