IEA\’s Oil Demand Data: Trustworthy?

Daily Standup Top Stories How Republicans got roped into a deal that keeps the IRA—and why there’s still time to fix it May 19, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: This article is from Alex Epstein’s Substack, and I highly recommend subscribing and supporting his work here: Energy Talking Points by Alex Epstein.  I have interviewed Alex […]

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IEA revised historical oil demand data, can we trust the numbers? Is this price manipulation?

ENB Pub Note: An excellent story from the Crude Truth Subsack, and we recommend following them. https://crudetruth.substack.com/p/iea-revised-historical-oil-demand. There are some real issues going on in the overall pricing of oil and gas in the global markets. It used to be based upon supply and demand, and I have been questioning the data for years. What […]

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Week Recap: Blackouts, $9 Gas & Shell’s Big Play!

Weekly Daily Standup Top Stories U.S. Largest Grid Operator is warning of Summer Power Shortages May 11, 2025 Clark Savage Key Points Research suggests potential summer power shortages in the U.S. grid, especially in PJM’s region, due to high demand and retiring plants. It seems likely that extreme heat could strain the grid, potentially causing […] Newsom […]

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Saudi Arbian Spending Spree?!

Daily Standup Top Stories Saudi Arabia Spends Like Oil’s Still at $90 May 12, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: Excellent article from Irina Slav at Oilprice.com. This article reinforces Doomberg’s comments about OPEC and its viability in the future as a cartel. Last week on the Energy News Beat podcast, he […] Republicans Push to Refill […]

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Doomberg on the Oil and Gas Markets

Make no mistake, Doomberg is a national treasure. I have thoroughly enjoyed my podcasts with him, and his Substack is worth every penny. The last time Doomberg was on the podcast, we had Chris Wright, our new Secretary of Energy, on the panel. This podcast is also going out on David Blackmon’s Substack and podcast […]

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Russia and Iran Deepen Energy Cooperation

ENB Pub Note: Why is this story from Tsvetana Parsskova from Oilprice.com important? Iran first learned, then developed ways to survive United States sanctions, and was an early adopter in the Dark Fleet, also known as the Shadow Fleet. Russia then built upon the success Iran had achieved with the shadow fleet and expanded it […]

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Striking Fast Trade Deals

Daily Standup Top Stories The steep learning curve America faces if it wants to return to previous shipyard glory days April 15, 2025 Stu Turley ENB Pub Note: Interesting article from America’s Shipyards. While we retool the 19,000 manufacturing shops that the Democrats and Republicans shipped to China, we should also look at building our commercial […]

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