Wind and solar are key, but not in existing grid deployments. This article was first run on the Energy News Beat Substack. Global electricity generation is set for a massive expansion. According to OPEC’s World Oil Outlook (matching the chart data for 2025–2050), total generation rises from about 32,017 TWh in 2025 to roughly 59,500 […]
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In a sharp escalation of regional tensions, Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi forces reportedly launched ballistic missiles and drones at Saudi Aramco’s Jazan (also spelled Jizan) refinery complex on the Red Sea coast overnight into July 25, 2026. The strikes came roughly 24 hours after Saudi-led coalition airstrikes targeted Houthi positions in the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, […]
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In a striking demonstration of how modern warfare has evolved, Ukrainian forces once again reached deep into Russian territory on July 25, 2026, hitting the Antipinsky (Tyumen) oil refinery more than 2,000 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The attack sparked a significant fire at the facility in western Siberia, underscoring Ukraine’s expanded long-range drone capabilities […]
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Saudi Arabia’s carefully constructed workaround for oil exports is hitting severe constraints on two fronts at once: kinetic threats from Yemen’s Houthis and commercial barriers from the London marine insurance market centered on Lloyd’s. The result is a growing bottleneck at the Red Sea that threatens a key remaining outlet for Saudi crude and products, […]
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As Middle East supply risks escalate—with threats to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait adding to existing pressures on key chokepoints—China and India are turning aggressively toward Russian crude. Analysts had long flagged that a rebound in Chinese buying or a closure/disruption of Bab el-Mandeb could drive oil prices higher. Both factors are now in play, yet […]
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This article first ran on The Energy News Beat Substack – Head over there to comment. The global oil market is once again being reshaped by simultaneous disruptions across multiple critical maritime and pipeline choke points. As of late July 2026, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal routes, and Caspian-linked export corridors […]
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Rey Trevino, Crude Truth Podcast Host, and President at Pecos Operating, stops by. This was recorded yesterday, and oil has dropped back down several dollars. The volatility will still be around until demand destruction kicks in. We have a wild stand-up with 8 huge stories. It is fun having guests on the stand-up, and Rey […]
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Three Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) carrying a combined roughly 6 million barrels of crude oil slipped out of the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. The vessels began transmitting automated position (AIS) signals as they entered the Gulf of Oman on […]
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Greece has once again highlighted the practical and commercial limits of the European Union’s sanctions regime against Russian energy. As the world’s leading maritime nation, Athens successfully pressed for exemptions on restrictions targeting the shipping of Russian LNG to third countries in the latest (21st) sanctions package. Greek officials argued that broader bans would primarily […]
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West Texas Intermediate crude hovered near $90 per barrel on July 23, 2026, with Brent trading higher in the mid-to-high $90s amid escalating disruptions across multiple global oil transit routes. Markets are reacting to simultaneous pressures on four critical choke points: the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal corridor, and the […]
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