US Tells UN it Will Deprive Venezuela’s Maduro, Drug Cartel of Resources

(Reuters) – The United States told the United Nations on Tuesday it will impose and enforce sanctions “to the maximum extent” to deprive Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of resources as…

US Drillers Add Oil, Gas Rigs For First Time in Three Weeks, Baker Hughes Says

(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in three weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed…

AI Data Centers are Forcing Obsolete ‘Peaker’ Power Plants Back into Service

* The power plants are often located in low-income, minority communities Get the Latest US Focused Energy News Delivered to You! It’s FREE: By Laila Kearney In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen…

Oil Steadies as Market Weighs Geopolitical Risks Against Bearish Fundamentals

Summary U.S. might keep or sell seized Venezuelan oil, says President Trump Barclays expects oil surplus to shrink next year if Venezuelan exports fall (Reuters) – Oil prices were little…

US Might Keep or Might Sell Oil Seized Near Venezuela, Trump Says

PALM BEACH, Florida, Dec 22 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States would maybe keep and maybe sell the oil it had seized off the…

Oil Loadings in Venezuela Slowed and Ships Changed Course After New US Measures.

December 22 (Reuters) – Oil tanker loadings slowed on Monday in Venezuela, with most vessels carrying oil shipments only between local ports, sources and ship tracking data showed, following U.S.…

Alphabet to Buy Clean Energy Developer Intersect in $4.75 Billion Deal Amid AI Push

Dec 22 (Reuters) – Alphabet (GOOGL.O) said on Monday it would buy clean energy developer Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash, plus assumed debt, as tech giants spend billions to…

US Still in Pursuit of Third Oil Tanker in Venezuela Blockade

By and The Bella 1 tanker in March. Photographer: Hakon Rimmereid/MarineTraffic Get the Latest US Focused Energy News Delivered to You! It’s FREE: The US is still in pursuit of…

US Freezes Five Big Offshore Wind Projects, Shares Dive

Suspension affects Orsted, Avangrid, Dominion Energy, Equinor projects Pentagon raises concerns over radar interference from turbine blades, towers Trump campaigned for White House on promise to end offshore wind industry…

Oil Prices Rise as US Ramps up Action Against Venezuela Tanker

Summary US intercepts Venezuelan oil tanker, raising supply disruption fears Trump administration’s hardline approach sparked rebound in crude prices Crude benchmarks up about 1.8% LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Oil…