The harsh reality everyone’s missing about massive lithium find in Appalachia

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) dropped a head-grabbing report last week touting a massive lithium discovery in the Appalachian region. According to the agency, pegmatite deposits stretching […]

California copied Europe’s insane energy playbook, and now residents are really paying the price

Even as U.S. gaso prices rise again amid ongoing Strait of Hormuz tensions, American drivers are still paying less than half what many Europeans and Asians endure […]

What the UAE’s OPEC breakup actually signifies

In a move that should surprise no one who’s been paying attention to the shifting realities of global energy, the United Arab Emirates announced Tuesday it is […]

Trump DPA orders shift energy dominance agenda into high gear

President Donald Trump has not been shy about wielding his executive power to boost domestic energy production and infrastructure throughout his second presidency. It’s all a piece […]

When ‘investigations’ become advocacy in Louisiana’s coastal lawsuits

The long-running saga of the Louisiana coastal erosion lawsuits targeting an array of big oil companies to a new turn recently when a New Orleans public radio […]

Chevron’s and Shell’s Venezuela deals vindicate Trump strategy

Don’t lo now, but Big Oil is making big moves to secure positions in the expanding Venezuelan oil industry as part of the Trump Administration’s plans to […]

LNG will play major role in Trump’s ‘Energy Fortress America’

Critics and fans alike of President Donald Trump have recently taken to accusing him of attempting to build an “Energy Fortress America” in his second presidency. If […]

World needs alternative to Hormuz status quo

While President Donald Trump and his White House team focus on ways to force the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to ease the global supply crunch […]

Drill, baby, drill makes modest comeback

Oklahoma-based Continental Resources made news this week by announcing it will increase its drilling and production capital budget in response to the new, higher oil price environment […]

Strait of Hormuz closure impacts much more than just oil

The world’s main focus related to the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz by the Iranian government over the last month has been its impact […]

Competition, not monopoly control, the answer to grid reliability

America’s electricity debate is drifting toward a dangerous simplification: that if prices rise or investment lags, the culprit must be “the market,” and the cure must be […]

EU must ratify Trump’s Turnberry deal or forfeit first call on US LNG

The European Union, scrambling to fill a natural gas deficit created by the shutdown of Qatar’s LNG exports, is experiencing a classic ‘FAFO’ moment in its U.S. […]