The Golden State\’s Fading Oil Legacy California, once a powerhouse in U.S. oil production, is watching its storied industry fade into history. From a peak of 760,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2000, output has plummeted to just 250,000 b/d in 2025. This decline isn\’t just a matter of exhausted wells; it\’s the result of […]
Continue ReadingMichael Tanner and Stu Turley cover several significant developments in the energy industry. First, they discuss New York’s new “Cap and Invest” program, which will ration and tax fossil fuels. We do not see this as being ineffective and costly for consumers. This will do nothing but drive more people out of New York and […]
Continue ReadingIn this episode of Energy Newsbeat – Conversations in Energy, host Stu Turley sits down with Nathan Lord, President of Shale Crescent USA, to unpack why Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania may be the world’s most overlooked manufacturing and energy powerhouse. Nathan explains how the region’s abundant, low-cost natural gas creates a world-class advantage for petrochemicals, […]
Continue ReadingENB Pub Note: This article was originally published on the California Globe and has some outstanding points that Michael Tanner and Stu Turley have been covering on the Energy News Beat Podcast for years. We have been asking whether Gavin has gone too far and how the economy will recover when all the oil companies […]
Continue ReadingIn this episode of Energy Newsbeat – Conversations in Energy, host Stu Turley sits down with Tyler Lindholm, Wyoming State Director of Americans for Prosperity, to break down the truth about America’s energy future, federal overreach, the wind farm subsidy scams, coal’s comeback, and why Wyoming is becoming the last line of defense for U.S. energy security. Lindholm exposes how […]
Continue ReadingIn the high-stakes world of energy production, a bold Texas oil executive is squaring off against California\’s entrenched environmental policies in a bid to tap into a lucrative offshore oil reserve. James Flores, the Houston-based CEO of Sable Offshore, is pushing to revive dormant oil platforms off the Santa Barbara coast—assets acquired from Exxon Mobil […]
Continue ReadingHappy Thanksgiving, and we have a wild Energy News Beat Stand Up for You! Michael and I are very grateful to all the listeners, readers, and patrons of the Energy News Beat Channel and Substack, and to the guests who have to suffer through my horrible jokes. Take a moment today, take a deep breath, […]
Continue ReadingThe State of California sent a large delegation to the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Belém, Brazil, including California Governor Gavin Newsom and top officials from the California Natural Resources Agency, Department of Food and Agriculture, Air Resources Board, Public Utilities Commission, and Governor’s Office of Tribal Affairs. Interestingly, the leaders of the world’s […]
Continue ReadingThis is an important story that is evolving as we speak. Stu Turley wrote about this a year ago, and it is now evolving into a mix of how the global finance market is morphing into gold-backed securities rather than a security based upon nuclear military might. This is a huge change, and when you […]
Continue ReadingIn a bold move that could reshape America\’s energy landscape, the Trump administration is advancing plans to restart offshore oil and gas drilling along California\’s coastline for the first time in decades. The draft proposal from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) outlines six lease sales off the Pacific coast, primarily around Santa Barbara […]
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