If you think diesel prices will ease next year, Wall Street is not with you. On August 31, 2026, CoinBureau founder Nic Puckrin flagged Goldman Sachs for more than doubling its 2027 diesel-margin forecasts, arguing that refineries are being hit from every direction—Middle East strikes, Russian export bans, and winter demand—with diesel at the epicenter […]
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Oil prices climbed more than 2% in Monday trading after the United States and Iran exchanged strikes for the first time in weeks and Iran reported a supertanker striking sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz. The developments ended a period of relative calm in the six-month conflict and immediately revived supply-risk fears for a […]
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ENB Pub Note: This is from Andrew Koryboko’s Substack, and I find it very interesting. Venezuela is more than just oil; it is about global corruption, and we will be covering that on future podcasts. The US’ newly formalized control over the majority of Venezuela’s oil reserves and Caracas’ potential withdrawal from OPEC could see […]
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The world is short of nearly everything. Shipping routes are under attack, refineries are maxed out, and energy policies have backfired. In this episode, commodities expert Jack Prandelli breaks down the “everything shortage”—the interconnected crises in oil, gas, food, and critical minerals that are reshaping geopolitics and creating the next commodity super-cycle. Discover why diesel […]
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That is not a talking point. It is the arithmetic of an integrated energy market that Ottawa cannot wish away, and Washington already understands. Smith’s warning, circulating widely after her CBC Power & Politics appearance and a clip posted by Stephen Taylor, is blunt: Alberta businesses will be hurt more by Canada’s own counter-tariffs than […]
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Welcome to the Energy News Beat podcast, where hosts Stu Turley and Rey Trevino (Pecos Operating) break down nine major stories shaping the global energy landscape. In this episode, they explore how oil and diesel markets are adapting to geopolitical disruptions—from Saudi Arabia’s innovative shuttle tanker routes around the Houthis to China’s strategic pivot toward […]
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Energy News Beat | August 27, 2026 The U.S. diesel market is doing what tight commodity markets always do: it is advertising the shortage in the only language that matters — price. For the week ending August 21, EIA distillate stocks fell 2.2 million barrels, or 2.1%, to 103.4 million barrels. That is the lowest […]
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In Jurassic Park, Dr. Ian Malcolm delivers one of cinema’s most memorable lines: “Life finds a way.” Nature adapts, persists, and routes around obstacles no matter how carefully the fences are built. In the summer of 2026, crude oil is doing the same thing. Blockades and attacks have choked the Strait of Hormuz and the […]
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It was an honor to be on the Energy Gab with Amy Cooke, and we had a blast. This was an absolute blast, and I am looking forward to having Amy Cooke and the Energy Bad Boys on the Energy News Beat Podcast. Amy does a great job wrangling tPowerGab Podcast: Energy Policy, Grid Reliability, and the Cost […]
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A recent JPMorgan report titled “Food Security is National Security: A Compounding Storm,” led by senior global economist Nora Szentivanyi, has sounded the alarm on rising risks of elevated global food inflation into 2027. The bank projects food inflation accelerating from about 2.8% in the first half of 2026 to around 5% annualized in the […]
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