In a significant victory for American energy producers, manufacturers, and workers, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6409, the Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act, on April 16, 2026, by a vote of 220-208. Sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX-11), this commonsense permitting reform bill amends the Clean Air Act […]
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The United States is in the midst of a historic expansion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export infrastructure. After a decade of rapid growth that transformed the U.S. from a minor player into the world’s largest LNG exporter, a new wave of projects under construction and recently sanctioned is poised to add more than […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was first published on the California Globe. We highly recommend bookmarking their site and reading daily. Residential natural gas appliances are a modest factor in the region’s air quality equation By Marc Joffe, April 15, 2026 3:00 pm On January 1, 2027, San Francisco Bay Area homeowners will awaken to an unwelcome reality: […]
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Houston, TX – April 16, 2026 – The latest U.S. rotary rig count data shows a modest pullback in drilling activity. According to Baker Hughes, the total U.S. rig count for the week of April 10, 2026, stands at 545 rigs, down 3 rigs week-over-week (WoW) from 548 the prior week. Year-over-year (YoY), activity is […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article first ran in the Washington Times, and it is spot on. My Grandfather is credited with being one of the geologists who discovered the North Slope, and we have yet to take advantage of the resources there. We will cover this on the Next Energy News Beat Stand Up. By […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was originally run on the California Globe, and we recommend following their productions. Californians consumed 484 million barrels of oil in 2025, with in-state production only providing 111 million barrels By Edward Ring, April 15, 2026 4:00 pm With war in the Middle East disrupting shipments of crude oil, we have another reason […]
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This ain’t your Cats and Dogs living with each other, this is a full-blown apocalypse about to happen. This is a follow-up podcast to the one I had with Mike Ariza, and this time, David Blackmon and Professor Mike Mische are here to discuss the potential 7 Executive Orders that President Trump must enact to […]
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For years, net-zero advocates have pointed to Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) charts from Lazard, IRENA, and government reports to claim that wind and solar are now the cheapest forms of electricity. These models supposedly prove renewables beat gas, coal, or nuclear on cost. But as Energy News Beat has long argued, this narrative is […]
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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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