Britain has spent years accelerating wind and solar deployment under Clean Power 2030 and net-zero targets. The generation numbers look impressive on paper. The grid, however, was not built for them, and the mismatch is now producing record costs, regular curtailment of green power, emergency interventions, and growing questions about reliability. Felicity Bradstock’s October 25, […]
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EIA’s October outlook has the U.S., Brazil, Guyana, Canada and Argentina adding barrels with no Gulf chokepoint in the way, while Hormuz flows collapsed and OPEC supply is forecast to drop by nearly a fifth. For consumers, the growth in supply is coming from this hemisphere. In its October Short-Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. Energy […]
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Moscow says three cargoes are on the water under the Trump-Putin diesel deal. Diesel is $6.34 a gallon, up $2.70 in a year, and Russia’s drone-battered refineries are the real bottleneck. Why Russia has so little to sell Russia has about 6.5 million barrels a day of installed refining capacity across 32 major refineries, but […]
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Panels, Chinese-linked inverters, rush interconnections, and what Iran-linked water cyberattacks teach ratepayers, utilities, and data-center investors This is the introduction for the Energy News Beat Research Desk on The Energy News Beat Substack. We are providing deeper dives for paid subscribers on Energy Topics, and this was requested by a paid subscriber. Bottom line up […]
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Qatar, long the world’s LNG heavyweight, is shopping for American gas. On Thursday, Oct. 22, Cheniere and QatarEnergy signed deals for 4 million tonnes per year (Mtpa) of U.S. LNG through 2054. Later that day, Reuters reported QatarEnergy is in advanced talks to buy at least 3 Mtpa from Venture Global (NYSE: VG) on a […]
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International revenue climbed to $3.5 billion while North America slipped to $2.2 billion as U.S. fracking slowed. Here is what Halliburton’s Q3 2026 results mean for your fuel bill, oilfield jobs and HAL shareholders. Energy News Beat | October 23, 2026 If you want to know where the oil patch is heading, follow the companies […]
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The Oct. 21 action hit a Greek-Panamanian law firm, two shipping agents and nine vessels. It squeezes Tehran’s revenue, but it will not lower your $4.29 gallon of gas or $6.32 diesel by itself. Washington took another swing at Iran’s oil money this week. On Wednesday, Oct. 21, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned Karnakis and Karnakis, […]
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California’s biggest utility missed Wall Street by a penny but held its 2026 and 2027 outlook. For customers, the bigger story is a typical 500 kWh bill of $203.54 a month and wildfire costs that keep landing on ratepayers. PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) reported third-quarter results on Thursday, Oct. 22. Non-GAAP core earnings came to […]
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Eight months into the U.S.-Iran conflict that began in late February 2026, the Strait of Hormuz remains a restricted and dangerous chokepoint. Iranian attacks on commercial shipping have reached their highest levels of the war in October, with dozens of incidents reported and tankers still moving under U.S. naval coordination—often with AIS transponders off. While […]
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In this episode of the Energy News Beat podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with Clare Anne Ath, co-founder of Vita et Terra, a Catholic-focused organization dedicated to environmental stewardship rooted in pro-life, pro-family values. Clare shares her personal frustration with skyrocketing energy bills in Virginia—up 26% year-over-year—and reveals how progressive green policies are failing […]
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