Category: Energy News Beat

220 Vessels Transited the Strait of Hormuz in March: A Deep Dive into Vessel Types, Cargo Destinations, Pipeline Bypass Volumes, and Global Fuel Export Bans

Energy News Beat The Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints, saw dramatically reduced maritime traffic in March 2026 amid ongoing regional tensions following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and subsequent Iranian restrictions on shipping. According to data shared by MarineTraffic and analytics firm Kpler, a total of just 220 vessels transited […]

Premeditated Industrial Destruction? How the UK Destroyed Its Industry and a Plan to Reverse This

Energy News Beat The United Kingdom once stood as an industrial powerhouse, fueled by abundant domestic oil, gas, and coal reserves that powered manufacturing, jobs, and economic growth. Today, that foundation is crumbling under the weight of Net Zero policies, sky-high energy taxes, regulatory barriers, and a deliberate shift away from reliable hydrocarbons. A powerful […]

How Will the Market React to President Trump’s Speech from the White House Tonight?

Energy News Beat President Donald Trump delivered a prime-time address from the White House on April 1, 2026, providing an “important update” on the U.S. involvement in the Iran conflict. In the speech and preceding statements, Trump signaled strong optimism: U.S. military operations could wrap up in “two to three weeks,” the Strait of Hormuz […]

Szijjarto’s Leaked Calls With Lavrov Prove That He’s Europe’s Last Real Diplomat

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article was originally posted on Andrew Korybko’s Newsletter on Substack, and we recommend following him. The EU has no tolerance for real nationalists and the diplomats that represent them. Leaked calls between Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov recently circulated in which he’s shown […]

The Redefining of Levelized Cost of Energy Needs to Be Implemented to Lower Energy Prices

Energy News Beat Dr. Matthew M. Wielicki on X has some fantastic points and we recommend following him. Oh, and he was a guest on the Energy News Beat Podcast. Dr. Matthew Wielicki cut to the heart of the matter in his recent post: “Solar panels and wind turbines don’t power heavy industry, 24/7 hospitals, […]

How Will the Market React to President Trump’s Speech from the White House Tonight? How long will oil be at $100?

Energy News Beat President Donald Trump delivered a prime-time address from the White House on April 1, 2026, providing an “important update” on the U.S. involvement in the Iran conflict. In the speech and preceding statements, Trump signaled strong optimism: U.S. military operations could wrap up in “two to three weeks,” the Strait of Hormuz […]

America’s AI Build-Out Hinges on Chinese Electrical Parts

Energy News Beat The AI revolution is rewriting America’s energy landscape faster than anyone anticipated. Hyperscalers—Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and others—are pouring more than $650 billion into data centers in 2026 alone, chasing the compute power needed to train and run next-generation AI models. Yet a quiet crisis is threatening to derail the entire build-out: […]

What is the Real Story Behind the EU Energy Policies? Are They Heading to an “Energy Lockdown” — and For What Reason?

Energy News Beat A viral X post from @LimitlesCobz captured the moment perfectly on April 1, 2026. It laid bare what EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen just told member states after an emergency energy ministers’ meeting: Europeans should work from home, drive less, fly less, and cut back on energy use because of the ongoing […]

What is the Real Story Behind the EU Energy Policies? Are They Heading to an “Energy Lockdown” — and For What Reason?

Energy News Beat A viral X post from @LimitlesCobz captured the moment perfectly on April 1, 2026. It laid bare what EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen just told member states after an emergency energy ministers’ meeting: Europeans should work from home, drive less, fly less, and cut back on energy use because of the ongoing […]

UAE in the Cross Hairs: Fujairah Export Terminal Targeted by Iran

Energy News Beat In a sharp escalation of the ongoing regional conflict, Iran has placed the United Arab Emirates’ strategic Fujairah oil export terminal squarely in its sights. Once hailed as a masterstroke of energy security engineering, the Fujairah terminal and its connected pipeline have become a focal point of vulnerability as Tehran retaliates against […]