Two oil giants are choosing different speeds in West Texas—not walking away from American energy. The real test is what survives the next price cycle. By Energy News Beat | Planned Sunday November 8, 2026 issue | Facts researched November 7, 2026 CST The family-budget question When you pull up to the diesel pump, you […]
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For years, “energy security starts at home” served as a catchy talking point in policy debates. The Iran war and the resulting disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, combined with the 2026 midterm “blue wave,” have turned it into a practical requirement for businesses, investors, grid operators, and voters. Reliability, affordability, and deliverable supply now […]
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Two U.S. carriers sit in the Arabian Sea, tankers are still being hit near Hormuz, and refinery strikes in Russia have resumed. Brent just fell to its lowest since Aug. 31 anyway. Here is what is confirmed, what open-source trackers see, the signals for and against a new strike, and what each chokepoint means for […]
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New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has formally warned the state’s port and terminal operators against accepting Russian diesel cargoes authorized under a Trump administration deal, arguing the imports violate a 2022 federal statute and could expose businesses and individuals to substantial civil and criminal penalties. In a November 2 letter to operators, Sherrill stated that […]
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Saudi Arabia is accelerating efforts to expand its oil export infrastructure and alternative exit ports to reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz, as disruptions from the ongoing regional conflict continue to reshape Gulf energy flows. Aramco CEO Amin Nasser confirmed in early November 2026 earnings commentary that preliminary engineering work has begun on expanding […]
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In this wide-ranging Energy Realities Round Table discussion, hosts David Blackmon, Dr. Tammy Nemeth, and Stu Turley dive deep into the forces reshaping global energy markets. Triggered by record-breaking quarterly earnings from major oil companies—ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and BP—the conversation expands to reveal a complex web of interconnected challenges: a critical global refining capacity shortage, […]
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The United States has solidified its position as Europe’s top crude oil supplier. According to Eurostat data highlighted in a recent analysis by commodity markets observer Jack Prandelli, the US accounted for 18.8% of the EU’s petroleum oil imports by value in the second quarter of 2026. That marked a rise from 15.1% in 2025 […]
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Crude is not scarce. Diesel out of the Atlantic basin is — and the refineries that could make it are not where the barrels are, or configured to run them. American margins are near records while Asian margins have collapsed, and that gap is doing more to set the price at your pump than the […]
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On the night of October 30–31, 2026, Ukrainian long-range drones struck the Bashneft refining complex in Ufa, in Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan, roughly 1,400–1,600 kilometers from the front lines. The attack came as Russian forces simultaneously hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure, leaving hundreds of thousands of households without power as winter approaches.BloombergKyivpost Bloomberg reported that Ukraine […]
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ENB Publishers Note: This article first ran on Andrew Korybko’s Newsletter on Substack. It has some interesting points and we recommend subscribing and looking at the world from all viewpoints as it seems that you need to search for the truth in between different publications. We are also seeing a dramatic link between the left […]
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