Day: September 1, 2026

Cheniere Finishes Corpus Christi LNG Expansion as Overseas Markets Squeezed

Energy News Beat Cheniere Energy has handed over the last piece of its Corpus Christi Stage 3 expansion just as the global LNG market is being pulled in two directions: Asia bidding hard for cargoes, and Europe trying to refill storage that is running well behind seasonal norms. The timing is not a coincidence. It […]

What Is the Reason for the 1000% Increase in Power costs to Consumers?

Energy News Beat American electricity customers are facing sticker shock that goes far beyond ordinary inflation. In the nation’s largest grid region, PJM Interconnection—serving 65 million people across 13 states and Washington, D.C.—capacity prices have risen from roughly $29 per MW-day in the 2024/2025 auction to $270, then $329–$333 per MW-day in subsequent auctions. That […]

The White House’s August 31, 2026 fact sheet details a landmark oil agreement that grants North American Blue Energy Partners (NABEP) 100-year concessions on 17 Venezuelan fields holding roughly 65 billion barrels of proven reserves.

Energy News Beat The U.S. government receives a 35% equity stake in NABEP’s corporate parent via the Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital, a guaranteed right to buy 20% of offtake at production cost, and a right of first refusal on the remaining 80%. U.S. governance rights include veto power over board appointments, a […]

UK refineries are being killed off by high carbon costs. How U.S. Blue States are following the same playbook

Energy News Beat Britain’s downstream oil sector is shrinking in real time. Two refineries closed in 2025—Grangemouth in April and Lindsey in August—leaving only four operating sites: Fawley, Humber, Pembroke, and Stanlow. Liquid fuels still account for 47 percent of UK final energy consumption. There are no scalable near-term substitutes for diesel in freight, agriculture, […]