Here we go again. The Houthis have seized the Yemeni Red Sea coast, the port of Mokha and Perim Island, which divides the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait into two channels. The group […]
Gas Processing Frac Spread Soars to 2.5 Year High
The frac spread — a rough gauge of the value of extracting NGLs from raw gas — hit $6.15/MMbtu last week, its highest level since February 2024. via RBN Energy https://ift.tt/YdWgP65
New MIT Process Could Solve Hydrogen’s Biggest Supply Chain Problem
Scientists at MIT have discovered a new way to extract high-purity hydrogen from ammonia while using a lot less energy than previous technologies. The breakthrough could provide a critical inroad toward reducing […]
Pipeline “solution” to Strait of Hormuz closure gone in a flash
The East-West Pipeline in Saudi Arabia which delivers oil to the shores of the Red Sea has been an important workaround to the choking of tanker traffic by Iran in the Strait […]
The Race to Solve Nuclear Energy’s Biggest Problem
Nuclear power is growing in popularity once again as governments worldwide look to diversify their energy mix and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Several countries are now looking to develop or expand […]
Trump’s Geothermal Energy Time Bomb Is About To Explode
Geothermal energy has emerged as another up-and-coming existential threat to the US coal industry, with support from the Trump administration. The post Trump’s Geothermal Energy Time Bomb Is About To Explode appeared […]
U.S. Dams Could Unlock 15.2 Terawatt-Hours of Untapped Hydropower
The United States’ existing dams could produce an additional 15.2 terawatt-hours of electricity per year, enough to power more than 1.4 million homes across the country. A new study from Oak Ridge […]
Basket Case – With U.S. Refiners Already Running Hard, Relief on Diesel Remains Elusive
Today, we look at why high crack spreads don’t necessarily increase a refinery’s output, how market disruptions elsewhere can drain U.S. inventories, and the indicators that will help tell us whether the […]
Europe’s “Less” Is Doing More Than Anyone Gives It Credit For
Brent is sitting a touch above $104 this morning, down slightly from yesterday’s surge. The Strait of Hormuz, which used to move something like a fifth of the world’s oil and LNG […]
U.S. deploys 19.2 GW of solar in H1
The U.S. solar industry installed 19.2 GW of PV capacity in the first half of 2026, according to the latest US Solar Market Insight report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) […]
