Katy Grimes, Editor in Chief of the California Globe, and Mike Umbro stop by the ENB Podcast. This podcast rolled around because Katy Grimes, the Editor in Chief of the California Globe, wrote a brilliant story, “Has California’s Oil and Gas Industry Hit the Point of No Return?” and in that story, she is pointing out […]
Continue ReadingThe 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 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 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 ReadingIn a stark warning that echoes growing concerns across the global energy sector, Russia\’s top OPEC+ negotiator, Alexander Novak, has highlighted the imminent risk of an oil shortage driven by chronic underinvestment. Speaking recently, Novak emphasized that traditional accessible reserves are depleting rapidly, while hard-to-recover reserves demand significantly higher costs. \”We are now seeing traditional […]
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 the ever-evolving landscape of global energy markets and finance, few concepts have sparked as much debate as the \”petrodollar.\” Coined to describe the system where oil is predominantly priced and traded in U.S. dollars, this arrangement has underpinned American economic dominance for decades. But recent shifts—ranging from Saudi Arabia\’s geopolitical realignments to surging gold […]
Continue ReadingWeekly Daily Standup Top Stories Mike Wirth, Chevron CEO, Believes in the Future of Oil, Gas, and Chevron November 15, 2025 Clark Savage In a landscape where energy markets are grappling with uncertainties around oversupply and the push toward renewables, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth stands firm in his optimism for the oil and gas sector. Speaking […]
Continue ReadingThe Loan is a great thing for consumers and the United States It is interesting to see the backlash on the people not supporting the loan to get a nuclear reactor back online, when it is a great business loan. The US Government will make money, while the consumers will be insulated from prices at […]
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