Energy News Beat In the heart of America’s oil boom, a tale of two fuels is unfolding in the Permian Basin. While soaring crude prices fueled by the Iran war have oil producers celebrating record revenues, associated natural gas has become a costly burden. At the Waha Hub—the key pricing point for Permian gas—prices have […]
Energy News Beat In a statement that underscores the deepening fog of miscommunication between Tehran and Washington, Iran’s Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, told Russia’s Izvestia newspaper that the Strait of Hormuz will ultimately reopen — but only under new conditions set jointly by Iran and Oman, including transit fees for “services” provided in the […]
Energy News Beat New Yorkers woke up to a major milestone in the state’s green energy transition on June 1, 2026: the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) transmission line began flowing hydroelectric power from Quebec, Canada, directly into Queens. This $6 billion underground and underwater project, developed in partnership with Hydro-Québec, delivers up to 1,250 […]
Energy News Beat David Blackmon, Dr. Tammy Nemeth, and Stu were on deck, and we covered Irina Slav’s great Oilprice.com’s great story. The world is changing, and the energy markets are at the center stage. Today David Blackmon was the host accompanied by Stu Turley, and Dr. Tammy Nemeth on the The Nemeth Report. Irina Slav was out, […]
Energy News Beat The Strait of Hormuz — the narrow waterway through which roughly one-fifth of global oil and significant LNG volumes flow — has remained effectively closed since early March 2026 following the escalation of the U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict. Iran has suspended talks and signaled the blockade could become permanent absent major concessions. In a […]
Energy News Beat In a striking display of persistence amid one of the most volatile energy chokepoints in the world, QatarEnergy has successfully moved its ninth known LNG cargo out of the Persian Gulf since the Iran conflict erupted in late February 2026. Bloomberg energy reporter Stephen Stapczynski highlighted the latest transit on X today, […]
Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article is republished from Andrew Korybko’s Newsletter on Substack, and he brings up some great points. That false narrative might still gain traction, however, due to misguided Russian soft power policies. Indian Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (East) Rudrendra Tandon said during Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez’s recent visit that there’s “perfect […]
Energy News Beat The global energy markets are in the midst of a historic shock. As the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis—triggered by the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran—enters its fourth month, roughly 20% of the world’s seaborne oil and 20% of LNG flows have been disrupted. Prices spiked above $100 per barrel (peaking near $126), […]
Energy News Beat The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a historic milestone on June 4, 2026: Antares Nuclear’s Mark-0 advanced microreactor has achieved criticality—the point at which a nuclear reactor sustains a self-sustaining chain reaction capable of producing steady energy. This marks the first success under President Trump’s Reactor Pilot Program and the first […]
Energy News Beat China is moving fast to solve one of the biggest bottlenecks in the global AI race: powering data centers quickly and cheaply. According to state broadcaster CCTV, the country has just launched its first prefabricated computing power hub in the eastern city of Qingdao, Shandong province. This modular power solution promises to […]
