Week Recap: Blackouts, $9 Gas & Shell’s Big Play!

Weekly Daily Standup Top Stories U.S. Largest Grid Operator is warning of Summer Power Shortages May 11, 2025 Clark Savage Key Points Research suggests potential summer power shortages in the U.S. grid, especially in PJM’s region, due to high demand and retiring plants. It seems likely that extreme heat could strain the grid, potentially causing […] Newsom […]

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Saudi Arbian Spending Spree?!

Daily Standup Top Stories Saudi Arabia Spends Like Oil’s Still at $90 May 12, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: Excellent article from Irina Slav at Oilprice.com. This article reinforces Doomberg’s comments about OPEC and its viability in the future as a cartel. Last week on the Energy News Beat podcast, he […] Republicans Push to Refill […]

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Spain’s Solar Blackout: What Happened?

Daily Standup Top Stories Why Spain’s Rooftop Solar Owners Weren’t Spared From the Blackout May 4, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: Rooftop solar panels on homes are not bad; they must be appropriately designed and set up for disaster use. I have taken the time to learn how to get the rooftop solar, […] House Votes […]

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Shell weighs up takeover of BP

ENB Pub Note: As Michael has brought this up in the podcast, this is a timely note from EuropeOffshore. Here are some of the details that were left out of the article. There are two big questions. Will they merge, then move to the U.S.? Or will BP just get listed on the NYSE so […]

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Why is U.S. LNG Dominating Global Markets?

Daily Standup Top Stories U.S. LNG will be the United States’ largest export product – Secretary Chris Wright On the Crude Truth Substack, Rey Trevino writes: Secretary Chris Wright provided a comprehensive summary of the first 100 days of the Trump administration’s energy initiatives during the cabinet meeting today. As an oil and gas exploration […]

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What Caused the MASSIVE Spain Blackout?!

Daily Standup Top Stories Spain and Portugal Hit by Widespread Blackout April 28, 2025 Clark Savage ENB Pub Note: The grid interconnects between countries are not beneficial for a country’s grid security. If you cannot control it within your own borders, you can not control it outside of your borders, and […] US Urges Eastern Europe to […]

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Big Oil Could Trim Buybacks After Price Rout – But Oil and Gas is still a good investment

ENB Pub Note: This article by Charles Kennedy for Oilprice.com makes some excellent points. I still feel that energy, Utility, critical minerals, oil, and gas are still good investments. There are some great deals available, and I have conducted several insightful interviews with CEOs discussing the benefits of investing in energy commodities. Wind, solar, and […]

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Oil and Gas Industry Bets on Low-Cost Quick-Pay Exploration

Oil and gas firms are focusing on infrastructure-led exploration (ILX) near existing fields to reduce costs and shorten development timelines. Spending on exploration remains subdued, holding steady at $50–60 billion annually since 2016. Companies prioritize smaller, quicker-return projects over high-risk frontier plays. Oil and gas companies are looking to get the most bang for their […]

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