Energy
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Oil prices slide after Rubio says that Trump would prefer to resolve Iran war 'peacefully'
Speaking to the press this weekend, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Trump hasn't made a decision while negotiations with Iran are continuing, but a military response is something America is prepared to do.
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QatarEnergy signs second deal in a week to buy U.S. LNG
Qatar’s export plant on the Persian Gulf remains offline following Iranian missile strikes.
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Senators take another bipartisan shot at getting elusive energy permitting reform signed into law
Proponents say permitting reform is vital to bringing down costs of gasoline, electricity and housing, most everyone finds desirable. However, legislation aimed at streamlining permitting always paves the way for projects to be built that one group or another doesn’t want to move forward.
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Oil prices spike as fighting between U.S. and Iran resumes, gasoline price jump likely to follow
Typically, gas prices don't respond immediately to changes in oil prices. It can take a few days before drivers see the impact at the pump.
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Mainstream media pushes 'catastrophic climate' narrative, contradicting leading UN climate panel
While mainstream media coverage of climate change has declined in the Trump-era, some outlets continue to state that storms, floods and droughts are increasing.
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Social media platform X identified inauthentic Chinese accounts pushing data center opposition
The posts made claims about AI data centers driving up household electricity prices and straining the grid. Others included AI-generated cartoons that depicted data-center operators enriching themselves at the public's expense.
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Iranian crude oil exports plummet in the face of US blockade of Strait of Hormuz
On July 14, Trump reimposed the blockade in retaliation for Iran attacking oil tankers transiting the strait. Iran's crude exports are down 70% in August from 893,000 bpd last month.
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US close to making a deal for an ownership stake in Venezuelan oil fields: report
If the deal is closed, the fields will add 90 billion barrels of proven oil reserves to the U.S. total inventory.
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US Army plans to build nuclear microreactors at 5 military bases in $2.2 billion program
The Army said it expects to build and operate more than 20 nuclear microreactors across Department of War installations.
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Trump blocks some foreign grid equipment as part of emergency declaration
Trump said foreign supply of electrical equipment “constitutes an unusual and extraordinary threat” to national security.
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Texas AG Paxton unveils data center restrictions he plans to pursue if elected to Senate
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's four-point plan calls for a series of restrictions in line with Gov. Greg Abbot's data center plan, and he promises to sponsor and back federal restrictions and consumer protections.
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Thousands of residents in Indiana city still without power nearly 14 days after storm
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton said in a video posted to the city's Facebook page on Sunday that 9,000 people in the city are still without power since the Aug. 11 storm.
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Trump EPA ends summer-gas rules early to lower U.S. pump prices
The temporary emergency waiver allows for the nationwide sale of winter-grade gasoline two weeks early in an effort to increase American fuel supplies.