Energy News Beat In a bold display of defiance against US sanctions, two shadowy supertankers—operating under the pseudonyms “Crag” and “Galaxy 3″—have docked at Venezuela’s Jose port to load nearly 4 million barrels of Merey 16 crude oil destined for Asia. These vessels, part of the infamous “dark fleet” used to evade international restrictions, highlight […]
Energy News Beat In-brief analysis December 12, 2025 EIA forecasts U.S. crude oil production will decrease slightly in 2026 Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), December 2025 In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we forecast U.S. crude oil production will average 13.5 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2026, about 100,000 b/d less than […]
Energy News Beat Oil had a weak and volatile year, while natural gas outperformed on the back of LNG approvals, higher breakevens, and emerging data-center demand. Despite price pressure, U.S. E&Ps outperformed expectations, and production is unlikely to decline unless oil approaches the $50 per barrel threshold. Looking ahead to 2026, U.S. shale operators may […]
Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This is an outstanding article from the Energy Bad Boys, Mitch Rolling and Isaac Orr, on Substack. We highly recommend subscribing to and supporting them. They bring out some crazy points, and I love the line “Electricity Prices: Elections Have Consequences”. With the Democrats pointing fingers at the Republicans […]
Energy News Beat In a stark indicator of mounting pressures on Russia’s energy sector, the country’s oil and gas revenues are projected to plummet by nearly 50% in December 2025, reaching a five-year low of approximately $5.15 billion. This sharp decline caps off a challenging year, with cumulative revenues for the first 11 months of […]
Energy News Beat The US oil and gas sector is showing signs of resilience with a recent uptick in drilling activity, even as analysts sound alarms over an impending global oil surplus. According to the latest Baker Hughes data, the US rig count rose by five to 549 in the week ending December 5, 2025, […]
Energy News Beat Wasif Latif, Co-Founder, President & Chief Investment Officer at Sarmaya Partners, stops by the Energy News Beat and Energy Impacts Podcasts – With Stu Turley, and David Blackmon for an in-depth look at the global oil and gas financial markets. 1. The performance and investment strategy of the Sarmaya Partners ETF called […]
Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This is a huge story from the Cowboy State Daily, and we recommend subscribing and following them. An Albany County conservation group is accusing federal agencies of concealing eagle deaths caused by wind farms in Carbon County. Meanwhile a retired Wyoming Game and Fish biologist says the number of […]
Energy News Beat ENB Pub Note: This article from the Andrew Korybko Substack parallels what Stu Turley has been talking about on the Energy News Beat podcast: the realignment of global trading blocs. We are seeing a shift from the United States supporting the EU and the UK unconditionally to the United States doing business […]
Energy News Beat The Monroe Doctrine, first articulated in 1823, has long served as a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy, asserting American influence over the Western Hemisphere and warning against external interference. Today, Venezuela stands at the heart of this doctrine’s modern application, embodying a high-stakes battle over resources, sovereignty, and global power dynamics. With […]
