Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent used a Monday appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box to lay out the working-level results of weekend talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng — talks he described as a direct extension of the personal relationship between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping. Those discussions, held in New York the day […]
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Energy News Beat — President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping meet in Washington on Thursday, September 24. The agenda is broader than energy. For the U.S. LNG industry, the meeting is still one of the most important political events of the year. China is the world’s largest LNG importer. The United States is the […]
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On September 16, 2026, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds target range by 25 basis points to 3.75–4.00 percent, its first hike since July 2023. The decision was unanimous. Chair Kevin Warsh and the FOMC cited elevated inflation and said the move would support a “timelier return” to the 2 percent goal. Economic activity […]
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Energy News Beat Channel — September 11, 2026 Hector Acevedo put the industry’s new map on the table this week: AI did not just raise electricity demand. It collapsed the old division of labor. Utilities no longer have a monopoly on electrons. Oil and gas companies no longer stop at molecules. Hyperscalers no longer wait […]
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The New York Stock Exchange is losing its first major operating-company listings to Dallas’s new Texas Stock Exchange. Energy Transfer LP and fuel distributor Sunoco LP — along with affiliates SunocoCorp LLC and USA Compression Partners LP — will leave the NYSE after the close on October 2, 2026, and begin trading on TXSE on […]
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The transaction, announced September 2, 2026, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary conditions and a $50 million break fee. It expands Diversified Energy Company (NYSE/LSE: DEC) from a multi-basin PDP consolidator into a scaled, operated Permian producer with integrated midstream and water infrastructure. Deal structureGross purchase price is […]
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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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ENB Pub Note: This article originally appeared on David Blackmon’s Substack; we highly recommend subscribing. We will be covering this on several podcasts this week. This also brings in the Hydro Connection from Canada to New York City that we have covered. It is not wise to spend billions on importing energy without alternative sources – just […]
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The ongoing conflict in Iran has triggered a profound energy crunch that extends far beyond crude oil prices. While Brent crude has retreated to around $90 per barrel from a wartime peak near $126, global shortages of refined products—diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel—have intensified. Global refinery throughput in July 2026 ran nearly 5 million barrels […]
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NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) and Quadrant Nuclear Industries, Inc. (QNI) announced on August 18, 2026, that they have entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the future supply of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel. The agreement aims to support advanced reactor deployments, strengthen the U.S. nuclear fuel supply chain, […]
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