Pacific Gas and Electric is warning customers that it may implement Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) starting Friday afternoon, October 9, 2026, and extending through the weekend into Monday as dry, gusty winds raise wildfire risk across parts of Northern and Central California. Local reporting citing PG&E notifications puts the potential scope at about 12,200 […]
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Global energy markets are undergoing a dramatic rebalancing, and most people have no idea what’s happening. While politicians argue about which energy sources to cancel, real-world supply constraints are forcing a reckoning. Ukraine sanctions have wiped out Russian refinery capacity, diesel prices are spiking worldwide, and the U.S. is caught in a policy whiplash China […]
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Larry Schweikart stops by the Energy News Beat Podcast and the Energy Impacts Podcast. In this wide-ranging political and energy analysis podcast, hosts David Blackmon and Stu Turley sit down with renowned political analyst and historian Larry Schweikart to discuss the critical issues shaping the 2026 midterm elections and beyond. With just 27 days until […]
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Heating oil opened the season at $6.04 a gallon, a record in EIA’s weekly data and 70% above last fall. The government expects oil-heated homes to spend 21% more this winter; the state energy-aid directors say closer to 50%. What is driving it, who gets hit hardest, where to find help, and what could still […]
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Supertankers are racing into the Persian Gulf for record fees, and that single migration is redrawing how crude moves. More than 40 percent of the world’s roughly 850 very large crude carriers are now inside the Gulf or within a couple of days’ sail of it, according to Signal Ocean data cited by Bloomberg. Empty […]
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The likely first hurricane of 2026 is forecast to cross deepwater fields that pump about 15% of U.S. crude and reach the coast late Friday. The latest NHC track has shifted east toward Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, which lowers the odds for the Mississippi River refining corridor. It does not take Pascagoula, the Colonial […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article first ran on Doug Sheridan’s LinkedIn, and we highly recommend connecting. Hat Tip to David Blackmon for running on his Substack, and we recommend subscribing there as well, only after subscribing to the Energy News Beat Substack. – Just saying. Five years ago, Mark Carney wanted finance to accelerate […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article first ran on the Crude Truth Substack, and we recommend subscribing. The Crude Truth about Diesel and President Trump’s Executive Order. President Trump signed an executive order on October 5, 2026, temporarily allowing off-road “dyed” diesel for highway use and deferring the federal excise tax through year-end. The move targets […]
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Crude dipped below $98 Tuesday on recovering Middle East exports and a G7 stockpile release, then climbed back to $100. Gasoline is still $4.37 and diesel $6.32. Nearly 20 ship attacks in a month, “scarily thin” inventories and an SPR at a 44-year low say the relief is fragile. On paper, Tuesday looked like relief. […]
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Isaac Orr, Vice President of Research at Always On Energy Research, to discuss a groundbreaking report on how alternative energy mandates are driving up electricity bills across America. The conversation reveals a stark divide between blue and red states in energy affordability and policy effectiveness, exploring how renewable energy requirements in regions with poor solar […]
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