An in-depth look at the July 2026 brief by the National Center for Energy Analytics (NCEA), Dr. Lars Schernikau, and Portia Roberts, with updates on U.S. policy and global fleet management. Dr. Schernikau has been on the Energy News Beat Podcast, and we highly recommend buying his book. In a world racing toward ambitious net-zero […]
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Energy markets are flashing warning signs as U.S. petroleum product exports remain near record highs while domestic inventories tighten amid escalating geopolitical risks in the Middle East. Veteran energy analyst Anas Alhajji (@anasalhajji) highlighted these concerns in his July 9, 2026, Daily Energy Report on X and Substack, posing a series of pointed questions that […]
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Floating offshore wind is similarly preposterous. It must be canceled before any more money is wasted. This was posted on the California Globe, and we highly recommend reading their publication. By Edward Ring, July 9 There are at least three ways to evaluate the economic viability of energy projects. The easiest way is to just repeat […]
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Be careful who you vote into office – you will end up paying for their decisions. Humanity’s growing thirst for energy shows no signs of slowing. Despite years of “energy transition” rhetoric promising a shift away from fossil fuels, the reality is far different: we are in an Energy Additions Era, where new sources are […]
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In early July 2026, as New York City baked under triple-digit temperatures and heat indices exceeding 110°F during a brutal heatwave, Con Edison deliberately cut power to thousands of customers — including nearly 6,000 in the Bronx — to prevent a wider grid collapse. This was not caused by a storm, transformer failure, or extreme […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was first run on America Outloud by Ronald Stein and Mike Ariza. We highly recommend reading and following them. California, the 4th-largest economy in the world, is increasing its dependence on transportation fuels produced from refined crude oil at foreign refineries, a trend that is becoming a national security risk […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was originally published on LinkedIn by Kirk Edwards, and he will be on the Energy News Beat podcast soon. That old Texas oilfield saying may not be elegant, but it feels pretty accurate right now. The situation involving Iran appears to be getting worse by the day, and we do […]
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This was originally posted on American Bazaar Online. By Phil Cruver As AI data centers face rising power demands, abandoned oil wells are being repurposed into long-duration energy storage systems that could stabilize electric grids and create new economic value. The recent analysis “The Borehole Battery: From Liability to Long Duration Storage Asset” by Gilles Chaspierre, […]
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The AI-driven data center boom is reshaping U.S. energy demand, with hyperscalers (Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, Oracle, and others) pouring hundreds of billions into new facilities that require massive, reliable, 24/7 power. Natural gas—via pipelines, turbines, onsite generation, and supporting equipment—is emerging as a critical bridge fuel due to its dispatchability, speed of deployment, and […]
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The era of ultra-cheap U.S. natural gas appears to be ending. A combination of explosive demand growth from LNG exports and AI-driven data centers, paired with maturing supply dynamics, is poised to push Henry Hub prices higher while potentially flattening the traditional seasonal price swings that have defined the market for decades. Traditional Seasonality Under […]
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