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Cyrus Brooks of RBAC and NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber, stopped by the Energy News Beat podcast. In this episode of the Energy News Beat Podcast, host Stu Turley sits down with two influential voices in global energy: Cyrus Brooks of RBAC and NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy […]
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Diesel prices in the United States have smashed records, topping $6 per gallon nationally and exceeding $7 on the West Coast, while inventories sit well below five-year averages. Truckers, farmers, freight operators, and industrial users feel it first. The pain is global: European and Asian markets have also hit or approached records as middle-distillate supplies […]
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A Ukrainian drone strike on Friday forced Russia’s Novoshakhtinsk refinery in the Rostov region offline, according to regional governor Yury Slyusar. The plant, which processes about 110,000 barrels per day (roughly 5–5.6 million tons per year), is not one of Russia’s giants. It is, however, a clean illustration of why diesel—the workhorse fuel for trucking, […]
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Special Guest Richard Norris Pandreco on the Energy Realities Podcast with Dr. Tammy Nemeth, David Blackmon and Stu Turley In this episode of the Energy Realities podcast, hosts David Blackmon, Stu Turley, and Dr. Tammy Nemeth sit down with Dr. Richard Norris, managing director at Pandrako Advisors and author of the Energy IQ Substack, […]
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The global diesel squeeze just absorbed another shock. Overnight into Sunday, Ukrainian drones reached the Gazprom Neft Moscow Oil Refinery in Kapotnya — about 16 miles, or 25 kilometers, from the Kremlin — during what Russia called the largest drone barrage of 2026. This was not a one-off raid on a storage tank. It was […]
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Energy News Beat — September 18, 2026 A drone struck a cooling tower at Russia’s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant early Thursday, September 17, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, in the most serious confirmed hit on an operating Russian nuclear unit since the war began. The incident landed three days after President Donald Trump […]
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President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries that produce diesel, arguing the attacks are driving a global fuel shortage and record U.S. prices just weeks before the November midterm elections. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Amgen Irish Open at his Doonbeg […]
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The Middle East energy map tightened sharply over the past week even as China resumed heavier crude buying. Houthi forces seized key Red Sea positions including Mocha and Perim Island, tightening control over the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and targeting Saudi-linked vessels. Drones originating from Iraq struck Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, prompting a precautionary shutdown of […]
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Russian forces launched another large missile-and-drone barrage on Ukraine’s Odesa region overnight September 11–12, 2026, hitting residential buildings, energy infrastructure, and the port complex that once moved the bulk of Ukraine’s grain and oilseed exports. Ukrainian officials reported at least 11 people killed and 96 injured nationwide, including a five-month-old infant in Odesa. Air defenses […]
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