Author: Stu

Trump Administration Orders Colorado Coal-Fired Power Plant to Stay Open

In a move that underscores the ongoing tension between fossil fuel revival efforts and the push for clean energy, the Trump administration issued an emergency order on December 30, 2025, requiring the Craig Station Unit 1 coal-fired generator in northwestern Colorado to remain operational beyond its planned retirement date. This 446-megawatt unit, part of a […]

2025: the year energy security threats began to manifest

ENB Pub Note: Excellent article from Watt-Logic and Kathryn Porter. We are contacting her for an interview next month.  2025 could come to be characterised as the year the lights began to flicker across Europe as threats to energy security begin to manifest. We almost ran out of electricity in Britain in January. We did […]

Sable Gets the Go-Ahead to Restart Controversial California Pipeline: Is It Too Little Too Late?

In a move that’s reigniting debates over energy security, environmental risks, and California’s fraught relationship with fossil fuels, Sable Offshore Corp. has secured federal approval to restart its Las Flores Pipeline System off the Santa Barbara coast. The decision, handed down by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) in late December 2025, allows […]

Idaho National Labs Advances Department of Defense’s Project Pele Demonstration Microreactor with First TRISO Fuel Delivery – What is the overall investor market for Nuclear, and what is the pending AI potential Bubble?

In a significant milestone for advanced nuclear technology, the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has received its first delivery of tri-structural isotropic (TRISO) fuel for the Department of Defense’s (DoD), now called the DOW,  Project Pele, a pioneering mobile microreactor designed to provide resilient, transportable power for military operations. This development, achieved by December 2, 2025, […]

Energy Lessons Learned from 2025 and Key Expectations for 2026

As we kick off 2026, it’s time to reflect on the whirlwind year that was 2025 in the energy sector. From record-breaking production to geopolitical shrugs and the relentless march of technology, 2025 taught us invaluable lessons about balancing ambition with reality. At the heart of it all is a timeless truth: “The grid requires […]

What Should Consumers and Investors Look for in Energy in 2026? Trends will continue of people moving to Red States due to Affordability

As we step into 2026, the energy landscape is poised for significant shifts driven by geopolitical tensions, technological advancements, and policy changes. For consumers, rising costs in electricity, gasoline, and diesel remain a pressing concern, often varying starkly along political lines in the U.S. Investors, meanwhile, can find opportunities in resilient sectors like shale oil, […]

Breaking Barriers: Phoenix Energy’s 4-Mile Laterals and the Future of American Oil

In this episode of Energy Newsbeat – Conversations in Energy, host Stu Turley sits down with Adam Ferrari, CEO of Phoenix Energy, to talk about “American oil” in action—from drilling record-setting four-mile laterals in the Bakken and delivering strong well economics even at $60 oil, to Phoenix’s transparent, yield-focused model that lets everyday investors track real […]

Nuclear Truth vs. Renewable Myths: Dr. Gene Nelson Exposes California’s Energy Crisis

In this episode of Energy Newsbeat – Conversations in Energy, host Stu Turley sits down with Dr. Gene Nelson of Californians for Green Nuclear Power and the “Green Nuke” Substack to unpack how anti-nuclear ideology and California’s Public Utilities Commission are ignoring basic physics and economics. Dr. Nelson explains why overreliance on solar, wind, and batteries […]

Saudi Arabia Taking 2026 Energy Leadership Seriously

ENB Pub Note: We are interviewing Doug Sandridge in one week, upon his return from Saudi Arabia, on energy policies and global leadership from the Saudi and OPEC perspectives. As they are looking to reform the pricing models to reflect supply and demand, or production and demand, rather than just the glut narrative on the […]

Offshore pipeline closure risk: the hidden threat to GB energy security

ENB Pub Note: This is an outstanding article from the Watt-Logic group, and we will reach out to the author, Kathryn Porter, to get her on the podcast to cover this story. This North Sea issue of total demise is paralleled by California’s following the same path of Net Zero energy policies into fiscal decay.  […]