On October 19, 2026, Albertans voted in a multi-question, non-binding referendum and delivered a decisive result on a question that has simmered for decades: whether the province should remain in Confederation or begin the constitutional process toward a future binding vote on separation. Unofficial results from Elections Alberta showed roughly 76 percent supporting Alberta remaining […]
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ENB Pub Note: Since we are in the mood to poke people who don’t do their research, this one popped up. This article first appeared in Andrew Korybko’s newsletter and has an interesting idea on how to unfreeze Russian Assets, and poke the EU. After what Zelensky has been doing to his people, and what […]
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The Energy Realities Team, with a special guest, rolls in on a great Monday. In this episode of the Energy Realities podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with energy experts Charlie Garcia (MarketWatch columnist and author of Capital Mischief), Dr. Tammy Nemeth (The Nemeth Report), and David Blackmon (Forbes and Daily Caller contributor) to tackle […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a trilateral summit with U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping next month to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, according to an exclusive Wall Street Journal report cited by Bloomberg and other outlets on October 18-19, 2026.Bloomberg The idea was first raised during a phone call […]
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The 2026 US-Iran war and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz have delivered a sharp shock to the global helium market. Helium, extracted primarily as a byproduct of natural-gas processing, has no short-term substitutes in many critical applications. Qatar’s Ras Laffan complex—source of roughly one-third of world supply—saw production halted after Iranian strikes […]
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Washington let Russian diesel in, then froze the new Russia sanctions law with no end date. Diesel is up 4.5 cents in a week. Filled up a diesel truck today? You paid about $6.32 a gallon, the AAA national average ($6.3224), up 4.5 cents from a week ago and $2.69 more than a year ago. […]
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Iran says two loaded tankers hit mines. Ukraine ended a brief energy truce, the SPR put 17 million more barrels on offer, European wholesale gas sits $25 above the U.S. benchmark, and the Secretary of State is touring the world’s largest single-site refinery. Here is how this week’s five biggest stories land in your tank […]
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Brent closed Friday at $109.86 and the futures market prices $100 oil into spring. Gas costs about nine times more in Europe and Asia than at Henry Hub, the U.S. benchmark, coal demand is headed for a record, and five of the world’s eight oil chokepoints have trouble. Here is what it means for your […]
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Canadian oil producers are failing to fully capture a global oil-price surge. Alberta’s oil sands operators are receiving roughly $26 a barrel less than U.S. rivals for their heavy crude, as the Western Canadian Select (WCS) discount to West Texas Intermediate (WTI) has widened dramatically in recent weeks—to levels not seen since late 2023. Source […]
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On October 16, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order implementing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 while simultaneously waiving most of its new sanctions, restrictions, and duties. The move, taken under the Act’s national-interest waiver authority (Section 115), came just days before the measures were set to take […]
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