Have you ever seen one of my favorite movies, Groundhog Day? I feel like that right now as we are trying to report on the global energy crisis, and daily it is the Strait is open, ….closed,,, open,,, closed, …. Dolphins, removing mines,,,, clear ,,, wow. Ok, and Jeff, yes, AI thought they were creating […]
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What a wild day on the News Desk. President Trump ordered the U.S. Navy to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran started lobbing drones and missiles around. Bagdad Bob showed up in Iran and claimed that they hit a US ship, but they did not. It will be interesting to see what […]
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Energy Security Starts at Home, and Energy Dominance is Displayed through your exports. Well, the US is clearly energy dominant until you hit California, and then they are 80% dependent on foreign energy. 1. Global Energy Crisis & Iran War Impact The Podcast opens with the Iran war creating a severe global energy crisis. […]
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In the high-stakes world of global oil, timing and persistence can make all the difference. While ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips spent nearly two decades on the sidelines after Venezuela’s 2007 nationalizations, Chevron quietly maintained its foothold through joint ventures and U.S. licenses. Now, with major political shifts in Caracas and a clear push from the Trump […]
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It is a wild day on the News Desk, and we saw Brent hit $105, and the market tanked. This is not going to be over very quickly, as there is a lot to unwind in the oil and gas markets and supply chains. We are seeing new proposed pipelines, and Energy Security is really […]
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The global oil market has been upended by the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran that began in late February 2026. The effective closure or severe restriction of the Strait of Hormuz — the chokepoint carrying roughly 20 million barrels per day (bpd), or about one-fifth of global seaborne oil and LNG — triggered the largest supply […]
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Jon Brewton, CEO of Data2, stopped by after meeting with the Department of Energy. Jon Brewton stopped by the Energy News Beat Podcast and let us know how his meetings with the Department of Energy went. This is extremely cool for the entire energy sector, as we are facing energy crunches, rising demand, and cost […]
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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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With this wild group of 7 stories, and one from CENCOM, I needed to also have a subtitle of “these three key points: “Paper vs. Physical: The Fractured Oil Market” “When Energy Meets Geopolitics: A Perfect Storm” “The Hidden Risks in America’s Power Infrastructure” No deal – The negotiation team could not agree on […]
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This was a lot of fun with Ron as we covered his latest earnings reports from Liberty Energy, and the exciting direction for Liberty in the AI and Data Center space. In fact, as we were talking, I got the idea to have Ron on the podcast with Jon Brewton, CEO of Data2. We are […]
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