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#54 Currents: An Energy Update (Edwin Drake and Henrietta Larson)

Links:

Fueling America: https://fueling250.org/

Energy Pioneers: Edwin Drake: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/energy-pioneers-edwin-drake/

Energy Pioneers: Henrietta M. Larson: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/energy-pioneers-henrietta-m-larson/

#53 Currents: An Energy Update (UAE Leaves OPEC)

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UAE exits OPEC: What it means for UAE, petrodollar system and global markets: https://www.msn.com/en-in/lifestyle/style/uae-exits-opec-what-it-means-for-uae-petrodollar-system-and-global-markets/ar-AA21Zf0W

The UAE Leaves OPEC: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/the-uae-leaves-opec/

Attacks in Gulf Threaten to Reignite Conflict: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/04/world/iran-hormuz-ships-navy?smid=url-share#heres-the-latest

OPEC Signals Unity After U.A.E. Exit With Pledge to Boost Oil Output: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/opec-signals-unity-after-u-a-e-exit-with-pledge-to-boost-oil-output-4bd82d07

#52 Currents: An Energy Update (Iran War Update Part 3)

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This Week: https://link.foreignpolicy.com/view/68cad69499a3fad2250d4114r13cn.2b0i/307597ed

Iran Is Running Out of Time and Options: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2026/04/21/iran_is_running_out_of_time_and_options_1177839.html

#51 Currents: An Energy Update (American LNG Exports)

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Fueling America: https://fueling250.org/

American Energy Moments: LNG Exports Initiate a New Era of Energy Abundance: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/american-energy-moments-lng-exports-initiate-a-new-era-of-energy-abundance/

More Boon Than Bane: How the U.S. Reaped the Rewards and Avoided the Costs of the Shale Boom: https://www.independent.org/wp-content/uploads/tir/2019/09/tir_24_2_05_murtazashivili.pdf

#50 Currents: An Energy Update (Iran War Update Part 2)

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"Enjoy the current pump figures. With the so-called 'blockade', Soon you'll be nostalgic for $4–$5 gas.": https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf/status/2043425869570416802

The illogicality of charging tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz: https://omareconomics.substack.com/p/the-illogicality-of-charging-tolls

#49 Currents: An Energy Update (Iran War Update)

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Drones Over Dubai: https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2026/03/24/drones_over_dubai_1172189.html

The Prices of Key Industrial Materials Are Increasing Due to the Iran Conflict: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/the-prices-of-key-industrial-materials-are-increasing-due-to-the-iran-conflict/

The Iran Conflict Is Hitting Europeans Hard: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/the-iran-conflict-is-hitting-europeans-hard/

The Terms for Ending the Iran Conflict: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/fossil-fuels/gas-and-oil/the-terms-for-ending-the-iran-conflict/

The United States Needs to Expand Its Pipeline Network: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/the-united-states-needs-to-expand-its-pipeline-network/

Pierre Desrochers is an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Toronto Mississauga. His main research interests are economic development, technical innovation, business-environment interface, and energy policy and food policy. Desrochers has been the recipient of several awards for his work on environmental policy issues, including the 2017 Julian L. Simon Memorial Award (Competitive Enterprise Institute).

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Read the latest from Proffessor Desrochers: https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/10005-pierre-desrochers/publications

More on Paul Ehrlich from IER: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/big-green/paul-ehrlich-on-energy-consistently-wrong-but-never-in-doubt/

#48 Currents: An Energy Update (Have Data Centers Driven Up Electricity Prices?)

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Have Data Centers Driven Up Electricity Prices? The State-Level Data Don’t Support the Narrative: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/the-grid/have-data-centers-driven-up-electricity-prices-the-state-level-data-dont-support-the-narrative/

#47 Currents: An Energy Update (Jones Act Waiver)

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https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/regulation/president-trump-waives-the-jones-act-for-60-days/

#46 Currents: An Energy Update (Caleb Jasso on India)

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International Conference on Sustainability-Led Transformation in Business and Society (SLTBS 2026): https://sites.google.com/view/sltbs2026christuniversity/home?authuser=0

India eases sulphur emission rules for coal power plants, reversing decade-old mandate: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/india-eases-sulphur-emission-rules-coal-power-plants-reversing-decade-old-2025-07-12/