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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The United States continues to assert its position as a global energy powerhouse, with Gulf Coast refineries driving record exports of refined petroleum products. Demand for downstream fuels — particularly diesel (distillate fuel oil), jet fuel, and gasoline — has surged internationally, fueled by economic recovery in Latin America, Europe’s energy security needs, and rising […]
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ENB Pub Note: David Blackmon, Professor Mische, and Mike Ariza are on a podcast on Wednesday to cover these critical Executive Orders from President Trump to save California and the United States. This article was originally published on the California Globe, and we recommend reading it there and supporting them. Katy Grimes, the Editor in […]
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As the Iran war enters its fifth week and the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed, Goldman Sachs has issued a stark warning in its April 2026 report titled “Are We Running Out of Oil?” The bank’s analysts, led by Yulia Zhestkova Grigsby, conclude that the world is indeed facing acute physical shortages of crude […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article is from the Epoch Times and was forwarded to us by Ronald Stein, Author and Friend to the Energy News Beat Podcast. As we have been talking on the Podcast, California is a National Security Risk. California is the 4th largest economy in the world and an “ENERGY ISLAND that […]
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This was a hard-hitting discussion by Mike Ariza, Downstream Expert, fresh off last night’s Town Hall with Professor Mische and a host of other key people discussing the horrific National Security Crisis in California and how the Strait of Hormuz is about to impact the entire half of the United States. Yes, you heard that […]
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Energy News Beat Exclusive Analysis – Stu Turley Diesel prices are surging across key markets—and rising faster than gasoline or petrol in many places. As Sky News economics editor Ed Conway highlighted in his widely shared X post and video primer (posted March 31, 2026), this isn’t just another blip in the energy markets. It’s […]
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The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed amid the ongoing U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, halting nearly all tanker traffic through the critical chokepoint that normally carries about 20% of global oil and LNG trade, along with roughly 5 million barrels per day (mbd) of refined petroleum products. JP Morgan Commodities Research has modeled the ripple […]
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Southern Nevadans are paying over $5 a gallon for gas — and Congresswoman Susie Lee wants you to believe it’s all because of “Trump’s war.” In a now-viral X post, Rep. Lee (D-NV) claimed: “Southern Nevadans are now paying over $5/gallon for gas because of Trump’s war. We need to lower costs for hardworking families. […]
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Chevron Corp. has issued a stark warning to California: the state is barreling toward a full-blown fuel crisis unless the ongoing war with Iran eases and state officials slash taxes and regulations that have strangled its refining industry. The world’s second-largest oil company is signaling it may walk away from refining in the Golden State […]
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