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The Energy Crisis Is Still Not Over (S01E102)
Tuesday, July 7, 2026, Paris
Is the oil shock finished? Not really. Energy analyst Robin Mills joins the latest edition of badlands for an interview on whether the tentative opening of the Strait of Hormuz will lead to a normalization of energy prices.
Mills says energy is still below pre-war levels, in part because Gulf states are tentative about ramping up production.
In today’s edition, I also discuss the latest kerfuffle over FIFA, the worldwide soccer organization that seemed to bend to Donald Trump’s will over a red card issued to an American player. (The US team still lost badly to…
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