Day: June 24, 2026

The Pride of Benicia: The 57-Year Legacy of a Refinery and Its People

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article was first published on the California Globe, and we highly recommend reading their work daily. Katy Grimes, Editor in Chief, and Mike Ariza have both been on the Energy News Beat Channel!    What we lost was more than a refinery By Mike Ariza, June 23, 2026 4:26 […]

Stonepeak Raises $2.5 Billion in Private Bonds Tied to LNG Plant

Energy News Beat In a clear signal of strong institutional appetite for U.S. Gulf Coast LNG infrastructure, alternative investment firm Stonepeak has raised approximately $2.5 billion in private bonds to refinance debt linked to its investment in the Louisiana LNG export terminal project. The bonds were issued by Stonepeak Wallaby I Acquiror LP, the dedicated […]

Politicians have broken America’s grids – And Consumers pay the price – Through the nose

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This is a great post on LinkedIn from Doug Sheridan, and we highly recommend following him. The FT reports that NY is confronting a tightening electricity supply just as demand begins to rise after a decade of stagnation. For years, NY expected electricity demand to remain flat, helped by […]

The New Energy Boom: Data Centers, LNG, and America’s Gas Advantage

Energy News Beat What a great day when you can get a panel together with Steve Reese, President, Reese Energy Consulting, Kirk Edwards, President, Latigo Petroleum, and Kimberly Page with Reese Energy Consulting to cover the huge issues of the Strait of Hormuz, AI, natural gas, and Data Centers. When oil fell to-$32, Cushing, Oklahoma, […]

Energy Security Starts at Home: New and Refilled SPR Storage Could Drive Billions of Barrels of Oil Demand

Energy News Beat The recent closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the resulting stranding of over 10 million barrels per day of crude from the Persian Gulf served as a stark wake-up call for import-dependent nations worldwide. In response, countries are racing to expand strategic petroleum reserves (SPR) and commercial storage capacity for both […]