Author: Erick Parel

Dallas Fed Oil and Gas Activity Rises Amid Elevated Uncertainty

Energy News Beat The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas released its Q1 2026 Energy Survey on March 25, 2026, and the headline is clear: after nearly a year of contraction, oil and gas activity in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District (Texas, northern Louisiana, and southern New Mexico) is expanding again. The survey’s broadest measure—the business activity […]

Energy News Beat Exclusive: 10 Hard-Hitting Stories on California’s 2026 Energy Crisis

Energy News Beat We have been talking about the Energy Crisis in California for years, and now it is no longer an energy crisis. It is a national security risk to the entire Republic. Don’t take our word for it, but let’s look at 10 other huge stories from other publications. Stu Turley, David Blackmon, […]

California ‘engineered the conditions’ for gas crisis hammering state harder than nation

Energy News Beat California didn’t just inherit sky-high fuel prices — state leaders engineered them through decades of policy choices that have now collided with a global energy shock. While the national average for regular gasoline hovers around $4.00–$4.06 per gallon (up sharply from ~$2.98 a month ago), Californians are paying $5.71–$5.89 for regular gas […]

Nano Nuclear Submits Construction Permit For Kronos Reactor In Illinois, Huge Step Forward

Energy News Beat In a defining moment for advanced nuclear deployment, NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) and its partner, The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U. of I.), have officially submitted a Construction Permit Application (CPA) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for the KRONOS MMR microreactor. Submitted […]

JP Morgan Says Oil Goes to $150 if Strait Not Opened Till May

Energy News Beat J.P. Morgan has issued a stark warning to energy markets: oil prices could spike to $120–$130 per barrel in the near term, with a real risk of surging above $150 per barrel if supply disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz persist into mid-May. In comments to The Times, JPMorgan’s global head of […]

220 Vessels Transited the Strait of Hormuz in March: A Deep Dive into Vessel Types, Cargo Destinations, Pipeline Bypass Volumes, and Global Fuel Export Bans

Energy News Beat The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints, saw dramatically reduced maritime traffic in March 2026 amid ongoing regional tensions following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and subsequent Iranian restrictions on shipping. According to data shared by MarineTraffic and analytics firm Kpler, a total of just 220 vessels transited […]

Premeditated Industrial Destruction? How the UK Destroyed Its Industry and a Plan to Reverse This

Energy News Beat The United Kingdom once stood as an industrial powerhouse, fueled by abundant domestic oil, gas, and coal reserves that powered manufacturing, jobs, and economic growth. Today, that foundation is crumbling under the weight of Net Zero policies, sky-high energy taxes, regulatory barriers, and a deliberate shift away from reliable hydrocarbons. A powerful […]

How Will the Market React to President Trump’s Speech from the White House Tonight?

Energy News Beat President Donald Trump delivered a prime-time address from the White House on April 1, 2026, providing an “important update” on the U.S. involvement in the Iran conflict. In the speech and preceding statements, Trump signaled strong optimism: U.S. military operations could wrap up in “two to three weeks,” the Strait of Hormuz […]

Szijjarto’s Leaked Calls With Lavrov Prove That He’s Europe’s Last Real Diplomat

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article was originally posted on Andrew Korybko’s Newsletter on Substack, and we recommend following him. The EU has no tolerance for real nationalists and the diplomats that represent them. Leaked calls between Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov recently circulated in which he’s shown […]

The Redefining of Levelized Cost of Energy Needs to Be Implemented to Lower Energy Prices

Energy News Beat Dr. Matthew M. Wielicki on X has some fantastic points and we recommend following him. Oh, and he was a guest on the Energy News Beat Podcast. Dr. Matthew Wielicki cut to the heart of the matter in his recent post: “Solar panels and wind turbines don’t power heavy industry, 24/7 hospitals, […]