LNG Canada will again source major modules from a Chinese state-owned fabricator for its $33 billion Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, B.C., even as Canadian primary steel producers idle lines and issue layoff notices under U.S. tariffs and persistent import pressure. Prime Minister Mark Carney has left the steel decision to the project owners while […]
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Governor Maura Healey is asking the Trump administration to move faster on a natural gas pipeline expansion she once made a political career out of opposing. The request landed on October 1, about a month before the November 2026 general election, in a letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright urging federal agencies to clear reviews […]
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Southern California utilities are warning tens of thousands of customers that power may be cut this weekend as a late-season heat wave and elevated fire weather follow the second-hottest September on record in a key energy-trading metric for the U.S. West. Edison International’s Southern California Edison (SCE) is considering preventive Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) […]
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NANO Nuclear Energy (NASDAQ: NNE) has taken another concrete step toward vertical integration across the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle. On October 1, 2026, the company and its wholly owned subsidiary HALEU Energy Fuel Inc. signed a definitive asset purchase agreement with Radnostix, Inc. (formerly International Isotopes Inc.) and its subsidiary International Isotopes Fluorine Products, Inc. […]
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South Korea’s planned U.S. investment package includes a framework for eight large nuclear reactors, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick naming Ohio, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Kentucky as expected host states. The September 30, 2026 White House announcement is real, but it is a commercial framework tied to last year’s tariff deal—not a zero-cost gift fully […]
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China is once again withholding refined products from the global market, layering fresh stress onto an already strained diesel complex. On October 1, 2026, trade sources reported that Chinese refiners have suspended oil-product exports for October to destinations other than Hong Kong and Macau, pending new guidance from Beijing. State-owned major PetroChina has canceled planned […]
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Announced in July 2026 and still at the feasibility-study stage, it would initially move 500,000 barrels per day (expandable to 800,000) of Western Canadian crude to Sarnia’s refining hub. Ontario is leading the study, due by the end of 2026, and Ford has said the province is prepared to provide “patient capital” while seeking private […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article is from friends of the Energy News Beat podcast, Ronald Stein and Michael Karbowski, on America Outloud. We are looking to get them on the podcast in a few weeks. Currently, we have about 10 interviews going through production and have lots of news rolling. We highly recommend following Ronald […]
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Welcome back to the Energy News Beat podcast. Today we’re diving into one of the most critical conversations happening in American politics—energy security, economic policy, and leadership. Our guest is Eric Flores, a former federal prosecutor, Captain in the Texas Army National Guard, and congressional candidate running in South Texas’s District 34 with President Trump’s […]
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The official line since the energy crisis has been simple. Families and businesses are exposed because fossil-fuel prices are set internationally. After the latest Middle East shock, ministers said Britain had to “get off the fossil fuel rollercoaster” and that “when global gas prices spike, people here shouldn’t be picking up the tab.” Ofgem and […]
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