Four tankers that left Russia declaring U.S. destinations have turned away, the Wall Street Journal reports. Two are headed to Brazil, one has reached Egypt, and the fourth was listed for South America in Kpler data cited by the Journal on Nov. 10. No barrels have landed here. Diesel is still $6.13 a gallon — […]
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Two oil giants are choosing different speeds in West Texas—not walking away from American energy. The real test is what survives the next price cycle. By Energy News Beat | Planned Sunday November 8, 2026 issue | Facts researched November 7, 2026 CST The family-budget question When you pull up to the diesel pump, you […]
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The Energy News Beat Stand Up, we cover 10 big stories. As voters head to the polls with record-high gas prices and heating fuel costs, the Energy Newsbeat Podcast tackles the critical intersection of energy policy, economic impact, and national security. Host Stu Turley examines how decades of net zero regulations and refinery closures have […]
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Saudi Arabia is accelerating efforts to expand its oil export infrastructure and alternative exit ports to reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz, as disruptions from the ongoing regional conflict continue to reshape Gulf energy flows. Aramco CEO Amin Nasser confirmed in early November 2026 earnings commentary that preliminary engineering work has begun on expanding […]
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The United States has solidified its position as Europe’s top crude oil supplier. According to Eurostat data highlighted in a recent analysis by commodity markets observer Jack Prandelli, the US accounted for 18.8% of the EU’s petroleum oil imports by value in the second quarter of 2026. That marked a rise from 15.1% in 2025 […]
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Crude is not scarce. Diesel out of the Atlantic basin is — and the refineries that could make it are not where the barrels are, or configured to run them. American margins are near records while Asian margins have collapsed, and that gap is doing more to set the price at your pump than the […]
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Europe’s refinery rethink is real, smaller than the headlines, and exactly the argument California needs to hear. The state cut 21.5% of its refining capacity in seven years, 64% of the entire national decline, and now buys a fifth of its gasoline across a three-week ocean voyage with no pipeline to fall back on. By […]
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The war is in its ninth month and the United States has never taken Kharg. It did not have to: the blockade drove Iranian seaborne crude to zero with no American ground casualties, which is exactly what a seizure was supposed to deliver. The question worth asking is not whether America could hold the island. […]
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The quarter Shell lost its Qatari supply was its best since 2022, and not for the reason most people think. Refining paid for it. A portfolio of options made the difference. By Energy News Beat | Oct. 29, 2026 | Shell results published 7:00 a.m. GMT; LNG prices read 1:00 p.m. CT Shell earned $10,814 […]
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The Dutch benchmark closed above €100 a megawatt-hour for the first time since 2022, and the same week U.S. gas futures traded near $3.00. One continent is bidding for winter. The other is drowning in its own supply. That gap is a policy choice, not weather. By Energy News Beat | Oct. 29, 2026 | […]
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