Author: Erick Parel

How Will the Market React to President Trump’s Speech from the White House Tonight? How long will oil be at $100?

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 […]

America’s AI Build-Out Hinges on Chinese Electrical Parts

Energy News Beat The AI revolution is rewriting America’s energy landscape faster than anyone anticipated. Hyperscalers—Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and others—are pouring more than $650 billion into data centers in 2026 alone, chasing the compute power needed to train and run next-generation AI models. Yet a quiet crisis is threatening to derail the entire build-out: […]

What is the Real Story Behind the EU Energy Policies? Are They Heading to an “Energy Lockdown” — and For What Reason?

Energy News Beat A viral X post from @LimitlesCobz captured the moment perfectly on April 1, 2026. It laid bare what EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen just told member states after an emergency energy ministers’ meeting: Europeans should work from home, drive less, fly less, and cut back on energy use because of the ongoing […]

What is the Real Story Behind the EU Energy Policies? Are They Heading to an “Energy Lockdown” — and For What Reason?

Energy News Beat A viral X post from @LimitlesCobz captured the moment perfectly on April 1, 2026. It laid bare what EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen just told member states after an emergency energy ministers’ meeting: Europeans should work from home, drive less, fly less, and cut back on energy use because of the ongoing […]

UAE in the Cross Hairs: Fujairah Export Terminal Targeted by Iran

Energy News Beat In a sharp escalation of the ongoing regional conflict, Iran has placed the United Arab Emirates’ strategic Fujairah oil export terminal squarely in its sights. Once hailed as a masterstroke of energy security engineering, the Fujairah terminal and its connected pipeline have become a focal point of vulnerability as Tehran retaliates against […]

Building America’s Nuclear Future: From Uranium to SMRs

Energy News Beat This was a fun podcast with Mark Mukhija, Eagle Nuclear Energy Corp. (NYSE) NUCL. “ Did you know that a singular ChatGPT search is equivalent to leaving your light bulb on for 20 minutes? “ Mark Mukhija, Eagle Nuclear Energy Corp, NUCL I learned a lot from Mark, and this was an […]

Trump Media & Technology Group to Merge with Nuclear Fusion Pioneer TAE Technologies in $6 Billion All-Stock Deal

Energy News Beat In a groundbreaking move that blends social media, capital markets, and next-generation clean energy, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (NASDAQ & NYSE Texas: DJT) announced on December 18, 2025, a definitive merger agreement with TAE Technologies, Inc., a California-based leader in nuclear fusion. The all-stock transaction is valued at more than […]

The USA won’t be there to help you anymore, go get your own oil

Energy News Beat President Donald J. Trump delivered a no-holds-barred message on Truth Social today that is already sending shockwaves through global energy markets and diplomatic circles. In a post targeting “allies” who sat on the sidelines during U.S. and Israeli operations against Iran, Trump declared that the era of America single-handedly guaranteeing safe passage […]

Largest Supply Disruption In the History of the Global Oil Market

Energy News Beat Brent crude prices surged from approximately $73 per barrel pre-crisis to peaks near $120 in just 10 days following the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz on March 4, 2026. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has described this as the “largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,” […]

$2 Trillion Later, The Green Revolution Collapsed: How Chasing Weather Power Bankrupted the Grid and Cost the World $40 Trillion in Growth

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: What Tony, whom we follow, left out is that this is a wealth transfer from the rich to the really rich. We need to look at the Levelized Cost of Energy and get a new definition. Wind and Solar have been getting a free pass without paying for Grid […]