Pulse Briefing: California diesel record $8.44/gal, Continued Hormuz disruption despite, Libya's Sharara output loss - Wednesday, September 23, 2026

The Pulse Briefing · Sep 23, 2026

Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if Washington eases its blockade, and Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline is partially restarting even as Libya's Sharara oilfield loses further output. A Trump-Greenland basing deal, a White House diesel-export-ban debate, and fresh Baltic tension round out a day of falling oil prices alongside record U.S. pump prices. The Pulse Briefing is a daily preparedness-intelligence briefing on the national and geopolitical developments that matter for prepared families: energy, supply chains, security, health, and the economy.