An Energy News Beat Channel Analysis Elon Musk’s two flagship companies have moved from informal collaboration into formal merger exploration. On October 20, 2026, during SpaceX’s Q3 earnings call, Musk confirmed that special committees of independent directors have been formed at both SpaceX and Tesla at the request of shareholders to evaluate a combination.Ars Technica […]
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the U.S. is talking about “reopening every refinery we can.” With diesel at $6.32 and U.S. plants already running hard, ENB checked which shut refineries could realistically return, and how fast. If you drive a diesel pickup, run a farm or haul freight, here is the number that matters this […]
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Washington has the authority and a $1 billion DPA fund for refinery projects, and it is talking with shut refineries about restarts. Valero’s idled Benicia plant is part of the talks, but the owner is weighing redevelopment and the state is paying for imports. If you drive in California, you pay for the state’s refinery […]
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A mild weather outlook pushed U.S. gas futures to a more-than-two-week low while oil and European gas stayed expensive. Cheaper gas is only part of your bill, and America’s storage cushion is thinner than it looks. Here’s some welcome news as the furnace season starts. U.S. natural gas futures slipped below $3 on Tuesday. The […]
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The Venezuelan-owned refiner now expects $7.7 billion to $8 billion in 2026 EBITDA on surging fuel margins. Meanwhile, the court fight over who owns it reaches a federal appeals court today. an arbitration award against Venezuela. On Nov. 25, 2025, Judge Leonard P. Stark approved a $5.9 billion bid from Amber Energy, an affiliate of […]
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Gov. Abigail Spanberger ran on lowering energy costs. Her Oct. 19 merger testimony asks for a base-rate freeze and bigger bill credits, plus a zero-carbon data center subsidiary, heat pump and EV rate If you are a Dominion Energy customer, the “typical” bill for 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month was $149.92 in July 2025. On July […]
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Washington spent billions to put wind, solar and batteries on the grid, and the biggest wave yet is arriving right as the tax credits run out. Here is what the data says about your bill, what it does not say, and why grid stability is the question to watch. By Stuart Turley, host of the […]
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The oilfield-services giant earned $0.60 a share on an adjusted basis and kept buying back stock. North America slipped 5% from the second quarter while the Middle East and Asia grew 8%. Halliburton was among the first energy companies to report third-quarter results, and on Tuesday morning it beat Wall Street’s forecasts. The Houston company […]
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Unconfirmed Houthi strike claims on Saudi oil sites and a reported mine hit in Hormuz pushed Brent past $111. With diesel at $6.32, truckers, farmers and grocery shoppers carry the load, and U.S. barrels and refineries are the cushion. By Energy News Beat | Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026 | Pump prices as of 7:19 a.m. […]
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On October 19, 2026, President Donald J. Trump, speaking at a campaign rally in Park City, Kansas, announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would make $8 billion available through a new Harvest Fuel Relief (HFR) Program. The program provides one-time payments to American farmers to help offset elevated diesel costs and other increased […]
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