Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: David Blackmon, Professor Mische, and Mike Ariza are on a podcast on Wednesday to cover these critical Executive Orders from President Trump to save California and the United States. This article was originally published on the California Globe, and we recommend reading it there and supporting them. Katy Grimes, […]
Energy News Beat The AI-fueled data center boom is slamming into a hard reality: there simply aren’t enough transformers, switchgear, and other critical electrical equipment to bring the projects online. According to Bloomberg’s April 1, 2026 newsletter, more than half of the U.S. data centers planned for this year are now expected to be delayed […]
Energy News Beat In a striking display of America’s emergence as the world’s premier energy supplier, at least 121 empty oil tankers are currently steaming toward U.S. waters — with 68 of them Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), each capable of hauling up to 2 million barrels of oil. This surge, captured in real-time MarineTraffic […]
Energy News Beat This was a great episode with Dr. Tammy Nemeth leading the discussion with our special guest Rupert Darwall. The link to his book is below, and he has a new one coming out soon. We could have used several other titles as well: Who’s Paying for the Green Transition? or Energy Security […]
Energy News Beat As Europe enters the critical summer refill season in April 2026, its natural gas market faces significant headwinds. Underground storage levels are starting from an unusually low base after a harsh winter, compounded by geopolitical disruptions to LNG supply chains—particularly from the Middle East. With refill operations already underway but volumes constrained, […]
Energy News Beat This was a great episode with Dr. Tammy Nemeth leading the discussion with our special guest Rupert Darwall. The link to his book is below, and he has a new one coming out soon. We could have used several other titles as well: Who’s Paying for the Green Transition? or Energy Security […]
Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This is a huge story from the California Globe’s Editor in Chief Katy Grimes, and we have Professor Mische, Mike Ariza, and David Blackmon on the Energy News Beat and Energy Impacts Podcasts covering this huge story from California, and the Executive Orders from President Trump. These would […]
Energy News Beat The Strait of Hormuz—the narrow 21-nautical-mile chokepoint between Iran and Oman that carries roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and a quarter of global LNG—remains the epicenter of one of the most significant energy disruptions in modern history. As of today, the strait is not fully closed to all traffic, but commercial […]
Energy News Beat The AI-fueled data center boom is slamming into a hard reality: there simply aren’t enough transformers, switchgear, and other critical electrical equipment to bring the projects online. According to Bloomberg’s April 1, 2026 newsletter, more than half of the U.S. data centers planned for this year are now expected to be delayed […]
Energy News Beat 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 […]
