US Not Currently Considering Using Venezuelan Oil in Exchange to Fill Strategic Reserve, Energy Department Says

(Reuters) – The U.S. government is not currently considering using Venezuelan oil in an exchange with U.S. oil companies to refill the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the Department of Energy…

New Discoveries Fuel Egypt’s Push for Energy Independence

Companies operating in Egypt continue to make oil and gas discoveries and drill new wells at the start of the year, further boosting hydrocarbon production as the North African country…

The 40% of US Oil Jobs Lost Over the Last Decade Aren’t Coming Back

Oil majors have grown more efficient in the years since the shale bubble burst in 2014, pumping record production with a fraction of the workforce. By and An oilfield crew…

Low Oil Prices Force Billionaire Harold Hamm to Halt Bakken Drilling

If anyone is still wondering whether the Trump Administration’s goal of $50 per barrel oil price would hurt American drillers, the answer came this week from oil tycoon and wildcatter…

US Oil Refiners’ Weekly Capacity to Fall by 450,000 Barrels Per Day, IIR Energy Says

(Reuters) – U.S. oil refiners are expected to have about 724,000 barrels per day of capacity offline in the week ending January 16, decreasing available refining capacity by 450,000 bpd,…

What Excites and Worries LNG Exporters in 2026: Maguire

(Reuters) – The year 2025 in the LNG sector will be one for the history books after production and exports of the super-chilled fuel smashed records and raked in billions…

Trump Officials Vow to Keep All US Coal Plants Running

By and Trump administration officials vowed to keep US coal power plants operating, casting it as an imperative to meet surging electricity demand and drive a revival of the nation’s…

Oil Wildcatter Hamm Is Halting Drilling in the Bakken

By Harold Hamm, the billionaire wildcatter who helped kick off the US shale oil revolution, is once again making history. This time it’s a sign of retrenchment. Get the Latest…

Trump Moves to Have Tech Giants Pay for Surging Power Costs

By and A power substation near a data center in Ashburn, Virginia. Photographer: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg Get the Latest US Focused Energy News Delivered to You! It’s FREE: President Donald Trump…

Veteran Gas Executive Steve Hill Is Leaving Mercuria

By , , and Steve Hill, left. Photographer: Danielle Villasana/Bloomberg Get the Latest US Focused Energy News Delivered to You! It’s FREE: Steve Hill, who was hired by Mercuria Energy…