A week of the US/Israeli war against Iran continues on unabated, and the Iran military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has infused more turmoil into an already dangerous situation. In a typical day, 20 million barrels of oil passes through the Strait, but nothing seems typical anymore in our … [continued]
China has insulated itself from market disruptions like the closure of the Straits of Hormuz by building renewable energy resources.
European drivers paid a €55bn ‘geopolitical premium’ at the pump in 2022 when oil prices last averaged $100 a barrel. Dependence on imported fossil fuels continues to leave Europe vulnerable to volatility. Europeans are set to pay a ‘geopolitical premium’ of an extra €150 mn a day as oil prices … [continued]
Europeans will pay a high ‘geopolitical premium’ as oil passes $100 a barrel. In late February 2026, the United States and Israel carried out extensive coordinated strikes on Iran, prompting Iran to retaliate with drone and missile attacks against targets in Israel and several other countries in the surrounding region. … [continued]
Amid Soaring Energy & Gas Prices, Trump Admin Draws Far Fewer Bids Than Dec. Sale NEW ORLEANS — Gulf and environmental groups responded to the Trump administration’s latest large-scale sell-off of public waters to the oil-and-gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico today. The Trump administration’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management … [continued]
The starting point for evaluating biomethane in Hawaiʻi is the fully electrified Oʻahu energy system that emerged from the earlier Sankey analysis. That work removed overseas aviation fuel, long-distance maritime bunkering, and military energy use from the island energy balance. It also electrified transportation, buildings, and industry while replacing combustion … [continued]
10–15 years ago, a common joke you’d see in online forums and Facebook groups was that Barack Obama was America’s Greatest Gun Salesman. With the prospect of strict gun control laws (that never had a snowball’s chance in hell of passing or surviving court challenges in the United States), many … [continued]
Energy dominance doesn’t come from the barrel of a rifle, it comes from harvesting the abundant energy of the sun.
Chatgpt generated: Electric vehicles and urban mobility representing the electrification of ground transportation on Oʻahu.
Energy discussions about Hawaiʻi often begin with the largest numbers in the system. Aviation fuel, maritime bunkering, and military logistics move large quantities of petroleum through Oʻahu’s ports and fuel infrastructure. Those flows dominate many statistical summaries of the state’s energy system, and they create the impression that the transition … [continued]
Chatgpt generated: Oil-fired electricity generation infrastructure illustrating how petroleum still powers much of Oʻahu’s grid.
Energy discussions about Hawaiʻi often begin with the largest numbers on the chart. Aviation fuel, maritime bunkering, and military logistics dominate many of the data tables that describe the state’s energy system. When those numbers are placed on a single chart, the scale of the challenge appears enormous and the … [continued]
