Stu Turley here from the Energy News Beat Podcast. For years on this show, we’ve been hammering home a core truth: energy policy is destiny. Affordable, reliable, abundant energy drives manufacturing, jobs, investment, and GDP growth. Ideological Net Zero pursuits that ignore reality — spiking costs, killing baseload power, and forcing deindustrialization — deliver the […]
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The upstream oil and gas sector stands on the cusp of a transformative opportunity. According to fresh analysis from Rystad Energy, digitalization and artificial intelligence could generate nearly $500 billion in cumulative value for Exploration & Production (E&P) companies between 2026 and 2030. This windfall would come through three main levers: cost reductions via more […]
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The Delaware Basin, the western half of the mighty Permian, is buzzing with deal-making energy. According to Reese Energy Consulting’s May 21, 2026, update, “Looks like the Delaware this week is host of Party Central in Perm Town for upstream M&A and a midstream FID.” With crude prices volatile and recently tipping toward $100 per […]
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U.S. energy drillers added rigs at the fastest pace in years this week, with Baker Hughes reporting a solid +7 increase in the active rotary rig count to 558 for the week ending May 22, 2026. This marks the largest weekly gain in recent memory and extends a four-week streak of increases—the first such sustained […]
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Europe’s largest new natural gas development is officially underway. In the Black Sea, 160 km off Romania’s coast, drilling has begun on the Neptun Deep project — a landmark initiative that promises to nearly double Romania’s domestic gas output, turn the country into a net exporter, and bolster energy security across Central and Eastern Europe.The […]
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The AI gold rush is in full swing. Hyperscalers like Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta are pouring hundreds of billions into data centers, chips, and infrastructure to power the next wave of artificial intelligence. NVIDIA just posted record revenues driven almost entirely by AI demand. Yet one question looms large for investors and energy markets […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was run on RealClear Energy by Dan Doyal, who was a guest on the Energy News Beat podcast. This is a great update on New York. We highly recommend Dan and RealClear Energy. Finally, there’s been a counterpunch in New York’s climate politics. A father and son with mineral rights […]
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In a decisive move that underscores its strategic pivot amid ongoing regional tensions and its recent departure from OPEC, the United Arab Emirates is accelerating infrastructure to dramatically expand its oil export capacity, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. On May 15, 2026, Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan directed […]
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Canada’s manufacturing and industrial base is in freefall under Prime Minister Mark J. Carney’s leadership. A viral X post from @wealthmoose on May 14, 2026, lays out the stark reality with receipts: over $50 billion in planned investments have been canceled, moved, or evaporated in key auto, battery, and manufacturing projects across Ontario and Quebec. […]
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The world is facing its most severe oil and gas supply crunch in history, triggered by the ongoing Middle East conflict and prolonged disruptions to flows through the Strait of Hormuz—the chokepoint carrying roughly 20% of global oil. What began in late February as a short-term geopolitical flashpoint has evolved into a structural crisis, with […]
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