Energy News Beat In a timely new analysis published today, Doomberg challenges conventional peak oil narratives with a provocative twist: it’s “Peak ‘Not Oil.’” The piece highlights how surging U.S. natural gas liquids (NGLs) — particularly propane and butane — are delivering a “tsunami of new supply” that the global economy is rapidly adapting to, […]
Energy News Beat Paul Auslander, President, CFP, Stops by the Energy News Beat Podcast, and we have a blast covering energy and finance. Connect with Paul on his LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulauslander/ 1. Stock Market Performance & Economic Outlook Paul Auslander discusses why the stock market continues to rise despite global turmoil. Key points include: Strong […]
Energy News Beat Europe’s once-mighty industrial engine is sputtering, and Germany—the continent’s manufacturing powerhouse—is at the epicenter of a deepening crisis. High energy costs driven by aggressive Net Zero policies, renewable intermittency, heavy regulations, and carbon pricing are accelerating deindustrialization. Major firms are slashing jobs, closing plants, and relocating production to the United States and […]
Energy News Beat The latest development in America’s shifting energy landscape came on June 29, 2026, when the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced a settlement with Duke Energy. The utility will voluntarily terminate its $129 million Carolina Long Bay offshore wind lease and reinvest that capital into new natural gas generation, nuclear power, […]
Energy News Beat This risks a tight winter as the injection season winds down, with inventories projected to be just 76% full by late October. According to a Financial Times report citing industry analysis (primarily Wood Mackenzie), Europe faces the prospect of entering the 2026/27 heating season with its lowest natural gas storage levels in at […]
Energy News Beat As the Strait of Hormuz reopens following the mid-June U.S.-Iran ceasefire and sanctions waiver on Iranian oil sales (valid until August 21, 2026), Middle East crude flows are recovering, and tanker traffic is picking up. However, a key market twist has emerged: Asian refiners, who aggressively sourced non-Middle Eastern crude during the […]
Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article is from America Outloud and Ronald Stein. We recommend signing up for notices from Ronald on the link below. Can a zero-emissions world survive without crude oil? That is the wrong question. The zero-emissions debate asks when we can stop burning crude oil. The harder question — […]
Energy News Beat Russia has added another LNG tanker to its growing “dark fleet” (also known as the shadow fleet) as the U.S.-sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project continues to ramp up exports despite Western restrictions. The 19-year-old vessel, now operating as Arctic Express, loaded a cargo of liquefied natural gas from a floating storage unit […]
Energy News Beat A powerful thunderstorm packing extreme straight-line winds slammed into central South Dakota this morning, leaving critical damage at a wind farm near Highmore in Hyde County. Storm chaser Jakob McMillin documented the scene in a widely shared post on X (formerly Twitter), showing multiple wind turbine towers collapsed or heavily damaged, with […]
Energy News Beat Putin admitted Russia is experiencing fuel shortages and long lines at gas stations, while insisting the situation remains manageable. Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries, pipelines, and oil terminals have forced fuel restrictions across numerous Russian regions. Moscow is considering a diesel export ban and prioritizing fuel supplies for agriculture as it seeks […]
