Energy
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US-Venezuela oil deal could help secure American dominance if domestic shale production declines
America’s energy dominance comes from extracting oil from shale deep underground better than anyone, but those wells decline over time. Diverse resources abroad could help the U.S. maintain its position as a world energy leader.
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Under new president, Syrian pipeline may offer alternative route to Strait of Hormuz: report
Under its new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria is selling itself as a relatively stable alternative, and international government and energy companies are showing interest.
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Chevron says it will expand operations in Venezuela, including a $7 billion investment over 5 years
The announcement comes just days after President Donald Trump announced a deal to develop the nation's oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits.
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Gas prices start to rise in Southwest after end of ceasefire
Costs remain particularly high in the Southwest, with the average gas price at $5.43 a gallon Friday in California. That was also the price in Hawaii.
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Fossil fuels still dominate globe, despite trillions of dollars spent on energy transition: report
In 2025, fossil fuels provided 86.3% of the world's total energy. That's down from 83.6% the previous year. Renewables showed large year-over-year gains, but one researcher estimates that at the current pace, it will take centuries for the world to reach net-zero emissions.
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Germany to slash climate fund by $34 billion through 2030 as part of an effort to reduce spending
The government has argued that a subsidy program it launched to lower energy-intensive industries will justify cuts to the climate and transformation fund.
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Oil prices go over $80 per barrel as Trump threatens to take over Strait of Hormuz
Between July 6 and July 14, the West Texas Intermediate price of oil went up approximately 13%, and Tuesday's price brings the market back to where it was last month prior to any ceasefire agreements.
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New York Gov. Hochul signs statewide moratorium on data centers, the first in the U.S.
While the moratorium is in effect, the state will create a regulatory framework for assessing how the facilities impact the environment.
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New legislation seeks to shield energy sector from climate lawsuits
The "Stop Climate Shakedowns Act" aims to preemptively block state-led environmental lawsuits, affirming federal authority against local climate accountability efforts
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Venezuela reforms its socialist oil policies, and production soars with Trump’s help
Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, this week signed regulations reforming the country’s main oil law, and American oil companies are looking to invest.
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Shuttered Arizona coal plant to reopen as natural gas facility
The Cholla Power Plant, in Arizona's Navajo County, closed last year after 63 years of operation.
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Renewable advocates pin hopes on batteries to fix intermittency, but costs are prohibitive: report
“This study demonstrates that a wind-solar-battery policy to meet electricity demand is physically implausible, cost-prohibitive, and unjustifiable on the basis of goals to reduce CO2 emissions,” the researchers conclude.
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Trump administration picks expert who disputes climate crisis narrative to head key climate program
Feeling that a career in academia would be too restrictive on his intellectual freedom, Dr. Matt Wielicki left the university and has since called himself a "professor in exile."