We have 8 huge stories, and David Blackmon, Forbes, Daily Caller, and Substack Author stopped by. There are a lot of moving parts in the Energy Markets right now, and we bring the 8 biggest stories. We talk about the right way to do data centers, and the implications of the Iran War. […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was posted on David Blackmon’s Energy Additions SubStack. I will be interviewing him today about several other topics and will add this one to the list. We highly recommend subscribing. In a striking X post this week, the American Petroleum Institute spotlighted a powerful and unprecedented truth about American […]
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In rural Texas, a quiet but transformative shift is underway. Developers are increasingly siting massive data centers in unincorporated areas—where county governments have far less regulatory authority than cities—bypassing the kind of local zoning, public hearings, and citizen pushback that could slow or stop projects in more populated zones. This strategy is playing out dramatically […]
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In a stark warning delivered at S&P Global’s Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference in London, Vitol board member Tom Baker pulled no punches: “In Europe and I think in the US, everyone is kind of asleep at the wheel and just carrying on life as normal.” Vitol, one of the world’s largest independent oil […]
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ENB Pub Note: This is a great article from America Outloud with Mike Ariza and Ronald Stein, and both have been on the Energy News Beat podcast. We recommend connecting with both great resources. An energy “REALITY” reminder is that crude oil by itself is useless black tar, unless you build a multi-billion-dollar refinery to […]
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ENB Pub Note: Interesting article from Andrew Korybko’s Newsletter on SubStack. China could replace the US’ subsidization of Zambia’s healthcare industry to preempt it from obtaining influence over Zambia’s critical minerals one, but failing to act soon could lead to Zambia capitulating to the US’ demanded quid pro quo, thus threatening China’s access to its […]
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On Friday, May 29, 2026, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved sweeping updates to the state’s Cap-and-Invest program (formerly Cap-and-Trade), extending California’s signature climate initiative through 2045. State regulators framed the changes as a balanced move to meet aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets while supporting affordability and preventing industry “leakage”—the exodus of major polluters […]
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In an era of surging global energy demand driven by AI, manufacturing resurgence, and geopolitical realities, Texas stands as the undisputed leader in American energy production, infrastructure, and innovation. The Lone Star State isn’t just keeping pace—it’s defining the future of reliable, affordable, and dominant energy. From record-breaking oil and gas output to a massive […]
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In a stark assessment amid one of the largest oil supply shocks in history, Goldman Sachs has signaled that global energy markets—led by crude oil—are shifting into a demand destruction phase. Even if a near-term peace deal eases the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, severely depleted inventories mean markets will likely require significant demand […]
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Following Chevron, ExxonMobil, EQT, and Liberty Energy, Ford is rolling in as a hyperscaler and entering the utility market The AI power crunch is creating unlikely heroes across the energy landscape. While hyperscalers scramble for gigawatts that the grid simply cannot deliver fast enough, traditional energy giants have already stepped up with gas-fired generation, carbon […]
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