MDN’s Energy Stories of Interest: Thu, Apr 30, 2026

NATIONAL: U.S. natural gas futures await support from weather; Blame anti-fossil fuel crusade, not war for gas prices; Trump met with oil and gas executives as Iran war drags on, prices surge; The folly of funding direct air capture; INTERNATIONAL: Oil surges as Hormuz blockade bites; Russia says it has no plans to leave OPEC+; Trump readies for prolonged US blockade of Hormuz; UAE’s OPEC bombshell signals a new Middle East order; IPCC troubles - the latest from Bangkok; The US is back in charge of the oil industry; Why the UK and EU keep doubling down on net zero dogma.

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