Energy News Beat In a move that’s sparking debate across the Lone Star State, Oncor—the largest energy delivery company in Texas—is aggressively advocating for a massive $33 billion transmission infrastructure overhaul known as the Texas 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan (STEP). This ambitious project, which includes building high-voltage 765-kilovolt (kV) transmission lines across the state, […]
Energy News Beat In a significant development for Australia’s energy sector, ConocoPhillips has announced a natural gas discovery in the Otway Basin, located offshore Victoria in southeastern Australia. This marks the company’s first exploration success in the region and the basin’s first find since 2021. The discovery comes amid growing concerns over potential gas shortages […]
Energy News Beat In a stark reminder of how geopolitical conflicts can ripple through the global energy landscape, Sudan’s oil sector has been thrust into chaos following a series of attacks on key energy infrastructure. Recent drone strikes and assaults, amid the country’s ongoing civil war, have forced shutdowns and declarations of force majeure, disrupting […]
Energy News Beat In the era of AI-driven innovation and cloud computing dominance, data centers have become the unsung powerhouses of the digital economy. But this boom comes at a cost—literally. Concentrated in just a few states, these massive facilities are guzzling electricity like never before, driving up prices for everyday consumers. As we head […]
Energy News Beat In a significant move that underscores the evolving landscape of the energy sector, TotalEnergies has announced a major expansion into the gas-to-electricity arena. The French energy giant is acquiring a 50% stake in a portfolio of flexible power generation assets from Czech energy group Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH), forming a 50/50 […]
Energy News Beat Daily Standup Top Stories Mike Wirth, Chevron CEO, Believes in the Future of Oil, Gas, and Chevron November 15, 2025 Clark Savage In a landscape where energy markets are grappling with uncertainties around oversupply and the push toward renewables, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth stands firm in his optimism for the oil and gas […]
Energy News Beat In a recent op-ed for The Telegraph, energy analyst Kathryn Porter laid bare a stark reality for the UK’s Labour government: the ambitious pursuit of AI-driven economic growth is fundamentally at odds with the rigid mandates of Net Zero policies. As the government champions AI data centers—designating them as critical national infrastructure […]
Energy News Beat In a move that has reignited concerns over maritime security in one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed on Saturday that it had seized the Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker Talara in the Strait of Hormuz. The incident, which occurred on Friday, November 14, 2025, […]
Energy News Beat In a groundbreaking revelation that challenges long-held economic orthodoxies, a recent Federal Reserve study has provided historical validation for President Trump’s aggressive tariff policies. Analyzing 150 years of data from 1870 to 2020 across the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, the research demonstrates that tariff increases not only fail to […]
Energy News Beat In a bold escalation of its campaign against Russian energy assets, Ukraine’s military claimed responsibility for a drone strike on Rosneft’s Ryazan oil refinery, one of Russia’s largest facilities, on November 15, 2025. This attack is part of Kyiv’s strategy to disrupt Moscow’s oil revenues, which fund the ongoing war. The Ryazan […]
