ENB Pub Note: This article was first published on the California Globe, and I will be interviewing Mike Ariza tomorrow with Professor Mische and David Blackmon on this crisis. California’s Oil and Gas Crisis: From Military Threat to Mass Starvation Since 2023, California’s policies have resulted in a loss of 700,000 barrels per day, or […]
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ENB Pub Note: This is a huge announcement from the DOE, EPA, and the DOI. We need more natural gas pipelines, or we aren’t going to make it, and I am pleasantly shocked that it is happening in New York. Great job! Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) NEW YORK – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency […]
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The 2026 Iran conflict, which escalated in late February with U.S.-Israeli strikes and Iranian retaliation—including the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on energy infrastructure—has triggered the largest supply disruption in global oil market history. Nearly 20% of the world’s oil and significant LNG volumes have been taken offline, sending Brent crude […]
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In a major boost to North American energy infrastructure, Bridger Pipeline LLC has proposed a $2 billion, 650-mile crude oil pipeline that will significantly expand U.S.-Canada oil flows. The 36-inch pipeline will run from the U.S.-Canada border in Phillips County, Montana, to Guernsey, Wyoming, with an initial capacity of approximately 550,000 barrels per day (bpd) […]
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In a sharp escalation of the ongoing regional conflict, Iran has placed the United Arab Emirates’ strategic Fujairah oil export terminal squarely in its sights. Once hailed as a masterstroke of energy security engineering, the Fujairah terminal and its connected pipeline have become a focal point of vulnerability as Tehran retaliates against perceived U.S.-linked operations […]
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In a dramatic escalation of the Iran conflict, Iranian drone strikes have repeatedly hammered the UAE’s Fujairah oil terminal — the critical endpoint of the Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (ADCOP, also known as Habshan–Fujairah). This pipeline was one of the region’s primary bypass routes around the now-blocked Strait of Hormuz. Multiple attacks in mid-March […]
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Is California on the precipice of social and economic collapse? ENB Pub Note: This article is from the California Globe by Katy Grimes, and she has appeared on the Energy News Beat several times discussing the California energy crisis caused by Gavin Newsom. David Blackmon, Stu Turley, and Mike Ariza will be recording a podcast […]
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In a remarkable display of strategic foresight and engineering resilience, Saudi Arabia has ramped its East-West Pipeline—also known as the Petroline—to full capacity of 7 million barrels per day (bpd), fully bypassing the disrupted Strait of Hormuz. This milestone comes at a critical moment. The ongoing Iran conflict has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz […]
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Russia’s oil export machine—once the backbone of its war economy—is reeling under a sustained Ukrainian drone offensive that has targeted refineries, export terminals, and critical pipeline infrastructure for over two years. What began as sporadic strikes in 2024 has escalated into a systematic campaign, with Ukrainian forces conducting more than 120 strikes on energy targets […]
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Oil is flowing again off the Santa Barbara coast for the first time in over a decade. On Monday, Sable Offshore Corp. restarted the Santa Ynez Pipeline System, sending “black gold” from its Dos Cuadras Field platforms through the onshore network that ends at Pentland Station in Kern County. The move follows President Donald Trump’s […]
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