Jamie Smyth
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US Energy Editor for the Financial Times 🗽DM's open for scoops/ ideas/comments. Former Irish/ Oz / Brussels corr. Belfast man https://t.co/T4yYkANfYi
New York, USA
Joined February 2011
Canada’s bid to become an energy superpower: can Mark Carney successfully exploit the nation's fossil fuel resources to ward off the ill effects of Trump's tariffs? via @ft.
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The government has a plan to exploit its abundant fossil fuel resources to help ward off the ill effects of Trump’s tariffs
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Rivals cast their eye over BP crown jewels even as Shell walks away and analysts ponder the value of a break up of the 116 year-old oil major @MalcolmMoore @thomas_m_wilson via @ft.
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Future of UK oil major has been an open question for months as its shares have continued to slide
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Global hydropower generation jumped 10 per cent in 2024 and the development pipeline is healthy. Is hydro and pumped storage the renewable superpower that can help keep the lights on? @marthamuir25 @FT via @ft.
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Blackout in Spain and Portugal highlights need for renewable and reliable power
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How oil traders called the Middle East conflict: open source intelligence and social media posts gave market participants confidence to sell despite the turmoil @FT @MalcolmMoore via @ft.
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Open source intelligence and social media posts gave market participants confidence to sell despite turmoil
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Oil price jumps 4 % above $80 after US strikes Iran via @ft.
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Brent crude jumps to five-month high before sliding in volatile trading
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Holtec bets on surge in electricity demand to fuel nuclear investment, as it prepares to reopen Palisades plant and build a fleet of SMRs @holtecintl @energybants via @ft.
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President of US manufacturer argues small modular reactors can solve energy transition challenges
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Can the US power grid keep up with the AI data centre boom? via @ft @marthamuir25.
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Also in today’s newsletter, an interview with former BP chief executive Bernard Looney on the global AI power crunch
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Bill Gates and Sam Altman-backed nuclear groups raise more than $1bn as investors bet on power-hungry AI @FT via @ft.
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Two companies backed by Bill Gates and Sam Altman capitalise on view nuclear energy will be crucial to run data centres
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Oil CEOs met Big Tech and policymakers in Washington on Monday to discuss concerns that energy shortages could cause the US to lose the AI race with China @FT
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Asian Development Bank is in talks with its government stakeholders about lifting funding ban on nuclear power projects- this follows World Bank policy u-turn @FT via @ft.
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Shift comes as stakeholders Japan and Germany pivot on atomic energy to meet growing electricity demand
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Did Saudi Arabia do a "Pump for Trump" deal with the US to facilitate Israel’s attack on Iran and keep a lid on oil prices? @thomas_m_wilson @FT via @ft.
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The US was pushing Riyadh for more crude but cartel politics were a more likely reason for the increase
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World Bank lifts decades-long ban on funding nuclear energy in major boost for atomic energy industry via @ft.
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Lender’s president says it would support projects extending the life of existing reactors
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Many nuclear stocks have hit record highs since President Trump published executive orders promising to unleash an atomic energy renaissance
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Westinghouse targets $75bn US nuclear expansion after Trump order: says it is "uniquely positioned" to build 10 large-scale reactors across the US via @ft.
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Plans for 10 new reactors come as president tries to encourage an American atomic energy renaissance
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US oil companies have teamed up with the clean energy industry to lobby Republicans to keep Joe Biden’s hydrogen tax credits - axing them would boost China via @ft.
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Fossil fuel industry warns repeal of incentives could enable China to dominate production of the clean fuel
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The @FT's new Texas correspondent @shevory has debuted on Energy Source today- posing the question: Have low oil prices killed M&A? via @ft.
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Dealmaking has cooled in the US upstream market amid tariffs and Opec+ supply boosts
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Mark Carney courts oil industry in bid to Trump-proof Canada’s economy via @ft.
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Prime minister and Liberal party head touts ‘grand bargain’ with fossil fuel sector
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The drive to scrub carbon from the air is stalling as Donald Trump takes aim at clean energy, even though carbon capture is a priority for the fossil fuels sector @marthamuir25 @FT via @ft.
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Decline in carbon capture wells comes as US energy department cancels $3.7bn for clean energy grants
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Trump’s "big beautiful" tax bill pushes US green hydrogen industry to the brink: the loss of 45V would put 95% of projects at risk @Alexandra7white via @ft.
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Legislation could cut subsidies that the sector relies on to make its projects financially viable
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Donald Trump issues directive to fast-track nuclear energy and quadruple capacity by 2050: plans to reform "risk averse" regulator, build 10 new large scale reactors and boost nuclear fuel supply chain @marthamuir25 @FT via @ft.
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Executive orders aim to pave the way for construction of 10 large reactors
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