Day: February 17, 2026

The Oil and Gas Global Markets Update with Jack Prandelli, The Merchants News Substack.

Energy News Beat Jack Prandelli of The Merchants News Substack stopped by, and we had a blast visiting about huge changes in the oil and gas markets. At the end of the podcast, we also discuss how we should restructure electricity prices for consumers. 1. China’s efforts to reduce its reliance on the US dollar: […]

Oil Prices Rise as Iran Closes Parts of the Strait of Hormuz for Naval Drills

Energy News Beat In a move that has heightened tensions in the Middle East, Iran announced the temporary partial closure of sections of the Strait of Hormuz on February 17, 2026, to conduct naval exercises by its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The drills, dubbed “Smart Control of the Strait of Hormuz,” involved live-fire exercises […]

Two different views of Rubio’s Munich Speech from David Blackmon and Andrew Korybko

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: While many judges see Secretary Rubio in memes of him holding different jobs, and they are fun, that is not what just happened. David Blackmon’s Substack article makes some outstanding points, and Andrew Korybko’s Substack offers comments from a Russian perspective. And I think that both are very informative. […]