The 2026 Virginia Energy Plan’s cheapest system-cost path is the one that allows new gas. Every clean pathway costs more on the bill, then wins only after a carbon adder. Governor Abigail Spanberger released the 2026 Virginia Energy Plan on October 1 and called it a path to affordable, reliable, local clean power. The modeling […]
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Ineos, the chemicals giant owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, is idling all three of its world-scale acetyls plants in Hull, northern England. The facilities—Europe’s last remaining plants of their kind—produce essential feedstocks for pharmaceuticals, clothing, cosmetics, detergents, construction materials, and military explosives. Two have already stopped production; the third will follow in days. The site […]
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The Crude Truth about the Pain at the Pump ENB Pub Note: This article first ran on The Crude Truth Substack, and we recommend subscribing! Americans heading out for Labor Day weekend are paying the highest holiday-weekend gasoline prices on record. AAA’s national regular average closed Friday at $4.1474 a gallon — the first Labor Day […]
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Phillips 66 Chairman and CEO Mark Lashier issued a clear warning on June 24, 2026, at the Reuters Global Energy Forum in New York: refining and petrochemical earnings face greater volatility due to ongoing uncertainty from disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Lashier highlighted how uncertainty in crude supply and shipping lanes causes refining margins […]
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has joined Ohio Governor Mike DeWine in hitting the pause button on tax incentives for new data centers. On June 5, 2026, Pritzker directed the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to stop processing new agreements under the Data Center Investment Program effective July 1. This move mirrors Ohio’s […]
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On Friday, May 29, 2026, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved sweeping updates to the state’s Cap-and-Invest program (formerly Cap-and-Trade), extending California’s signature climate initiative through 2045. State regulators framed the changes as a balanced move to meet aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets while supporting affordability and preventing industry “leakage”—the exodus of major polluters […]
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In a move signaling a renewed focus on its core oil and gas operations, BP announced on May 7, 2026, that it plans to sell portions of its equity stakes in two flagship UK carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in Northern England. The decision comes as both projects—Net Zero Teesside (NZT) Power and the […]
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As Virginia prepares to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) this summer under Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger, ratepayers are facing yet another round of higher electricity bills. Proponents frame the move as a smart climate policy that will somehow deliver affordability amid surging data-center demand. But the reality, backed by years of data from […]
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California wants to fund green jet fuel — by raiding your road repair budget By Alejandro Lazo, CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom is advancing a plan that could funnel hundreds of millions in road dollars to a struggling oil refinery — pitching it as […]
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In the heart of America\’s energy landscape, California stands as a cautionary tale of ideological overreach. Under Governor Gavin Newsom\’s aggressive push toward net zero emissions, the state has waged an unrelenting war on its own oil and gas industry. This crusade, framed as a bold step against climate change, has instead crippled domestic production, […]
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