Igas Energy Share Discussion Threads

[buffinman] 07/10/2022 16:57

I don't think this will do, but it's a start

[powereddrones] 06/10/2022 19:05

Brent Crude $94.24 - anything under $100 is a steal!

[one_frankel] 06/10/2022 16:48

Not looking great here is it folks with a near 40% demise since all those rather tall expectations of going to the moon so to speak but not for me to state the rather obvious of I did tell you so!

...By the way, wheres our resident 'Mu_g' who can't quite grasp how fossil fuels are leading to global warming!

[powereddrones] 06/10/2022 16:39

Britain battles to keep the lights on: Consumers will be paid to use washing machines overnight as national grid warns of winter BLACKOUTS - as Duncan Bannatyne's gyms are latest to shut saunas and pubs turn to candlelight in energy cutbacks

Households will be paid to put on their washing machines or charge their electric cars away from peak hours

Customers will be given money back on their bills if they help prevent blackouts by reducing peak usage

Ovo Energy said customers could save £100 if they use energy at off-peak times in the new scheme

It comes as Liz Truss urges European leaders to help 'keep the lights on' in UK amid fears of winter shortages

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If it's in the Daily Mail - it must be true - PANIC!

[powereddrones] 06/10/2022 16:27

hxxps://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/derry-business-facing-very-bleak-25191134

Derry business facing "very bleak" future after huge energy bill hike
"No one is doing anything to help us, we wonder what is the point at times"

A Derry-based business has been left reeling after their energy bills multiplied by more than five times in the space of a few months.

Family-run business Donegal Prime Fish, based in Skeoge Industrial Estate, faced an energy bill of around £1,500 in April this year. In August this jumped to over £7,800.

Owner Patsy Farren spoke to MyDerry and described how, without political intervention, businesses face a "very bleak" future.

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NO ENERGY - NO FOOD. It's that simple friends. Time to buy some tins of spam and candles.

[powereddrones] 06/10/2022 16:23

Ovo Energy offers people £20 a month to cut power use
Measure comes as National Grid warns of potential three-hour blackouts this winter

[powereddrones] 06/10/2022 16:21

BREAKING NEWS - they said they weren't going to ration the other day - now they are? I TOLD YOU SO!!!

hxxps://news.sky.com/story/energy-crisis-plan-for-three-hour-power-blackouts-to-prioritise-heating-in-event-of-gas-shortages-12713253

Energy crisis: Plan for three-hour power blackouts to prioritise heating in event of gas shortages

It is hoped that the lure of money back for households under an energy-saving scheme will help prevent the prospect of blackouts during the cold winter months ahead.

The country has been put on notice that the chances of gas shortages this winter have risen markedly, prompting a contingency plan to prioritise heating.

National Grid's Electricity System Operator (ESO) warned that planned three-hour power blackouts could be imposed in some areas, in the "unlikely" event supplies of gas fall short of demand.

It revealed the measure in an update on the UK's state of energy readiness for the cold months ahead but it said that the risk of temporary power cuts could be avoided with help from the public.

The report showed, under a base case scenario, that margins between peak demand and power supply were expected to be sufficient and similar to recent years thanks to secure North Sea gas supplies, imports via Norway and by ship.

[powereddrones] 06/10/2022 09:16

'Heartbreaking' queues out the door at Hull food charity seeing as working people seek help

Stagnant wages and rising bills mean working people of all backgrounds are relying on pay-what-you-can food shops like this one in Hull

More working people in Hull are turning to a food poverty charity to feed themselves – with queues out the door, volunteers say.

EMS Yorkshire says it has seen a 40 per cent rise in demand for its services since this time last year. The charity provides a pay-what-you-can-afford food store and is distributing family-sized large meals across the city to feed people on the breadline.

Founder Jan Boyd said people were queuing out the door for the service, with increasing amounts of people in full-time jobs turning to them because of stagnant wages and rising bills. She described what she was seeing as "heartbreaking".

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This Zero Carbon economy is not fit for humans or cows. What the hell is our politicians doing?

[powereddrones] 06/10/2022 08:52

UK drops plan to prepare for winter blackouts with energy rationing campaign
Exclusive: business department and industry were considering drive to cut household use, despite PM ruling it out


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It probably means it could happen (energy rationing) - if they talk about it, it sort of prepares us all so it isn't a shock. Did they just find a big ball of gas and oil down the back of the sofa? I don't think so.

[guy_fawkes] 05/10/2022 13:59

Let the Pansy anti-fackers freeze to Death

[officerdigby] 05/10/2022 13:24

Norwegian supply will be needed no matter what!

[varies] 05/10/2022 11:35

There is a story in today's Daily Telegraph about HMG attempting to reach a deal with the Norwegians for a 20 year gas supply contract.
most of us on this thread agree that fracking in the UK should proceed but there is doubt as to whether HMG has the stomach for a fight with all the antis.

[sugar747] 04/10/2022 22:57

Rees-Mogg seeking to evade scrutiny of new fracking projects, email shows
Exclusive: Note setting out business secretary’s views looks for ways to accelerate schemes, including streamlining HSE requirements

Cuadrilla hydraulic fracking site at Preston New Road shale gas exploration site in Lancashire.
Cuadrilla’s hydraulic fracking operation at Preston New Road shale gas exploration site in Lancashire. Photograph: Cuadrilla/PA
Peter Walker and Helena Horton
Tue 4 Oct 2022 17.45 BST
Ministers are actively examining ways to evade legal, environmental and public scrutiny of new oil and gas projects including fracking, the Guardian has learned, sparking a furious reaction from green groups and opposition parties.

Senior staff working on energy projects in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have been instructed to look into ideas raised by Jacob Rees-Mogg, the business secretary, to escape potential judicial review of policies or public consultation.

An email to officials, seen by the Guardian, sets out that Rees-Mogg, a keen advocate of fracking, had noted that parliamentary legislation is not subject to judicial review, and could potentially be used to speed along new projects.

On the issue of environmental assessments for new projects, the email, written by a senior official who explains that they are relaying Rees-Mogg’s views, says using legislation to entirely remove such assessments would be a “more certain” way to proceed.

Another option raised to water down environmental scrutiny would be to “streamline221; requirements from the Health and Safety Executive, with the email noting this “would speed matters up further”.

Rees-Mogg also wanted to know about other ways to accelerate approval for projects without jeopardising international obligations connected to oil and gas, and “asked specifically whether a debate in parliament, for example, counts as a public consultation”, the note added.

The village of West Harptree in Somerset, home to the business secretary, Jacob Rees-Mogg.
Rees-Mogg’s neighbours fail to share ‘delight’; at back garden fracking
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Other potential routes to be explored include engagement with the energy industry “to maximise the approach to deregulation”, with the email saying Rees-Mogg believed new projects should not be identified without the agreement of companies behind them.

Liz Truss has pledged to expand oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, and has lifted a ban on new fracking in England, in place for three years over concerns about the earth tremors that can be caused as part of the process of extracting shale gas.

[powereddrones] 04/10/2022 20:12

hxxps://www.just-food.com/news/dutch-food-firm-hak-plans-energy-hedge-production-break/

Hak is planning a six-week production break from January as rising energy prices make operating its Dutch plant unfeasible through parts of the cold winter season.

However, the supplier of preserved pulses and vegetables, dried lentils and applesauce compotes, said there will be no threat to customers from the shutdown, although the business said it is “inevitable221; prices will increase on the back of the “sharp” rise in energy costs.


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I guess they can't hack it - boom tish

[powereddrones] 04/10/2022 19:22

hxxps://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/home-banner/orange-cuts-domestic-power-use-in-face-of-energy-crisis/

Orange outlined a series of measures to reduce energy consumption in France during the winter months, the latest European operator to set a plan into motion ahead of potential power shortages which media speculated could lead to network issues.

Orange outlined a series of measures to reduce energy consumption in France during the winter months, the latest European operator to set a plan into motion ahead of potential power shortages which media speculated could lead to network issues.


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I don't think Orange operate in the UK. But their old adverts used to be:

"The future's bright, the futures Orange".

Lol - well last one out turn out the lights....

[powereddrones] 04/10/2022 12:12

hxxps://www.huckmag.com/perspectives/activism-2/photos-of-protestors-burning-their-energy-bills-in-london/

Photos of protestors burning their energy bills in London - Enough is enough

[powereddrones] 04/10/2022 12:11

hxxps://www.irishnews.com/business/2022/10/04/news/crippling_energy_costs_hitting_hospitality_hard-2845652/

Colin Neill: Crippling energy costs hitting hospitality hard

[powereddrones] 04/10/2022 12:05

Energy firm Orsted is to continue or restart operations at three fossil fuel facilities after being ordered by Danish authorities to do so, as governments around Europe ready themselves for winter amid the energy crisis.

In a statement over the weekend, Orsted — whose biggest stakeholder is the Danish state — said the direction had been made “to ensure the security of the electricity supply in Denmark.”