Lines of Supply
From the wartime Big Inch pipelines to Western Gateway, America needs more east-west energy connections, expanded refining capacity and dependable permitting to keep industrial work and fuel supply at home.
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Notes and reports exploring energy security.
The Storms Went West
An unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season and an active Pacific reveal how storm location shapes risks to ports, energy facilities, agriculture, disaster finance and military operations across the Americas.
ReadThe Grid Can Think Faster Than It Can Grow
Brookhaven’s GridFM 2.0 aims to let utilities test a billion grid configurations in 24 hours, but software speed cannot bypass multi-year transformer manufacturing backlogs.
ReadWho Controls Venezuela’s Oil Now
How U.S.-approved traders, Gulf Coast refiners, and Western investment are redirecting Venezuelan crude and oil-field control away from China.
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