Energy News Beat – March 18, 2026 HONOLULU — Hawaii is moving decisively to break its decades-long dependence on expensive imported petroleum for electricity, with Japan’s largest power company, JERA Co., delivering a detailed blueprint that puts a new LNG-to-power solution firmly on track. The proposal, shared after a closed-door meeting with Trump administration officials […]
In a significant development for U.S. energy security and Alaska’s Railbelt grid, Terra Energy Center (an Alaska-focused affiliate advancing what was previously known as the Flatlands Energy project) has secured a $1 billion investment commitment and an in-principle agreement with Hyundai Heavy Industries Power Systems for power-plant boilers. The U.S. Interior Department highlighted the deal […]
The global LNG market is in full turmoil following the March 2026 escalation in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia’s Ras Tanura refinery — the kingdom’s largest domestic facility at 550,000 barrels per day and a critical export terminal — remains shut after drone strikes, part of a broader wave of precautionary closures across the Gulf. […]
It is a wild news cycle, and Energy Security is in every single news story – Buckle up. The gang from Bulgaria, the US, and the UK is rolling. We are going to talk about the top energy topics rolling around the world. We were live on YouTube and LinkedIn, and we tried X. The […]
Doomberg stops by the Energy Impacts and Energy News Beat podcasts to talk about the Global Oil and Gas Markets Update. Hosted by David Blackmon and Stu Turley, they have a rich history of having way too much fun talking about the energy, oil, and gas markets. 1. Geopolitical Tensions & Iran-US Conflict The transcript […]
In a stunning intervention that exposes the deepening cracks in Britain’s net-zero dogma, Tara Singh, CEO of RenewableUK – the peak body for the UK wind industry – has publicly urged Energy Secretary Ed Miliband to ramp up North Sea oil and gas production. Writing in The Telegraph on March 16, 2026, Singh called on […]
Gasoline prices have surged to a national average of around $3.79 per gallon as of mid-March 2026, with some regions seeing diesel climb toward $4.86 and isolated spots hitting over $6. That’s a roughly 25% jump in just 17 days, driven largely by supply disruptions tied to the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict and tensions in the […]
Oil is flowing again off the Santa Barbara coast for the first time in over a decade. On Monday, Sable Offshore Corp. restarted the Santa Ynez Pipeline System, sending “black gold” from its Dos Cuadras Field platforms through the onshore network that ends at Pentland Station in Kern County. The move follows President Donald Trump’s […]
In a major boost for U.S. energy independence and domestic manufacturing, the U.S. Department of the Interior has officially confirmed that Tesla and LG Energy Solution have signed an agreement to establish a $4.3 billion LFP (lithium iron phosphate) prismatic battery cell manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan. Production is slated to begin in 2027. The […]
ENB Pub Note: This article was originally posted on America Out Loud, and we recommend following and subscribing to them. Both Ronald Stein and Mike Umbro are fantastic guests on the Energy News Beat Podcast. California’s high regulatory burden and taxes have been the basis of corporate business decisions to leave California for more pro-business […]
