Golden Pass LNG, a major joint venture between QatarEnergy (70%) and ExxonMobil (30%), has reached a historic milestone. On April 22, 2026, the company announced that its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) export cargo has departed from its Sabine Pass terminal in Texas. The 174,000-cubic-meter QatarEnergy-owned carrier Al Qaiyyah loaded the inaugural cargo at the […]
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ENB Pub Note: This story was published on Watt-Logic by Kathryn Porter and is fantastic. We recommend subscribing to her Newsletter. We are reaching out to get her back on the Energy News Beat Podcast. (Kaythryn Porter ) I gave this speech at the Cirrus Investor Conference in Namibia last week: . Ladies and gentlemen, […]
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s policies are giving the moving industry a major boost—especially U-Haul. While Texas surges as the top destination for people and businesses, Illinois continues to bleed residents, jobs, and tax revenue. A recent Wall Street Journal opinion piece highlights how high taxes, heavy regulation, and aggressive climate mandates like the Climate and […]
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Houston, TX – April 21, 2026 – The latest U.S. rotary rig count data shows a modest pullback in drilling activity. According to Baker Hughes, the total U.S. rig count for the week ending April 17, 2026, stands at 543 rigs, down 2 rigs week-over-week from 545 the prior week. Oil-directed rigs slipped by 1 […]
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The recent escalation in the Iran conflict — with strikes on energy infrastructure, threats to shipping, and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz — has done far more than spike oil prices. It has laid bare the world’s true energy demand and the fragility of global supply chains. As Brent crude surged toward and beyond […]
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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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The United States is in the midst of a historic expansion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export infrastructure. After a decade of rapid growth that transformed the U.S. from a minor player into the world’s largest LNG exporter, a new wave of projects under construction and recently sanctioned is poised to add more than […]
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In a significant victory for American energy producers, manufacturers, and workers, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6409, the Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act, on April 16, 2026, by a vote of 220-208. Sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX-11), this commonsense permitting reform bill amends the Clean Air Act […]
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ENB Pub Note: This article was first published on the California Globe. We highly recommend bookmarking their site and reading daily. Residential natural gas appliances are a modest factor in the region’s air quality equation By Marc Joffe, April 15, 2026 3:00 pm On January 1, 2027, San Francisco Bay Area homeowners will awaken to an […]
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The U.S. shale revolution didn’t just transform American energy—it created a blueprint the rest of the world now wants to copy. After two decades of explosive growth that made the United States the world’s top oil and gas producer, the playbook of horizontal drilling, multi-stage fracking, and relentless cost-cutting is crossing borders. Energy security, once […]
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