Ireland has taken another step toward deeper integration with its European neighbors’ electricity grids, signing memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Spain and the UK to expand interconnection capacity. While officials frame these deals as advances in “energy security” and renewable integration, a closer look at the data reveals a different story: Ireland is doubling down […]
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As the Iran war enters its third month, the world is staring down the barrel of the largest oil supply disruption in history. The Strait of Hormuz—the chokepoint for roughly one-fifth of global petroleum trade—has been effectively closed to most non-Iranian shipping since early March 2026. Bloomberg’s latest analysis warns that the resulting “billion-barrel oil […]
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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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As energy prices continue to bite households and industry across the West, the UK government under Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has announced a fresh push for up to 10GW of new renewable capacity on public land—brownfield sites, railway land, Ministry of Defense estates, and other government assets. Officials claim this could power the equivalent of […]
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For years, net-zero advocates have pointed to Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) charts from Lazard, IRENA, and government reports to claim that wind and solar are now the cheapest forms of electricity. These models supposedly prove renewables beat gas, coal, or nuclear on cost. But as Energy News Beat has long argued, this narrative is […]
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This was a great episode with Dr. Tammy Nemeth leading the discussion with our special guest Rupert Darwall. The link to his book is below, and he has a new one coming out soon. We could have used several other titles as well: Who’s Paying for the Green Transition? or Energy Security or Green Dreams? […]
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Goldman Sachs has issued a stark warning: if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed to normal tanker traffic for just one more month, Brent crude is on track to average more than $100 per barrel through the rest of 2026 — and potentially the full year. The note, released Thursday after a fragile two-week […]
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The recent U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, which escalated in late February 2026 and triggered the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, delivered the largest supply disruption in the history of global energy markets. For over a month, roughly 20% of the world’s oil and LNG flows were choked off, oil prices spiked above $110–120 […]
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Energy News Beat Exclusive Analysis – Stu Turley Diesel prices are surging across key markets—and rising faster than gasoline or petrol in many places. As Sky News economics editor Ed Conway highlighted in his widely shared X post and video primer (posted March 31, 2026), this isn’t just another blip in the energy markets. It’s […]
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President Donald J. Trump delivered a no-holds-barred message on Truth Social today that is already sending shockwaves through global energy markets and diplomatic circles. In a post targeting “allies” who sat on the sidelines during U.S. and Israeli operations against Iran, Trump declared that the era of America single-handedly guaranteeing safe passage for Middle East […]
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