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High Blue State Gasoline Prices: New Study Details The Causes
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A new study published by the Institute for Energy Research reveals that state policy choices create a blue state/red state divide on gasoline prices.
Wright Finds ‘Tremendous’ US Oil Company Interest In Venezuela
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Venezuelan Immigrants More Valuable For America Than Venezuela’s Oil
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Some Venezuelan Oil Is Cheap And Low-Risk
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BP Puts North Sea Business Up For Sale After 60 Years Of Production
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The Oil Price Peak Is Still In The Future
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The Real Iraq-Turkey Energy Story Is Equity In Kirkuk
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Hormuz Is Becoming A Fee-And-Permission Regime
Oman put a Gulf-backed Hormuz plan to Iran: regional management and voluntary fees. The real fight is who administers the strait, not only whether ships can pass.
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How AI-Native Service Firms Change Professional Work
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The Hunt For Natural Hydrogen Shifts To The Philippines
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Natural Gas-Powered AI Push Sees Meta Retreat From Clean Energy Pact
Technology giant Meta has exited from a major clean energy pact it had been a signatory to for over a decade, after a natural gas-powered push for its data centers.
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Global Coal Use Hit A Record In 2025, Even As Coal Power Declined
Global coal use reached a record in 2025 even as coal-fired power declined, exposing a widening divide between Asia, Europe, and the United States over energy demand.
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The AI Boom Is Making Nuclear Power Bankable Again
Microsoft, Meta, Google and Amazon are betting billions on nuclear power to fuel AI data centers—reviving an industry stalled for 40 years.
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New Ukrainian Drone Strikes On Wildberries Warehouses Decimate Empire Of Russia’s Richest Woman
Two distribution centers in St. Petersburg belonging to billionaire Tatyana Kim's e-commerce giant were hit on Friday, bringing the number of attacks on her to seven.
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Oil Prices Top $100 On Cargo Squeeze From The Middle East
Oil prices hit their highest levels since May, topping $100 per barrel on heightened tensions in the Middle East.
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$100 Oil Is Back, Raising The Specter Of $5 Gasoline Prices To Come
This week's attack by Houthi rebels on Red Sea tanker traffic means gasoline prices are going higher again, possibly for longer than anyone expects.
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This New Billionaire Will Tap Fracking Wastewater To Cool AI Data Centers
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After Hiccup In 2026, LNG Market Will Rebound But Unsure Through 2050
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Energy After Peace In Ukraine
However peace arrives to Ukraine, the world energy market has already been remade, and any ceasefire will transform global energy markets once again.
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The Grid's Emergency Fix Is Becoming A Permanent Fixture
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