Energy
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Despite high gas prices, Memorial Weekend travel expected to break records, AAA forecasts
The AAA domestic travel forecast expects 39.1 million people will travel by car, which is slightly higher than last year, when 39 million people traveled by car over the holiday weekend.
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UAE reportedly halfway finished with oil pipeline that will bypass Strait of Hormuz
The pipeline was fast tracked in the wake of the blockade and is expected to be complete by 2027. It will double the UAE's export capacity.
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Oil prices drop below $100 per barrel days after Trump says negotiations with Iran coming to a close
The West Texas Intermediate price of oil fell from over $104 per barrel on Tuesday to $98.06 Wednesday afternoon.
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U.S. had the fewest coal-fired power plant retirements last year since 2010
Only four coal-fired generating units were retired in 2025, representing a 1.5% drop over the previous year.
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Bad River Band gets another hearing to stop Line 5 reroute Thursday
The hearing is challenging Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources permits for the project in response to a petition for judicial review of an administrative law judge’s decision to uphold the permits in February.
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Lawmakers and local residents grapple with data center 'gold rush'
The Democratic-dominated state House passed two bills related to data centers in bipartisan votes. Both bills will now go to the Republican-controlled Senate for consideration.
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Record armada of tankers bound for U.S. Gulf to load oil
Shipping data posted by maritime intelligence company Windward shows 171 crude tankers are bound for the U.S. Gulf to load crude oil cargoes, which compares with about 110 in a typical month.
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Chokehold: Iran could run out of oil storage with Trump blockade, wreaking havoc with its economy
About 14 million barrels of crude oil per day pass through the Strait of Hormuz, which the U.S. is blockading after negotiations with Iran failed. Reserves and alternative routes can address some of the shortfall, but some are temporary. Petrochemicals and LNG have almost no alternatives.
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Expert: Arizona aims to become leader in nuclear energy
The Arizona Energy Promise Taskforce recently released a report outlining 31 policy recommendations to modernize the state’s energy grid.
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Maps highlight 140 planned data centers in Texas
As of April 2026, Texas has 84 operating data centers and 140 planned projects, according to an analysis by Cleanview, “a software platform that helps visualize clean energy data.”
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Big oil find in Gulf promises more coastal restoration funding
Houston-based Occidental Petroleum and partners Chevron and Woodside Energy discovered high-quality oil-bearing Miocene sands at a depth of 36,535 feet at the "Bandit" prospect about 125 miles south of Morgan City.
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Texas energy efforts advancing: New power stations, new semiconductor institute
In Port Arthur, Abbott joined Entergy Corporation CEO Drew Marsh and Entergy Texas President and CEO Eli Viamontes and others at a groundbreaking ceremony for Entergy Legend and Lone Star power stations.
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Only a dozen ships have passed through the Strait of Hormuz since ceasefire agreement
As part of the ceasefire agreement announced late Tuesday, Iran was to allow ships to cross the channel.