Author: Stu

LNG Markets in Flux with Saudi Still Shut in

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. […]

Energy Security is Center Stage

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 on the Global Oil and Gas Markets Update

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 […]

Wind industry chief urges Miliband to restart North Sea drilling

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 and Diesel Prices Are Going Up — What Are Trump’s Options to Lower Prices?

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 […]

Black gold gushes into California as offshore bill kicks into gear following Trump executive order – But what good will it do?

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 […]

Tesla and LG Energy Solution to Build a $4.3 Billion Lithium Battery Manufacturing Facility in Michigan

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 […]

New energy policies in California threatening America’s national security.

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 […]

The Energy Tale of Two States: One of Independence, Dominance, and the Other of Collapse and Failure

In the vast landscape of American energy, few contrasts are as stark as that between Texas and California. One state embodies self-reliance and global leadership, producing far more energy than it consumes while bolstering the nation’s security and economy. The other grapples with policy-driven shortages, relying heavily on imports to meet basic needs—often from unstable […]

Decoding Trump’s Demand For China To Join His Proposed Hormuz Naval Coalition

ENB Pub Note: This is an interesting article from Andrew Korybko’s Newsletter about President Trump, China, and Iran. We live in interesting times.  Trump wants to throw Xi into a dilemma before his upcoming trip, which he threatened to delay if China doesn’t join the US’ coalition, but it’s still possible that Xi flips the […]