The Americas Are the New Oil Growth Engine: +1.66 Million Barrels a Day in 2026 as OPEC Output Falls 5.4 Million

EIA’s October outlook has the U.S., Brazil, Guyana, Canada and Argentina adding barrels with no Gulf chokepoint in the way, while Hormuz flows collapsed and OPEC supply is forecast to drop by nearly a fifth. For consumers, the growth in supply is coming from this hemisphere. In its October Short-Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. Energy […]

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Is the U.S. Grid Open for Cyber Attacks? Chinese Inverters, Hidden Radios and a Years-Long Wait for Transformers

Chinese-headquartered companies have delivered more than 70 GW of inverters to America’s commercial and utility solar plants, while each U.S. grid is designed to ride through the sudden loss of roughly 2.8 to 3.9 GW. Replacing one big transformer now takes about two and a half years. What has actually been found, what Washington has […]

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Canada’s Tariff Strategy Designed To Interfere With U.S. Midterm Elections. How many jobs will be sacrificed for Carney to win?

Late last month, Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled Canadian negotiators from the table and walked away from what the White House called the most preferential market access any country had received. The United States had proposed deep cuts on steel, aluminum, autos, lumber, and more. Carney rejected it. On September 8, Canada’s dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs […]

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The Shale Revolution Hits the Road

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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Global Flaring Surges: A Stark Contrast with U.S. Progress

In the world of energy production, gas flaring—the controlled burning of excess natural gas during oil extraction—remains a persistent challenge. This practice not only wastes a valuable resource that could power homes and industries but also contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide and methane. As global energy demand continues to rise, recent […]

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U.S. Refiners Seek Heavy Crude Sources After Chevron’s Reduced Role in Venezuela

U.S. Gulf Coast refiners are facing a tightening supply of heavy crude oil as Chevron’s operational role in Venezuela diminishes, a development driven by U.S. sanctions and geopolitical shifts. With Venezuelan crude exports to the U.S. declining, refiners are scrambling to secure alternative sources to meet their blending needs. This article explores the U.S.’s heavy […]

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