Brent crude fell 3.6% to $94.00 per barrel on Monday, November 9, 2026, with WTI dropping about 3% to $88.09, extending last week’s steep 16% slide in Brent—the sharpest weekly drop since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move was driven by reports that Qatar’s prime minister was en route to the White House […]
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Crude fell about $19 a barrel in three sessions. Diesel fell by about the same amount in dollars, so the shortage premium barely moved. Stocks under 100 million barrels are a big reason food, freight and heating still feel expensive. By Energy News Beat | As of November 9, 2026 CST Published Nov. 9, 2026 […]
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Energy News Beat | November 9, 2026 Strathcona Resources Ltd. (TSX: SCR) has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Greenfire Resources Ltd. (TSX: GFR; NYSE: GFR) in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately C$2.7 billion to C$2.9 billion, including Greenfire’s roughly C$550 million in net debt as of September 30, 2026.Strathconaresources The deal, announced […]
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The Nuclear Waste Fund is real money. Spending it, siting a repository and turning used fuel back into fuel are three different challenges. By Energy News Beat | As of November 8, 2026 CST A real fund, a real stalemate Finland just did something no country had done before. On October 22, 2026, its government […]
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For years, “energy security starts at home” served as a catchy talking point in policy debates. The Iran war and the resulting disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, combined with the 2026 midterm “blue wave,” have turned it into a practical requirement for businesses, investors, grid operators, and voters. Reliability, affordability, and deliverable supply now […]
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Two U.S. carriers sit in the Arabian Sea, tankers are still being hit near Hormuz, and refinery strikes in Russia have resumed. Brent just fell to its lowest since Aug. 31 anyway. Here is what is confirmed, what open-source trackers see, the signals for and against a new strike, and what each chokepoint means for […]
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Energy Security Starts at Home By the Energy News Beat Team, drawing on reporting and analysis in the spirit of Stu Turley On November 4, 2026, the UK Labour government under Prime Minister Andy Burnham introduced its Energy Independence Bill. Scottish Conservative MP Douglas Lumsden stood outside Parliament holding the bill and called it exactly […]
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The Energy News Beat Stand Up, we cover 10 big stories. As voters head to the polls with record-high gas prices and heating fuel costs, the Energy Newsbeat Podcast tackles the critical intersection of energy policy, economic impact, and national security. Host Stu Turley examines how decades of net zero regulations and refinery closures have […]
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In this wide-ranging Energy Realities Round Table discussion, hosts David Blackmon, Dr. Tammy Nemeth, and Stu Turley dive deep into the forces reshaping global energy markets. Triggered by record-breaking quarterly earnings from major oil companies—ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and BP—the conversation expands to reveal a complex web of interconnected challenges: a critical global refining capacity shortage, […]
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Germany’s wholesale electricity market delivered a textbook lesson in the limits of intermittent renewables in late October 2026. Day-ahead prices collapsed to an average of roughly €13 per megawatt-hour (MWh) on October 25 amid strong wind and solar output, with many 15-minute intervals clearing near zero. Four days later, on October 29, the average hit […]
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