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Apr 2023
28m 41s

Doomberg on EU's Energy Crisis, Coal’s F...

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If a country can’t get natural gas to power its needs, where does it turn next?

Doomberg is an anonymous team of energy writers working on the number one financial publication on Substack. Motley Fool Senior Analyst Nick Sciple caught up with Doomberg to discuss:  - Tradeoffs made during Europe’s energy crisis - A durable shift for coal demand - Countries shutting down (and investing in) nuclear energy - An energy storyline that “many analysts are underestimating”  

Company mentioned: PXD

Host: Nick Sciple Guest: Doomberg Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Rick Engdahl

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