Amanda Chu covers US energy at the Financial Times and is a lead writer of the Energy Source newsletter. She is based in New York and joined the FT as an editorial intern in 2021. She graduated from Georgetown University.
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US legislation signals end of the era of free market globalisation
Strict new IRA tax credit rules aim to boost domestic industry but could slow transition from petrol
Also in today’s newsletter, the latest from Opec+
Trading partners struggle to compete with potential $1tn of spending
America needs to triple its current transmission capacity if it hopes to be carbon neutral by 2050
AES chief defends renewables investment despite market rout this year
Also in today’s newsletter, IEA urges oil and gas companies to pay up for the energy transition
Today’s newsletter is the first of our new data-focused editions
Hesai’s claim comes as Biden and Xi meet to ease tensions between the world’s two largest economies
Also in today’s newsletter, Exxon’s foray into lithium and a Russian oil scoop
Sector must be fundamentally reset to become economically viable, executives warn
Blythewood is a test case for how US manufacturing projects could affect rural economies
Bulk of TES Canada’s production will be used to generate ‘electric natural gas’
Restrictions imposed over national security concerns have taken their toll on US communities dependent on foreign-owned projects
We have made significant changes to the methodology to reflect investor preferences
American states offer billions of dollars to outbid each other to secure new projects and jobs
Interest rates, supply snarls and permitting delays soften boost from Inflation Reduction Act
Egypt allows first evacuees from Gaza
Investment is the largest by a foreign carmaker in a US factory since Inflation Reduction Act was passed
A war for investment pits the sunbelt region against the automotive heartland of the Midwest
CEO John Berger’s comments come as shares of renewable energy companies fall because of high interest rates
Investments include $1.2bn for Texas hydrogen hub that counts oil supermajors ExxonMobil and Chevron as partners
Purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources boosts US group’s Permian Basin inventory as fossil fuel debate heats up
Interim chief tells investors oil supermajor remains committed to Bernard Looney’s planned production cuts
Oil major’s possible takeover of $56bn independent driller ‘puts large companies into play’
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