Author: Erick Parel

Iran Gas Flow to Turkey Said to Stop After South Pars Strike

Energy News Beat   Istanbul — Iran has halted all natural gas exports to Turkey following last week’s Israeli strike on the giant South Pars gas field, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The move marks the latest ripple from the March 18 attack on processing facilities at Asaluyeh, Iran’s key onshore […]

Global Fertilizer Crisis Deepens: Strait of Hormuz Closure, Diesel Shortages, and LNG Disruptions Threaten Agriculture and Food Security

Energy News Beat The global agriculture sector is staring down a perfect storm of fertilizer disruptions, diesel fuel shortages, and skyrocketing energy costs—all triggered by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of conflict in the Middle East after “Operation Epic Fury” on February 28, 2026. What began as a geopolitical […]

Refineries Under Attack Globally

Energy News Beat Energy News Beat Special Report – March 2026 Escalating conflicts have turned oil refineries into strategic targets worldwide. Ukrainian drone campaigns continue to hammer Russian facilities, while the 2026 Iran war (U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Iranian retaliation across the Gulf) has triggered widespread damage to refineries, terminals, and related gas infrastructure […]

Valero Port Arthur Refinery Explosion Shuts Down 435,000 b/d Refinery

Energy News Beat Port Arthur, Texas — A powerful explosion rocked Valero Energy’s massive Port Arthur refinery on the evening of March 23, 2026, triggering a shelter-in-place order, a towering plume of black smoke visible for miles, and immediate operational disruptions at the 435,000-barrel-per-day facility. The blast occurred around 6:30 p.m. CDT. Residents across Port […]

America’s superpower is natural gas.

Energy News Beat Secretary Chris Wright at CERAWeek has some critical points. “Using my authorities at DOE, We stopped the closure of 17 gigawatts of coal power plants that were slated to prematurely retire. Winter storm firm that hit 22 states across the eastern half of our country in late January would have caused significant […]

Security experts concerned on potential harm of EV batteries

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article is from Ronald Stein and was posted on AmericaOutloud.com. They bring up a huge issue!     Cybersecurity and national security experts have explored how EV batteries and the connected technology of electric vehicles could potentially be weaponized in other ways to cause significant disruption or mass casualties […]

Toyota Announces $1 Billion Investment in US Plants for Grand Highlander SUV and New EV

Energy News Beat Toyota Motor North America today announced a major $1 billion investment across its manufacturing facilities in Kentucky and Indiana. This strategic expansion targets increased production of the popular Grand Highlander SUV while accelerating preparations for new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) at its flagship Kentucky plant. The move is the latest step in […]

X-Energy Submits Draft Registration Statement to the SEC for Initial Public Offering

Energy News Beat In a move that underscores the surging momentum behind next-generation nuclear power, X-Energy, Inc. announced on March 20, 2026, that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) of its Class A common stock. […]

Global Energy Supply Crisis

Energy News Beat The Energy Realities Team has a wild discussion and crazy comments from the live podcast! A wild day on the Energy Realities podcast with Dr. Tammy Nemeth, Irina Slav, David Blackmon, and Stu Turley. Just as we started, President Trump postponed the bombing of Iranian Electrical Plants, and we had a wild […]

Interior Department reaches an agreement with TotalEnergies to renounce costly offshore wind leases and redirect company’s investment into U.S. LNG production

Energy News Beat WASHINGTON — In a major victory for President Donald J. Trump’s Energy Dominance Agenda, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced today a landmark agreement with TotalEnergies that ends the French energy giant’s involvement in two expensive offshore wind leases and redirects nearly $1 billion into reliable American natural gas and LNG […]