Energy News Beat The Iran war that erupted on February 28 has sent oil prices surging past $100 per barrel amid disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf supply chains. While the broader energy sector has benefited from the geopolitical shock, not all Big Oil majors have performed equally. BP has emerged as […]
Energy News Beat Houston-based Chevron Corporation remains the leading Western oil major active in Venezuela, but CEO Mike Wirth is calling for deeper reforms from Caracas if the country’s vast oil sector is to achieve meaningful revival. In comments reported by Bloomberg on April 26, 2026, Wirth acknowledged recent positive policy moves under Venezuela’s Hydrocarbons […]
Energy News Beat GE Vernova (NYSE: GEV) delivered a blockbuster first-quarter 2026 performance that exceeded analyst expectations across the board, sparking a roughly 13-14% surge in its stock price. The energy technology leader reported revenue of $9.3 billion (up 16% year-over-year and 7% organically), adjusted EBITDA of $896 million (nearly doubling from the prior year, […]
Energy News Beat On the Energy News Beat Stand Up, we are covering 9 big stories, and they all have a huge impact on the markets, consumers, and investors. Goldman Sachs validated what we had been writing about, and we also brought up the other downstream products that look to be approaching a critical supply […]
Energy News Beat ENB pub Note: This article ran on David Blackmon’s Substack and validates several articles we have published here on Energy News Beat. We recommend subscribing to David’s Substack. David and Stu Turley will be on a Podcast this week with Tim Stewart, President of the US Oil & Gas Association. Six weeks […]
Energy News Beat As recently as April 25, 2026, multiple U.S. states—many of them longtime Democratic strongholds—are quietly scaling back or delaying ambitious climate targets. The driver? Surging energy costs, fading federal support under the current Trump administration, and growing voter pushback over affordability. This retreat, detailed in a timely analysis by OilPrice.com, marks a […]
Energy News Beat America stands on the cusp of a geothermal energy revolution that could deliver up to 150 gigawatts (GW) of clean, constant, 24/7 baseload power—enough to power tens of millions of homes and slash reliance on intermittent renewables or fossil fuels. The breakthrough? Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS), which use advanced drilling techniques borrowed […]
Energy News Beat Crescent Energy Company (NYSE: CRGY) continues to solidify its position as a top-10 U.S. independent oil and gas producer, delivering strong free cash flow, disciplined capital allocation, and accretive growth through acquisitions. Following its transformative 2025 M&A activity—including the December 2025 all-stock acquisition of Vital Energy—and robust Q4/full-year 2025 earnings, the company […]
Energy News Beat Houston-based energy technology leader Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR) delivered a strong start to 2026, posting first-quarter revenue of $6.59 billion — beating Wall Street estimates by approximately $260 million — driven by a record surge in Industrial & Energy Technology (IET) orders fueled by liquefied natural gas (LNG), power generation, and energy […]
Energy News Beat In a sharp pivot amid stalled ceasefire efforts, President Donald Trump has canceled a high-profile diplomatic trip to Pakistan by his son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff. The envoys had been expected to engage in indirect or mediated talks aimed at resolving the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict, which has disrupted global […]
