India’s nuclear-focused SHANTI Bill completes legislative process

The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill 2025 was tabled in the lower house, the Lok Sabha, on 15 December, and was approved on…

Iraqi Crude Can’t Replace Venezuelan Oil in the U.S. Market

The economics of shipping additional volumes of heavy crude from Iraq to compensate for a potential loss of Venezuela’s supply are just not there at present, Shafaq News reported on…

Oil Prices Climb as US blocks Venezuelan Tankers, Eyes on Russia-Ukraine Talks

By Summary Get the Latest US Focused Energy News Delivered to You! It’s FREE: Brent and WTI prices rise amid Venezuelan tanker blockade Russia-Ukraine peace talks impact oil market sentiment…

US Drillers Cut Oil and Gas Rigs for Second Week in a Row, Says Baker Hughes

(Reuters) – U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a second week in a row for the first time since August,…

North Dakota Rig Count, Frac Crew Count Falls, State Regulator Says

HOUSTON, Dec 19 (Reuters) – The number of active rigs and hydraulic fracturing crews has fallen in North Dakota, according to the state’s Department of Mineral Resources on Friday. North…

Dakota Access Pipeline Should Continue Operating, US Army Corps of Engineers Says

(Reuters) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday released a long-anticipated Environmental Impact Statement for the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), recommending that operations of the oil pipeline continue…

Texas regulators levy $1.1 million in oil and gas enforcement penalties

(WO) — The Railroad Commission of Texas assessed more than $1.1 million in enforcement penalties against operators and businesses at its open meeting this week, according to agency filings. …

Sanctioned Tanker Hyperion to Test Trump’s Blockade of Venezuela

By The tanker Hyperion, sanctioned by the US for having shipped Russian oil, will likely be the first ship to test President Donald Trump’s naval blockade of Venezuela. The vessel…

Shipping Giant Maersk Completes First Red Sea Transit in Two Years

Shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk completed on Friday the first transit of a container ship via the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait in almost two years, after having stopped voyages…

Adani Explores Nuclear Power Foray With 1.6 GW Small Reactor Project

Adani Group, the conglomerate of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, is in talks with the state government of India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state on a public-private partnership to build small modular…