Category: Energy News Beat

Nuclear Renaissance: Powering AI Without the Ideology

Energy News Beat Todd Royal is an author, a true Nuclear expert, and a great friend of the Energy News Beat Podcast. I had an absolute blast visiting with Todd, and we covered a lot of great topics. Being in the rapital raising business for nuclear is an outstanding part of our Energy Dominance requirements. […]

Data Centers On Center Stage, More Disruptions in the Iran War on the Energy News Beat Stand Up

Energy News Beat We have 8 huge stories, and David Blackmon, Forbes, Daily Caller, and Substack Author stopped by.   There are a lot of moving parts in the Energy Markets right now, and we bring the 8 biggest stories. We talk about the right way to do data centers, and the implications of the […]

Iranian Strikes in the Gulf Raise Stakes for Gulf States

Energy News Beat In a sharp escalation of the ongoing 2026 Iran conflict, Iranian drones and missiles struck Kuwait International Airport overnight on June 2-3, hitting Terminal One and causing significant material damage. Kuwaiti authorities reported at least one fatality and dozens of injuries (with some sources citing up to 63 wounded), prompting the immediate […]

Unprecedented Dominance: Two NM Counties Account For 78% of Onshore Federal Oil Production

Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article was posted on David Blackmon’s Energy Additions SubStack. I will be interviewing him today about several other topics and will add this one to the list. We highly recommend subscribing.   In a striking X post this week, the American Petroleum Institute spotlighted a powerful and unprecedented […]

Data Centers Are Moving to Unincorporated Areas to Avoid Citizen Decision Impacts – Energy News Beat Exclusive Analysis

Energy News Beat In rural Texas, a quiet but transformative shift is underway. Developers are increasingly siting massive data centers in unincorporated areas—where county governments have far less regulatory authority than cities—bypassing the kind of local zoning, public hearings, and citizen pushback that could slow or stop projects in more populated zones. This strategy is […]

SPR Draw Down at Critical Levels and May Surpass the Biden Abuse

Energy News Beat The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is being drained at a record pace under the current administration, with projections showing it could hit operational minimum levels as early as August 2026—faster than the Biden-era releases of 2022. At the same time, California is staring down a severe refined-product crunch, with jet fuel […]

State Attorneys General Sue Trump Administration Over Payment Ending Offshore Wind ProjectsHow Much Has Climate Lawfare Cost US Consumers?

Energy News Beat In the latest chapter of the green energy wars, a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general filed suit Tuesday against the Trump administration’s deal to wind down costly offshore wind projects. The lawsuit, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James and joined by her counterparts in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, […]

Vitol Says Europe and US Aren’t Facing Up to Oil Supply Crunch: How Will This Rubber Band Snap Impact Consumers and Investors?

Energy News Beat In a stark warning delivered at S&P Global’s Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference in London, Vitol board member Tom Baker pulled no punches: “In Europe and I think in the US, everyone is kind of asleep at the wheel and just carrying on life as normal.” Vitol, one of the world’s […]

Venture Global in $2.25 Billion Senior Notes Offering: What Does This Mean for Investors and US Exports?

Energy News Beat Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE: VG), a leading U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer and exporter, announced on June 1, 2026, that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Venture Global LNG, Inc. (the Issuer), intends to offer $2.25 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2034 and 2036. The proposed private offering targets […]

The Iran War Is Pushing the Global Gas Trade Into the Shadows. – Energy News Beat Analysis

Energy News Beat The global LNG market, once prized for its transparency and reliability, is rapidly adopting the opaque tactics of the shadow oil trade. As the Iran conflict—sparked by U.S. and Israeli strikes in late February—continues to throttle flows through the Strait of Hormuz, major Gulf producers like Qatar and the UAE are turning […]