ENB Pub Note: This article first ran on The Crude Truth Substack, and I agree with Rey Trevino’s viewpoints. I would also add that Bloomberg is reporting this morning that Venezuela is weighing the benefits of remaining in OPEC. Now that it is not selling oil to China at a huge discount, it will be making more […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article ran on The Energy News Beat Substack – to comment, head over there. Blue States and Rinos Should Be a Warning For Consumers and Voters Stu Turley (Me) has been saying it on the Energy News Beat channel for years: energy security starts at home, and energy dominance is displayed through your […]
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President Trump’s administration is in advanced talks with Venezuela’s interim government for what officials describe as a “massive” energy deal: a U.S. ownership stake or long-term lease covering 17 of the country’s most promising oil and gas fields holding about 90 billion barrels of proven reserves. That is nearly a third of Venezuela’s world-leading 300 […]
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This was an absolute blast, and I am looking forward to having Amy Cooke and the Energy Bad Boys on the Energy News Beat Podcast. Amy does a great job wrangling tPowerGab Podcast: Energy Policy, Grid Reliability, and the Cost of Net Zero In this episode of PowerGab, host Amy Cooke sits down with Stu Turley, president and CEO […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article from Stephen Heins, The Word Merchant’s Substack, hits home. Steve Reese is a friend and a sponsor of the Energy News Beat podcast. He is a true “National Treasure and has made many people’s lives better by being the great energy leader that he is. Well done, Stephen, and a […]
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Diesel refining margins—known as crack spreads—have exploded to extreme levels across the three major refining hubs, signaling a tightening global middle distillate market that is only in its early stages. As of late August 2026, the US Gulf Coast ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) crack versus WTI stood near $93–94 per barrel (after briefly topping a […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article originally appeared on David Blackmon’s Substack; we highly recommend subscribing. We will be covering this on several podcasts this week. This also brings in the Hydro Connection from Canada to New York City that we have covered. It is not wise to spend billions on importing energy without alternative sources […]
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Hat tip to Claire Coutinho (then Energy Secretary, now Shadow Secretary of State for Energy) and the think tank Onward with modeling by Transira Energy. This article was first published on the Energy News Beat Substack. Britain’s electricity prices rank among the highest in the developed world—frequently the highest for industrial users among IEA countries and […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article is from America Outloud and Ronald Stein, Olivia Vaughan, and Steve Curtis. We highly recommend following them! Electricity policy, at its core, is economic policy. Nations that can produce abundant, reliable, and affordable electricity create the conditions for industrial growth, technological leadership, higher wages, and rising living standards. Those that […]
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California’s aggressive pursuit of Net Zero and 100% clean electricity has produced record solar milestones, massive battery buildouts, and political talking points about climate leadership. It has also delivered some of the nation’s highest electricity prices, chronic reliability problems, heavy reliance on out-of-state imports, and a grid vulnerable to regional shortfalls and global energy shocks. […]
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