Sorting through the rhetoric tied to energy issues is difficult. My intention is to share articles that address a wide range of energy topics & issues.

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Joined July 2009
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CHART OF THE DAY: The cost of refining a barrel of crude oil is at an all-time high due to the twin crisis of the Strait of Hormuz and Ukraine's bombing campaign against Russian refineries. The benchmark WTI 3-2-1 refining indicator is flirting today with the $70 a barrel level.
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Relatively small amounts of critical minerals underpin trillions of dollars in economic value globally The rare earth export controls introduced in 2025 highlighted the vulnerabilities of concentrated supply chains – & the importance of diversification 👉 iea.li/4ppEJjz
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🎉 #ICYMI: Sizewell B—one nuclear plant that produces 3% of all the UK's energy—just got a 20-year extension. "That's two and a half million homes' worth of electricity and 900 jobs." ↙️ bbc.com/news/articles/c1dy1r…
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The EU's just announced Electrification Action Plan will up its electrification from 23% to 46% by 2040. That's cutting the EU’s fossil fuel import bill by €260 billion/year by 2040, eliminating demand for 2.7 billion barrels of oil/ year ec.europa.eu/commission/pres…
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Falling Russian diesel exports tighten global distillate markets bit.ly/4vC81wO #OGJ #oilandgas #diesel #Russia #distillate #refining
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U.S. assembled solar module prices steady at $0.30/W: U.S. solar module prices held steady at $0.30 per watt in the second quarter of 2026. The market saw a wave of corporate divestitures driven by federal… dlvr.it/TTSncR #Photovoltaics #EnergyStorage #RenewableEnergy
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Hormuz closure emphasizes Iraq’s need for a second oil export route By fixing its dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, Iraq can help solve a supply problem for the whole world and reap enormous economic rewards at the same time. A proposed Iraq-Syria pipeline could carry up to 1.4 million b/d. Enough to be considered, as it was in the past, a second national energy artery. FREE Members Only content 🔗 bit.ly/3NxYMb3 bit.ly/4yeCLGU #OGJ #oilandgas #IranWar #StraitofHormuz #Iraq
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Global energy spending is on track to reach $3.4 trillion in 2026 Around $2.2 trillion of this is set to go to grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, nuclear, renewables, efficiency & electrification And about $1.2 trillion goes to oil, natural gas & coal: iea.li/4x6k5IT
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Energy security isn't just about supply — it's about moving energy to where it's needed. API President & CEO @mj_sommers on the importance of robust energy infrastructure.
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🌍 G20 countries have now submitted climate progress reports for the first time. The takeaway? Most major economies need to accelerate significantly to meet their 2030 climate targets – just four years away. New analysis from @WRIClimate: bit.ly/4eeBgPz
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.@IEA projects the United States will account for nearly half of global #LNG export capacity by 2030. Its latest report underscores the growing role of American #NaturalGas in supporting global energy security and rising AI-driven power demand. energyindepth.org/iea-data-c…
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