Duke Energy President and CEO Harry Sideris delivered a clear message at the Edison Electric Institute convention in Las Vegas today: artificial intelligence and data centers are reshaping U.S. power demand at a pace never seen before. With 30 years at the company, Sideris noted that Duke has historically experienced annual load growth of just […]
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President Donald Trump is set to announce a $700 million federal funding initiative to bolster U.S. coal-fired power generation and establish a dedicated American coal export terminal, according to a Bloomberg report published June 3, 2026. The funding will be channeled through the 1950 Defense Production Act, a Cold War-era tool repurposed for domestic energy […]
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Texas is facing explosive electricity demand growth from the Permian Basin’s oil and gas operations, data centers, manufacturing, and electrification. In response, ERCOT and the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) have fast-tracked the 765-kV Strategic Transmission Expansion Plan (STEP)—including the Permian Basin Reliability Plan (PBRP)—a massive build-out of high-voltage transmission lines designed to import […]
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In rural Texas, a quiet but transformative shift is underway. Developers are increasingly siting massive data centers in unincorporated areas—where county governments have far less regulatory authority than cities—bypassing the kind of local zoning, public hearings, and citizen pushback that could slow or stop projects in more populated zones. This strategy is playing out dramatically […]
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The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is being drained at a record pace under the current administration, with projections showing it could hit operational minimum levels as early as August 2026—faster than the Biden-era releases of 2022. At the same time, California is staring down a severe refined-product crunch, with jet fuel and diesel inventories […]
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In a stark warning delivered at S&P Global’s Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference in London, Vitol board member Tom Baker pulled no punches: “In Europe and I think in the US, everyone is kind of asleep at the wheel and just carrying on life as normal.” Vitol, one of the world’s largest independent oil […]
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Venture Global, Inc. (NYSE: VG), a leading U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) developer and exporter, announced on June 1, 2026, that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Venture Global LNG, Inc. (the Issuer), intends to offer $2.25 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2034 and 2036. The proposed private offering targets qualified institutional buyers […]
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The global LNG market, once prized for its transparency and reliability, is rapidly adopting the opaque tactics of the shadow oil trade. As the Iran conflict—sparked by U.S. and Israeli strikes in late February—continues to throttle flows through the Strait of Hormuz, major Gulf producers like Qatar and the UAE are turning off AIS transponders […]
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ENB Pub Note: This is a great article from America Outloud with Mike Ariza and Ronald Stein, and both have been on the Energy News Beat podcast. We recommend connecting with both great resources. An energy “REALITY” reminder is that crude oil by itself is useless black tar, unless you build a multi-billion-dollar refinery to break […]
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Turkish state energy company BOTAŞ is engaged in negotiations with Russia’s Gazprom to extend natural gas supply contracts that are due to expire at the end of 2026. Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed the discussions at the Baku Energy Forum in Azerbaijan on June 1, 2026, noting that volumes and contract duration have not […]
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