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This week US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the US is prepping more aid to the Ukrainian government, particularly focusing on propping up its…
Ukraine is bracing for further stepped-up Russian airstrikes targeting its energy infrastructure, with President Vladimir Putin on Friday confirming the next wave is imminent, telling…
We've already written this month about how the "tax break" incentive to buy an EV is starting to vaporize into thin air in places like…
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth spoke at the Economic Club of New York on Thursday to warn about the Biden administration's cunning plan to refill the…
A team of researchers from the University of Alberta discovered at least two new minerals never before seen on Earth in a 15-ton meteorite that…
Just when the automobile industry thought it was out of the clutches of the Covid-induced supply chain SNAFU that had taken place over the last…
With oil tumbling ahead of the grueling 2023 recession, the last thing OPEC+ and (bullish) oil traders wanted to see is even more supply coming…
Ah, yes. The sweet smell of saving the planet with "green" energy while getting to rake in even more taxes...nothing like having your cake and…
The United States' 92 nuclear reactors currently in operation have a mean age of 41.6 years, the third oldest in the world. As Statista's Katharina…
The global energy crisis brought about by Russia's invasion of Ukraine has increased interest in alternative energy sources, including nuclear, around the world. However, as…
If Volkswagen was hoping for a post-pandemic bounce back in China, they may have to wait another year... The automaker announced this week that they…
A perfect storm in global diesel markets is unfolding. Refining capacities are tight, and stockpiles are being depleted as the Northern Hemisphere cold season begins.…
Our nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is running dangerously low. New statistics released indicate our national emergency oil stockpile, which is intended to protect the…
One of the snowiest spots in the country during the Thanksgiving holiday is a very unlikely place: the Texas panhandle. Weather Underground provides two forecasts:…
Oil prices fell overnight as the debacle of the Russian Oil Price Cap scheme continues in Europe. The biggest news is that the EU ambassadors…
The US heating season has officially begun, and new warnings show that a quarter of all Americans could experience energy emergencies this winter if temperatures…
The arrival of festivals and the wedding season coincide with a price pullback last month. This helped drive Indian retail demand higher according to the…
U.S. natural gas prices surged on the news that one of the largest U.S. LNG export terminals is targeting a complete operational restart by March…
Well, that's one way to try and help alleviate a cash crunch at your empire... SpaceX is reportedly attempting to raise a funding round that…
Europe could end winter with better-than-expected natural gas storage levels because of unseasonably warm weather across the energy-stricken continent in October and November. Traditionally the heating season…