Headline News:
- “High-Speed Train Coming To Vietnam Soon” • VinSpeed High-Speed Railway Investment and Development Joint Stock Company, a unit of Vietnam’s Vingroup conglomerate, signed a strategic cooperation and technology transfer agreement with Siemens Mobility GmbH to advance development of high-speed rail in Vietnam. [CleanTechnica]
Rendering of a VinSpeed High Speed Train (VinGroup image)
- “Seatrium, Maersk Reach Jack-Up Agreement” • Seatrium Energy International and Maersk Offshore Wind have agreed on the delivery of a jack-up that is due to work on Equinor’s Empire Wind project in the US. The Singapore shipbuilder said it will deliver the ship by 28 February 2026 and the Danish shipping giant will pay the contract balance. [reNews]
- “What The Threatened ‘Blockade’ Of Sanctioned Venezuelan Oil Tankers Means For Gas Prices” • Oil prices jumped about 3% after President Trump threatened to blockade all sanctioned oil tankers traveling in and out of Venezuela. Venezuela, which has the largest known oil reserves in the world, exports hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil each day. [ABC News]
- “Relentless Storms Hitting The West, A Major Pattern Change For Christmas Week” • Repeat atmospheric rivers continue to point relentless streams of rain and gusty wind toward the West Coast. An atmospheric river is diminishing in Washington state, but another is forming in Oregon. This second on is expected to be followed by one in California. [ABC News]
- “Coal Decreased From Half To One-Seventh Of US Electricity Production In Fifteen Years” • Fifteen years ago, coal-fired power plants accounted for half of US electricity production. Today, coal accounts for approximately one-seventh. The change is largely the result of Sierra Club’s Beyond Coal campaign, which started in the early 2000s. [Warp News]
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