Europe Continues to Fund Both Sides of the War: EU’s Russian LNG Bill Already Tops 2025 Total Ahead of January 2027 Ban

With roughly 50 days remaining until the European Union’s full ban on Russian LNG imports takes effect on January 1, 2027, the bloc has already spent more on Russian liquefied natural gas this year than it did in all of 2025. German campaign group Urgewald, analyzing Kpler vessel-tracking data, estimates that EU ports received 12.89 […]

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Energy Security Starts at Home: More Than a Slogan – Now Critical for Business and Political Decisions

For years, “energy security starts at home” served as a catchy talking point in policy debates. The Iran war and the resulting disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, combined with the 2026 midterm “blue wave,” have turned it into a practical requirement for businesses, investors, grid operators, and voters. Reliability, affordability, and deliverable supply now […]

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Ukraine Strikes Bashneft Refineries as Russia Attacks Power Grid

On the night of October 30–31, 2026, Ukrainian long-range drones struck the Bashneft refining complex in Ufa, in Russia’s Republic of Bashkortostan, roughly 1,400–1,600 kilometers from the front lines. The attack came as Russian forces simultaneously hit Ukrainian energy infrastructure, leaving hundreds of thousands of households without power as winter approaches.⁠Bloomberg⁠Kyivpost Bloomberg reported that Ukraine […]

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Russia Says Three Diesel Tankers Are Headed for the U.S. The Two We Can Name Carry About 410,000 to 430,000 Barrels, Less Than 3 Hours of American Demand

Moscow says three cargoes are on the water under the Trump-Putin diesel deal. Diesel is $6.34 a gallon, up $2.70 in a year, and Russia’s drone-battered refineries are the real bottleneck. Why Russia has so little to sell Russia has about 6.5 million barrels a day of installed refining capacity across 32 major refineries, but […]

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Trump Declares Russia-Ukraine ‘Energy Ceasefire’ as Diesel Crunch, Midterms, and Leadership Pressure Converge

President Donald Trump’s Sunday announcement that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an “ENERGY CEASEFIRE,” effective immediately, arrives at a flashpoint where global fuel markets, U.S. domestic politics, and wartime diplomacy intersect. The claim—posted on Truth Social with the instruction “Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!”—followed days of sharp criticism of Ukrainian President […]

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Hours After the Diesel Deal, a Russian Fuel Terminal Caught Fire. Trump Has Pressed Kyiv to Stop at Least Four Times

By Stuart Turley, host of the Energy News Beat podcast  •  Published Oct. 10, 2026  •  Strike, reactions, prices and storm data as of 6:30 a.m. CT, Sat., Oct. 10, 2026  •  Follows our Friday report, Trump Says Russia Will Supply Diesel If you haul freight, plant wheat or heat a house with oil, this […]

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