In every energy crisis, a clear pattern repeats: diesel prices climb faster and higher than gasoline. As of April 2026, with Middle East tensions disrupting tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the divergence is stark once again. Since the latest conflict intensified, U.S. national average gasoline prices have risen by roughly $1.11 per gallon, […]
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A record armada of crude oil tankers is steaming toward the U.S. Gulf Coast in April 2026. Maritime intelligence from Windward shows roughly 171 crude tankers en route—well above the typical monthly average of about 110. Market data firm Kpler reports that 28 Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), each capable of hauling up to 2 […]
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The global energy markets are in flux as of mid-April 2026, shaped by severe disruptions from the ongoing Middle East conflict (centered on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz). This has curtailed roughly 7–10 mb/d of crude, NGLs, and refined product exports in March–April, triggering sharp price spikes and inventory draws. Brent crude averaged $103/bbl […]
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Australia’s energy security is under unprecedented strain. A major fire at one of the nation’s last two oil refineries has thrust the country’s deepening fuel vulnerability into the spotlight, underscoring how decades of Net Zero-driven policies have transformed a once self-reliant energy powerhouse into a heavily import-dependent nation. On the night of April 15, 2026, […]
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This ain’t your Cats and Dogs living with each other, this is a full-blown apocalypse about to happen. This is a follow-up podcast to the one I had with Mike Ariza, and this time, David Blackmon and Professor Mike Mische are here to discuss the potential 7 Executive Orders that President Trump must enact to […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was first published on America Outloud, and both Ronald Stein and Professor Mische have been on the Energy News Beat Podcast. We are recording Professor Mische’s podcast shortly. With no crude oil pipelines over the Sierra Mountains, California is an energy island separated from the crude oil supply and the […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article first appeared on the California Globe, written by Michael Mische, Professor, and Stu Turley and David Blackmon are interviewing him and Mike Ariza on the Energy News Beat and Energy Impact joint podcast today. An imminent collapse in gasoline imports and a significant decline in California refinery output create a […]
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In just six weeks, the global energy paradigm has flipped. What a decade of climate summits, net-zero pledges, and green industrial policy could not achieve, Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz—and the raw reality of AI’s insatiable power hunger—has done in a flash. Energy security is no longer a side note; it is […]
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President Donald Trump’s naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is reshaping global oil flows in America’s favor. By choking off roughly 2 million barrels per day of Iranian crude—much of it headed to China—the U.S. is opening the door for American producers to capture massive new market share. U.S. crude exports are on track […]
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As of April 11, 2026, the global oil market is split into two. On one side sits the “paper” market — the futures contracts and financial instruments that most investors, analysts, and headline writers track. On the other hand is the physical, or delivery, market — the actual barrels of crude that refiners must load […]
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