Author: Erick Parel

Norway Breaks Ranks: The First Crack in Europe’s Net-Zero Facade

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This is an outstanding article from Dr. Tammy Nemeth on the Nemeth Report Substack. We highly recommend subscribing!  Norway has punctured the illusion that Europe’s net-zero transition is attainable. At the end of August, Energy Minister Terje Aasland not only declared that Norway as Europe’s “green battery” was “a flawed idea”, […]

Global Diesel Shortage on the Horizon

Energy News Beat If you think diesel prices will ease next year, Wall Street is not with you. On August 31, 2026, CoinBureau founder Nic Puckrin flagged Goldman Sachs for more than doubling its 2027 diesel-margin forecasts, arguing that refineries are being hit from every direction—Middle East strikes, Russian export bans, and winter demand—with diesel […]

Oil Up over Weekend Strikes, and Tanker Hit by Mines

Energy News Beat Oil prices climbed more than 2% in Monday trading after the United States and Iran exchanged strikes for the first time in weeks and Iran reported a supertanker striking sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The developments ended a period of relative calm in the six-month conflict and immediately revived supply-risk […]

Will NASAPEC Become The New OPEC?

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This is from Andrew Koryboko’s Substack, and I find it very interesting. Venezuela is more than just oil; it is about global corruption, and we will be covering that on future podcasts. We recommend Andrew’s Substack as he has interesting viewpoints not covered in mainstream media.    The US’ newly formalized […]

“Profound Game-Changer”: Musk Launching New Turbine Blade Factory To Solve Shortage Threatening AI Boom

Energy News Beat Elon Musk confirmed on August 29 that SpaceX is bringing the hardest part of the gas-turbine supply chain in-house: casting hot-section blades and vanes at a new foundry in Bastrop, Texas. He called the move “a profound game-changer” because those parts—not the rest of the machine—are what now set the pace of […]

Can We Learn From the Texas Blackout in 2021 to Avoid What’s Coming?

Energy News Beat Energy News Beat — The question is no longer whether Winter Storm Uri was a one-off. The question is whether the United States is still pricing electricity as if kilowatt-hours were interchangeable, when what grids actually sell is energy that shows up when people need it. A widely circulated Electroverse post this weekend […]

The Everything Shortage: Why Global Supply Chains Are Breaking and What It Means for Energy Markets

Energy News Beat The world is short of nearly everything. Shipping routes are under attack, refineries are maxed out, and energy policies have backfired. In this episode, commodities expert Jack Prandelli breaks down the “everything shortage”—the interconnected crises in oil, gas, food, and critical minerals that are reshaping geopolitics and creating the next commodity super-cycle. […]

Energy, Elections & Service: A Veteran’s Vision for Congress

Energy News Beat Meet Eric Conroy, running for Congress in Ohio. In this episode of the Energy News Beat podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with Eric Conroy, an ex-CIA case officer and U.S. Air Force veteran running for Congress in Ohio’s District 1. With over 14 years of combined service in military intelligence and […]

President Trump to Meet With Key Oil Refiners Next Week

Energy News Beat President Donald Trump is scheduled to sit down Tuesday afternoon, September 1, with executives from at least 10 U.S. fuel makers and distributors. The agenda is straightforward and politically urgent: persistently high gasoline and diesel prices, what the industry can do about them, and how to expand domestic refining capacity. We hope […]

President Trump Announces the World’s Largest Oil Deal with Venezuela

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article first ran on The Crude Truth Substack, and I agree with Rey Trevino’s viewpoints. I would also add that Bloomberg is reporting this morning that Venezuela is weighing the benefits of remaining in OPEC. Now that it is not selling oil to China at a huge discount, it will […]