Oil and Gas is Not Quite Dead Yet

Energy News Beat Podcast

Oil and Gas is Not Quite Dead Yet - ENB Weekly Recap

July 19, 2025

In this episode of the Energy Newsbeat Daily Standup - Weekly Recap, Stuart Turley and Michael Tanner dive into the California refinery crisis, Trump's authority under the War Powers Act, and the political fallout of potential federal intervention. They tackle Europe's costly Russian gas replacement, the flaws in the Jones Act, peak oil denial amid record consumption, and the looming grid strain from AI expansion. Plus, they expose the staggering costs and failures of the net-zero push and highlight how wind and solar barely dent fossil fuel demand. A must-listen for energy investors and policy watchers.

Highlights of the Podcast

00:00 - Intro

00:12 - Can President Trump Take Control of the California Refineries to Stop a National Security Crisis?

03:48 - Europe Says They Won’t Need Russian Gas in the Future, But Do They?

06:49 - 100 Percent Secondary Tariffs if no end to the Russia/Ukraine war in 50 days – President Trump

10:24 - Oil Supply Surge Not Impacting Tight Oil Market

13:04 - Mid-roll ad

14:32 - Trump to Outline AI Priorities in Speech Next Week: Implications for Energy and Grid Reliability

17:48 - Peak Oil Not on the Horizon, as Global Oil Consumption Reaches an All-Time High

20:42 - Wind and Solar’s Day of Reckoning is Approaching.

25:07 - Outro

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