Energy News Beat In a significant move to bolster its offshore energy sector, Norway’s Energy Minister Terje Aasland announced on January 13, 2026, the award of 57 production licenses to 19 companies in the annual Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) licensing round. This allocation, up from 53 licenses in the previous year, focuses on mature […]
Energy News Beat In a bold geopolitical maneuver, President Donald Trump has once again floated the idea of acquiring Greenland from Denmark, this time potentially tying it to U.S. participation in NATO. This hypothetical scenario raises intriguing questions about transatlantic alliances, defense spending, and the strategic value of the world’s largest island. As the host […]
Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article originally was posted on the Daily Wire by Nathan Lord, who was just on The Energy News Beat podcast. We highly recommend reading the Daily Wire and also checking out the great insights on the podcast. And for those Blue states banning natural gas, you are going […]
Energy News Beat Electrification has become the default answer to almost every energy and climate question. Heat? Electrify it. Transport? Electrify it. Industry? Electrify it. In policy circles, electrification is often treated as a frictionless substitute for fossil fuels: cleaner, simpler, and largely inevitable. In this new report I take a look at what electrification […]
Energy News Beat As we kick off 2026, the commodities market is heating up with oil, gold, and silver all posting gains amid a cocktail of geopolitical risks, supply constraints, and economic uncertainties. I do not think this will end up being a new Christmas Carol, “Silver, Oil and Gold”, but rather the return to […]
Energy News Beat As we step into 2026, the copper market is at a pivotal juncture. Production growth is projected to be flat to modest, with refined output expanding by just 0.9% compared to 3.4% in 2025, largely due to constraints on concentrate availability and operational challenges. This slowdown is flipping the market from surplus […]
Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This is an outstanding article from Ronald Stein, and was originally published on America Outloud. We highly recommend also signing up for his newsletter below. We need to talk around the kitchen table about the real affordability issues rather than what the mainstream media throws at us. Authors like […]
Energy News Beat As we kick off 2026, the global oil landscape is a whirlwind of geopolitical maneuvers, supply gluts, and shifting alliances. With Brent crude hovering around $59 per barrel and a projected surplus of 1-3.8 million barrels per day (mbpd) looming large, markets are bracing for volatility. Non-OPEC production surges, OPEC+ unwinding voluntary […]
Energy News Beat In a significant development for global energy markets, commodity trading giants Vitol Group and Trafigura Group have initiated discussions with major refiners in India and China regarding the sale of Venezuelan crude oil. This move comes after the U.S. government provided preliminary approval for marketing the oil, signaling a potential shift in […]
Energy News Beat In the volatile landscape of global energy, few scenarios carry as much potential for disruption as political upheaval in a major oil-producing nation. As of January 2026, Iran remains a key player in the oil market despite ongoing U.S. sanctions, exporting around 1.5 to 1.8 million barrels per day (mbpd) of crude […]
